![Watching a small group scrimmage, Ben Lundt, St. Louis City SC goalkeeper and founder of Lundt Pro Soccer Training, shouts words of encouragement to players on Sunday, April 26 n the Lafayette grass soccer field. “The idea behind [the event] was to bring the professional soccer players closer to the community because usually people only get to see us on TV or in the stadium. [Families] actually having the opportunity to have their kids on the field with us is the most important aspect,” Ben Lundt said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_6823-1200x800.jpg)
![In celebration of winning his second straight state title in the 215 weight class, junior Carter Brown backflips before leaving the mat. Brown won his bout against junior Kobe Rhymes of North Kansas City High School by fall in just 41 seconds. "Carter does what Carter does. We expect [success] out of him and his goals are bigger than the state championship," coach Sam Ritchie said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_2784-1200x800.jpg)
Mark McAllister wins $2000 grant from Chamber of Commerce
December 9, 2014
Mark McAllister, an engineering teacher here at Lafayette, recently won a $2000 grant from the Missouri Chamber of Commerce for being one of the top 10 innovators in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics classes. The grant from the Chamber of Commerce was funded by Monsanto.
McAllister plans to use the grant money to purchase new materials for his classroom.
“I’m going to buy three small 3-D printers for my classroom so students can 3-D print more and so we don’t have to use the large 3D printer that generally I just do demonstrations on,” McAllister said.
McAllister was surprised when he received the award, but he was pleased nonetheless.
“ It felt great, I was really surprised,” Mcallister said. “It’s an honor to be able to get more money for my class and also just to be recognized.”
