![As part of the Lafayette community, local youth soccer club Rockwood United SC took part in the annual Homecoming Parade. The club was created by former LHS soccer coaches, Saverio Traversa and Craig Wideman, to provide better quality soccer coaching. We want to make sure that [soccer] is taught right, because when learned correctly its the best sport in the world, Wideman said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_4632-e1714576359118.jpg)
![Although being only one of the two oboe players in the school, freshman Elise Morton said she will continue playing the instrument throughout high school. “[Playing the oboe] makes me feel special because I know Im playing a rare instrument and I love having a challenge because there’s something to improve on and get even better,” Morton said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Elise-Morton-Featured-Photo.jpg)
Teacher of the Year announced
February 19, 2015
This year’s Teacher of the Year finalists were Lisa Donovan, language arts teacher; Jeff Marx, science teacher; Monique Merritt, foreign language teacher; Denise Meyer, physical education teacher; and Melissa Schumacher, language arts teacher.
On Feb. 9, Merritt was announced as the official 2014-2015 Teacher of the Year.
Seniors Megan Rigabar and Jack Rogan teamed up to nominate Merritt for the award.
Rigabar gave Merritt’s nomination speech to the Lafayette faculty on Feb. 9.
“I nominated her for Teacher of the Year because I felt like she is an incredibly deserving teacher and woman and is incredibly helpful to me in and out of the classroom. I wanted to recognize her for it,” Megan Rigabar, senior, said.
Rogan assisted Rigabar in Merritt’s nomination.
“I nominated Mrs. Merritt because I think that her passion and her dedication to her work deserved recognition. The way she interacts with her students and the way that she conducts herself in the classroom is very honorable and unique. The way that she teaches and the way that she deals with her students is in a manner where she allows everyone to feel accepted and to feel welcome in her classroom,” Jack Rogan, senior, said.
Merritt will be awarded a parking spot and will be formally announced as Teacher of the Year at the Academic Pep Assembly in March.
![To determine the Undefined team for next year, junior team captains Evan Sommer and Payton Skipton, along with drama teacher Michael Swindle, hold after school auditions.
“One of the biggest things we look at during auditions is how well they can work with each other,” Skipton said.
Undefined put up flyers with QR codes for interested students, as well as Lafayette’s show choir group, Mic Drop.
With a dance and vocal component for the audition, Mic Drop held mandatory dance clinics after school.
“The actual audition is just a submission,” music teacher Christy Shaffer said.
Mic Drop holds auditions and dance clinics for three consecutive days, according to Shaffer.
“[The dance clinics are held] so they could see it in-person and break down. Then they can take that home to practice and do their recordings.” Shaffer said.
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