Samantha Haney, Opinions Editor / Legend Social Media Manager
Grade: Senior
Pronouns: She/Her
Years on Staff: 4
Hobbies and Interests: theater, photography, podcasting
Favorite Quote: “But you gotta be somebody sometime,” – Ordinaryish People, AJR
Favorite Hot Take: There’s no ‘right’ way to eat an Oreo.
Fun Fact: I’m a published illustrator for a children’s book series.
![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)
!["[Classroom] will be blocked off for students starting next year," Willot said. Canvas will be the primary resource for accessing online classwork beginning next school year.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/canvas-1200x800.png)
![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 we've been working on carrying her legacy a bit. It's become somewhat of a family project."](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_5696-e1700061260167-1200x800.jpg)
![After the meeting, students were given an opportunity to meet the senators and ask Senator Koenig why the testimony was ended early. "[Koenig] said they had already heard three hours of testimony last week about Bills 4 and 89, which covered similar education issues, so they had to move on to other bills," Bass said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG-5810-e1675180248329.jpg)
