![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)
According to the Rockwood School District website, five classes will be offered through Rockwood Summer Acadamy including Health, Art Fundamentals, Personal Fitness and Wellness, Personal Finance (sophomore-senior students only) and Consumer Math. These courses are available only to students who haven’t taken the class before.
Art Fundamentals and Personal Fitness and Wellness will occur in person. The rest of the classes will be taken online through Canvas.
“It’s asynchronous, so if you want to work at midnight and do your 2-3 hours [of work], that’s fine,” Assistant Principal Tim Jones said.
Additionally, if students didn’t pass a class during the school year, they have the opportunity to retake the course during the summer to recover credit. Credit recovery happens in person but is taken through an online course.
“Even though the course is online, you have to come every day in person so we can make sure you finish the course by June [28],” Jones said.
Each course fulfills 0.5 credits and students can only get up to 1 credit per summer.
This year, the summer academy will be hosted at Marquette High School for both Lafayette students and Marquette Students. Additionally, the academy will be hosted at Rockwood Summit for both Eureka and Rockwood Summit students.
The academy runs from June 3-28, and there will be no school June 19. The day is divided into two sessions, Session 1 from 8-11:15 a.m. and Session 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Although registration is currently closed, students still have the opportunity to register for summer courses by talking with their counselor.
