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![Sophomore Mary Kirtley holds her Dressember Foundation button. The buttons are passed down to the new STL Spark executive board members each year and they are encouraged to place them on their backpacks to help raise awareness about human trafficking. My sister, [Class of 2020 alumni] Grace Kirtley, started STL Spark when she was in high school and she would have people carry it on after she graduated, Mary said. Last year I got invited to join the board again with my sister, senior Patty Kirtley, and so weve been working on carrying her legacy a bit. Its become somewhat of a family project.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_5696-e1700061260167-1200x800.jpg)
![During FACS Department Chair Becky Lawrences 5th Hour Baking and Pastries class on Nov. 17, juniors Jack Dolle and Armani Turner eat the pies they made during their previous class. Because they cant use the water in their classroom, they also cant run their dishwashers. So, Lawrence had her students use paper plates and plastic utensils. Luckily I had disposable things on hand for them to eat with, so they used that. And then, the pie plate and server I’m just going to throw in the other [classes] dishwashers in between classes and hopefully I can keep up on it, Lawrence said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_0008-1200x800.jpg)
![After Saegusas first performance with her hip-hop team in 2020, she holds her personal award for being the most improved. [When] I started, I didnt have any of the right technique, you could see I wasnt used to hip-hop in the beginning, so [that award] was for the most improved, she said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LTI-SNO-pic-Saegusa.png)
![After their State victory on Nov. 4, the volleyball team celebrates on the court. The team defeated Francis Howell in straight sets, 3-0. Everyone was out-of-this-world excited. [Winning back-to-back] was something that hasnt happened in awhile, Nelson said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-State-championship-point-rushing-court-e1699295686646.jpg)
![Class of 2021 graduate Sophie Yereshchenko stands with her family at a rally in St. Charles on March 5, 2022 in support of their family and friends in Ukraine. Fox News and NBC were there and they asked us for interviews and I think it was just too emotional. We couldn’t get through really any conversation without crying and we were all so worried and continue to worry about the safety of our friends and family. I’m more sad than I was when I declined the [Fox News and NBC] interviews but I’m really angry. I’m angry that this is happening and I’m at a point where I’ll do anything to make it better. I think part of that is just speaking up and making everyone around the world aware of what’s going on, asking our government to be doing a little bit more, Yereshchenko said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG-2644-e1646888764841-900x600.jpg)
![Language arts teacher Jenny Ingram stands in her classroom holding her Good Vibes Only sign. Ingram places emphasis on creating a positive environment in her classes. In June 2021, Ingram learned that her Breast Cancer resurfaced as Stage Four. For me, [a stage four diagnosis] is like a chronic illness, its not a death sentence. Ive read that stage four breast cancer can wax and wane. I may get to a point where theres no evidence of disease, the medication Im taking is effective and you dont see lesions in the bones or tumors, it could get to that. But youre never cured. You always have to be monitoring it, she said. October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_0885-1-900x600.jpg)
