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During the National High School Journalism Convention award ceremony, Lafayette student publication staffs celebrate their peers. The convention took place Nov. 10-12 in downtown St. Louis. A lot more people on my staff came to this convention because it was here, which was different than other [years], yearbook Editor-In-Chief Kaylee ODell said.
Student publication staffs win awards at fall convention
GroupMe, a communication platform, is blocked on all RSD devices and internet. Following federal regulations, the district is tightening up its access to a variety of resources that don’t fit specific approved criteria.
Technology takedown
Alumni Trina Makalintal sings for her Coffee House act in 2017. Since coffee hasnt actually been served, for the past few years, this year, show will be called the Acoustic Variety Show, which will fall on Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. this year.
Coffee House transitions into Acoustic Variety Show
Senior Cece Beckmann and junior Ben Dimmic rehearse scene two of How to Ruin Your Promposal on Oct. 10. Dimmic, who plays Brayden in the show, was in the previous fall play, Classic Mystery Game.
LTC performs 21 Chump Street, How to Ruin Your Promposal for fall play
Because there were no applicants for the open study hall position, In-School Suspension teacher Dale Walker has been supervising the study hall room each day since the beginning of the year, and Student Restore Program teacher Whitney Ralph is supervising students in ISS. “It’s temporary. They’re looking for a permanent teacher to fill in, so they had me move here to have a constant person,” Walker said.
Living with less
SMSgt. Matt Zahradka experiences the beauties of the country during his deployment in Bagram, Afghanistan in 2009. The country was beautiful and its an experience that I am so glad I got a chance to do, Zahradka said.
SMSgt. Matt Zahradka reflects on time deployed overseas in Afghanistan, past Veterans Days
Wrapped in the Ukrainian flag, freshman Leeza Nozdrachova holds plants and flowers for Ivana Kupala, a Slavic holiday celebrating the summer solstice.
Trading home for safety
As seen in the Image, some Lancers tell the unique stories and meanings behind their names.
What’s In a Name?
Senior Alison Hunt uses her skills to make balloon art like mermaids and other animals. Hunt stumbled on the opportunity to make balloon art on accident when she worked as a lifeguard.
A new twist on a teenage career
Going for the shot, junior Austin Reed plays in the AcLab Lafayette Pickleball Society club with junior Danny Salem-Pon. Reed began playing this sport before the club was founded on Oct. 5, 2022. “[We play] once every couple of weeks, we go over to the courts near my friend’s house on a good weekend when the weather is nice and we just hit around,” Reed said.
New club serves up AcLab fun
At the Forest Park Festival on Sept. 10, Lafayette varsity girls cross country gets recognized for placing second. Senior Grace Tyson placed first, junior Natalie Barnard placed fourth and senior Elissa Barnard placed eighth.
Girls cross country, volleyball earn State titles as fall season concludes
Senior Mckenna Budnick (#88) stands on the sideline and watches her team play. Budnick has been on the football team since sophomore year.
Tackling the norm
On Nov. 4, senior Simon Ruck serves a racquetball at practice. His first match will be on Nov. 22 against Parkway West.
Ready to cause a racket
Carrying the ball into the end zone, senior Baylor Adamovsky scores a touchdown against MICDS in the second round of the Class 5 District 2 tournament. Lafayette lost 60-46 to MICDS.
Lancers lose to MICDS in second round of Districts
Warner swims his fastest time during 100-yard breaststroke event at the Conference Meet Oct. 26. He set a new LHS record with a time of 57.3 seconds.
Swimmer breaks school record from 2016
A can of tomato soup was thrown at Sunflowers, one of Vincent Van Goghs paintings, in protest. While the environmental movement needs to be acknowledged now, the decision to protest by attempting to ruin a painting is ineffective.
Food is not protest
During intruder drills, the expectations are that students stop what they are doing, lock the doors and hide in a place out of view of the door.
Staff Editorial: We don’t feel safe
Taylor Swifts album Midnights was released Oct. 21 at midnight EST. The album is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and other streaming services.
The clock strikes again with Swift’s Midnights release
Although he likes the older Marvel movies, senior Mateo LaMar doesnt like the newer movies with different versions of the original characters. Because of the dip in film quality, LaMar prefers rewatching older movies rather than watching the newer movies.
MCU increases in explosion, decreases in expression
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was extremely disappointing.
Review: Despite being magic-centered, ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ epically fails to capture Marvel “magic”
A sign above jars of candy inside of Silver Spoon Ice Cream and Sweets says Ice cream solves everything. The ice cream shop first opened in September and is located at 17225 New College Ave. in Wildwood.
Silver Spoon Ice Cream and Sweets brings Super Premium sweets to West County area
All Rockwood building that have School Resource Officers have signs posted somewhere on an exterior door that lets people know there is a police officer in the building. This sign is on the east entrance of the building near the pool.
Rockwood takes steps to ensure student safety in potential intruder situations
Lafayette celebrates Homecoming Week in Hollywood
Lafayette celebrates Homecoming Week in Hollywood
Superfan leaders keep Lancer student section loud and rowdy
Superfan leaders keep Lancer student section loud and rowdy
On Sept. 17, Lafayettes neighbor, Passisglias Nursery and Garden Center hosted its first-ever Fall Festival welcoming community members in for a full day of activities.
Passiglia’s hosts special Fall Festival
As seen in the Image, some Lancers tell the unique stories and meanings behind their names.
What’s In a Name?
Rockwood bans 22 books due to new state law
Sophomore Kaden Stottler poses in the Zen Garden. Stottler begins his new rap music career using only his Iphone, a microphone and a little help from close friends and family.
Sophomore begins journey into future rap career
Class of 2022: Senior Spotlights
Class of 2022: Senior Spotlights
Language arts teacher book recommendations
Freshman Akiko Field poses for a picture with her cousins in front of a restaurant in Japan.
Listen In: Student experienced cultural shifts with Japanese-American family, move to America
At Magnolia Flavor House, a Filipino ice cream shop, sophomore Chris Songco eats ice cream. Although his family hasn’t been able to go recently, Songco has been to the Philippines multiple times to visit family, including when he was seven.
Listen In: Asian American, Pacific Islander Month inspires pride in culture
As part of the curriculum for several language arts classes, students are checked out a copy of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Since the author wrote the main character in the book to be autistic, reading it can be a way to understand what having autism is like.
Listen In: Book promotes autism awareness, acceptance
To recognize Black History Month, the library created a display of diverse books. Reading books with diverse characters can be a way to widen perspectives.
Listen In: Taking a pause during Black History Month
College and Career counselors Alex Dusenberry and Sarah Hicks speak about what they do at their office and how they can help seniors decide which college option benefits them the most. The seniors met during AcLab on Aug. 26 to learn information about the upcoming school year.
Listen In: Traditional vs. non-traditional college options
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SpongeBob The Musicals Stage Manager sophomore Sam Haney reads the lines of cast members who were absent at a recent after school practice. The musical was planned for the week of Feb. 12, but is now taking place Feb. 24-26 due to numerous cast and crew members being out sick.

Winter Dance date moved again, several annual fundraisers canceled

January 19, 2022
Junior Class Advisory leaders go to Cardinal Glennon Childrens Hospital in 2020 to donate the toys that were collected. This year, toys will be collected next to the Welcome Center until Dec. 17.

Gifts for Glennon continues into its third year, ends on Dec. 17

December 13, 2021
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December 7, 2021
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Inspired by the poem She Walks in Beauty, senior Hannah Newhouse designed this piece for her Synesthesia project. I was inspired because I like how it values inner beauty and a womens thoughts, rather than just her looks, Newhouse said. When creating my project I really wanted to display the inner beauty by having flowers growing from the womens head and portraying her inner goodness.

College Lit class allows for inventive interpretations with Synesthesia Project

December 2, 2021
Cyber security has become an important topic following the malware attack on the Rockwood School District over the summer. During the attack, students were unable to use their Infinite Campus and were asked to change their passwords. Staff and students whose information was compromised were informed via mail.

Rockwood amps up security following June’s malware attack

October 29, 2021
The Homecoming dance in 2019 occurred in the Commons and was themed Rock of Ages. This year, the Homecoming theme is the Lafayette Olympics.

Rain may change original Homecoming Dance plan to move indoors

October 2, 2021
Michael Niblett poses with fellow members of the Opening Knight Production (OKP) crew after their opening night of Aladdin Jr. at Rockwood Valley Middle School.

Last Time I… worked backstage on a theater production

September 27, 2021
Language Arts teacher Jennifer Pautz teaches a lesson virtually to students over Zoom during the Quarter 1 of the 2020-2021 school year.

We Asked You Answered: What is more important to you, the lesson learned or the grade earned?

September 16, 2021
In a game against Parkway South on Sept. 8, Lafayette won 4-1. Senior Kaden Karr scored one of the four goals of the game in addition to sophomores Blake Klostermann, who scored the game winning goal, Matt Monschein and Daxton Shawke.

Football grabs first victory as they prepare for annual Battle of 109

September 13, 2021
During the fourth inning of the game against Francis Howell on Sept. 1, sophomore catcher Lilian Ware grabs a pitch behind the plate. The Lancers won, 3-0 bringing their season record to 3-4.

Weekly Sports Update: Aug. 27-Sept. 3

September 7, 2021
Rising senior Rylee Howard takes the ball down field as a Nerinx Hall player defends from behind during the Class 4 girls soccer Sectional game on May 25 at Nerinx Hall High School. The Lancers fell 0-1 on a corner kick with just over five minutes left in regulation.

Howard earns Gatorade Player of the Year honors for stellar soccer season

July 26, 2021
On the first day of Teacher Appreciation Week, May 3, 2021, Lafayette staff arrived to find yard signs set up around the school by Lancer Parent Organization (LPO) showing appreciation for their hard work.

Staff, students celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week

May 4, 2021
Junior Zach Bryce loads his bat to hit the ball. Bryce currently has a .500 batting average along with three hits.

Baseball players grateful to get back field in 2021, look to finish strong as they head into post-season

April 28, 2021
In the State finals, junior Faith Cole holds her opponent down. After this final match Cole won her third straight State title.

Winter sports comes to an end; Spring sports make long-awaited return to action

March 30, 2021
During a game against Parkway West, LHS graduate Katherine Goddin cradles the ball and looks down the field. Girls lacrosse, along with all other spring sports, have begun practices as athletes return to their school-sponsored spring sports for the first time since the initial lockdown.

Kick the competition: 10 sites to help student athletes find scholarships

March 15, 2021
Five Questions with Vance Lear

Five Questions with Vance Lear

February 3, 2021
ROTC sponsors Lt. Col. Jim Smith, Mst. Sgt. Matt Zahradka, and their students raise a new flag for the Mobile On The Run gas located at 14807 Manchester Road in Ballwin.

Despite challenges, ROTC continues ongoing community service projects

February 3, 2021
RSD Coordinator of Education Equity and Diversity Brittany Hogan embraces her father, who surprised her at Lafayette with a ROSE Award.

2021 ROSE Award nominations now open

January 9, 2021
Junior Marissa Trottier restocks bagels during her morning shift at St. Louis Bread Company.

Part-time jobs teach important skills, challenging scenarios create learning opportunities

January 7, 2021
Many people are finding inconveniences with using their glasses: their face mask for the coronavirus keeps causing their glasses to fog up. This can make for dangerous vision impairment. Removing the glasses repeatedly to clean them can involve touching the face, which increases exposure risk for COVID-19.

Face The Facts

December 11, 2020
My sister and I driving the Star Wars: Millennium Falcon-Smugglers Run.

Out and About: Walt Disney World’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is worth a visit, encourages safe, fun environment

November 15, 2020
While COVID-19 has impacted almost everyones sleep schedules, whether that be positive or negative, studies show that those with pre-existing sleep conditions have been hit the hardest during the crazy hours of COVID-19.

Research shows quarantine has strongest sleep disruption on those with pre-existing sleep conditions

October 22, 2020
During her 1st Hour AP Environmental Science class, Gretchen Whelan begins her Zoom session. Teachers have been working from the building unless they were given permission to work from home due to a special circumstance like a health condition.

Elementary returns to in-person learning; RSD exploring ways to bring secondary students back safely

September 28, 2020
On Senior Distribution Day, LHS staff delivered seniors supplies out to their cars and seniors were able to drop off any supplies that they still had from the past year. A similar process will take place on the Lancer Return Day on Aug. 20 and 21.

Students return materials from last year, get yearbook photos taken on Lancer Return Days this week

August 19, 2020
Retiree Paul Krull. math teacher, congratulates the Class of 2020 at their Farewell Parade on May 21. He displayed his infamous The World Stops for a Senior sign.

Krull, Meyer face next chapter as they head out with the Class of 2020

June 9, 2020
Pictured, left to right, is Megan, Molly, Jenna and Adian Nemnich in Beaver Creek Colorado.

Nemnich sibling relationships grow while in quarantine

May 4, 2020
Delaney Sohn, junior, and her parents walk their dog Dane wile stuck at home due to Covid-19.

A day in the life of Delaney Sohn

April 13, 2020
Aiming for a gold medal, Ashleigh Howard competes in the quarterfinals. Last year I hurt my back really bad so I was excited to go even further this year, Howard said.

Lafayette racquetball travels to Oregon for National tournament

April 1, 2020
After winning the Wildwood Tournament (2019), the girls lacrosse team huddles in the middle of the field to celebrate. Halfway through the season, the Lady Lancers remain undefeated with a 12-0 record.

Last Time I… pranked someone

March 12, 2020
Sophomore Hailey Fitts plays in the finals for a chance to play for second or third place in her bracket at Multonmah Athletics Club in Portland, Oregon. I lost in my final game but I was just so happy to be at such a high level as a sophomore, Fitts said. It gives me a lot of hope for the future as a passionate athlete.

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Doubles partners sophomores Kyla Davis and Anna Matusiak (back-left to right) crouch in ready position as Gresham, Oregons Barlow racquetball serves the ball to Daviss backhand. Davis feels confident in her backhand, she said that, that is her go-to position while playing doubles.

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Varsity girls number one seed, sophomore Hannah Werk, and mixed doubles partner Will Sherman battle against Parkway Wests mixed doubles team. Parkway defeated the Lafayette mixed doubles team, Hannah said, I was more composed this year compared to last year, and it really helped me already having been to a big tournament like this.

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Coach Manny Rodriguez talks to sophomore Maggie Leath during a timeout in the second match. Just go out and have fun and everything will fall into place, Rodriguez said.

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With the first day coming to an end, teammates Janka Gerber and Maggie Leath tend to their injuries. By night three I was so sore and all the ligaments in my arm were inflamed, Gerber said. The only thing that kept me moving was continuous stretching and motivation from my teammates.

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Fellow athletes show support coming together to root for their teammates during final matches of the evening. There were times I was there from 8:30 a.m. to 10 at night, sophomore Maggie Leath said.

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Senior Ashley Freestone and graphic design teacher Liz Morningstar show Freemans poster design, which was selected to promote the Rockwood District Art Show.

Freestone’s artwork chosen to promote Rockwood District Art Show

February 21, 2020
Wanna know what not to do when it comes to Valentine Day? Youve come to the right place.

Roses are red, violets are blue, flowers are overdone, so what’s a gift giver to do?

February 11, 2020
The boys cross country team prepares to start their first timed run of the season in the time trials.

[Photo] Boys team travels to State for eighth consecutive year

November 9, 2019
Junior Kelsey Johnson prepares to cross the finish line in the girls cross country time trials.

[Photo] Girls team to compete at State for the first time in five years

November 9, 2019
As president of Student Council, senior Derek Schreiner hopes to reach the student body through means of social media in order to make information spreading and payments easier and more accessible.

Five Questions with Derek Schreiner

September 6, 2019
Driving ticket advice from Lancers

Driving ticket advice from Lancers

May 20, 2019
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