![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)
97.1 Talk Radio Spirit Challenge offers $5,000 to school with greatest school spirit
September 5, 2014
After the close defeat in the KSDK poll, students have another chance to redeem themsleves and vote for their school.
Starting on Monday, Sept. 8, LHS will be participating in the 97.1 Talk Radio poll to see which school has more spirit.
All schools submitted in the contest can vote from Sept. 8-15. The top 25 schools will move on to the next round of voting on Monday, Sept. 15-22.
The final round of voting for the top 10 schools will be Monday, Sept. 22-29 adding up to three weeks of voting.
The school with the most votes will win $5,000.
Students can vote up to 10 times in one hour, and they can vote at: www.971talk.com/spirit.
![[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-600x400.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 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-e1700061260167-600x400.jpg)
