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Lafayette High School news. Student-run.

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After school on Sept. 1, 2021, Rockwood School District (RSD) buses wait for students to board outside of Lafayette High School. This year, RSD is facing a bus driver shortage, which has resulted in routes within safe walking distance to the school being eliminated and others being combined in addition to certain after-school activity buses not being availible.

District faces severe bus driver shortage

Makayla Archambeault September 8, 2021

Bus driver Justin Berkey has worked for the Rockwood School District (RSD) for 12 years. On a typical day, he wakes up at 5:30 a.m. to drive his  routes, which include the high school, the Center for...

Cookies rise in the oven to be served fresh to students from the Lafayette Cookie Stand in 2019. Before the Cookie Stand closed that second semester, students were able to purchase two cookies for $1 throughout the school day. The Cookie Stand is set to reopen during the week of Sept. 20.

Fresh From The Oven: Cookies Are Back

Devan Ellison, Staff Reporter September 3, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic stole many things from the Lafayette High School experience for students. Though not directly related to the virus, another experience that students lost during the 2019-2020 school...

Sophomore Melissa Pinkstaff walks into school on Friday, Sept. 3, wearing a crop top as part of a staged protest.

Sophomore organizes protest of school dress code

Jack Daws and Samantha Haney September 3, 2021

“I believe the dress code has its ups and downs. I get [it if you’re] showing too much cleavage and obviously wearing swimsuit covers, but showing your shoulders or even a tad of your stomach? It just...

Current seniors Pranav Menon and Colin Bakker piece together a puzzle in the Library during their Flex Time in Aug. 2019. The library, amongst classrooms and other specified locations, can be selected by students to spend a section of their Academic Lab time in.

Academic Lab to replace former Flex schedule format

Cece Beckmann and Vijay Viswanathan August 25, 2021

“The basis for AcLab is the exact same as Flex. We wanted to give kids time during the school day to get stuff done, instead of doing it before school or after school. So, in that [regard], it’s exactly...

When second semester begins on Jan. 19, 1,099 students are expected to enter the Lafayette halls for in-person school.

LHS returns to school with new bell schedules including AcLab, homeroom

August 23, 2021

The first week of school is following an AAABC structure and the bell schedules for those days is as follows: A Day Zero Hour  7:20-8:22 a.m. 1st Hour 8:28-9:13 a.m. 2nd Hour 9:18-10:03 a.m. 3rd...

Similar to the 2020-2021 school year, students and staff will still be required to wear masks following Interim Superintendent Tim Ricker's mask mandate announcement on Aug. 4.

Rockwood initiates face mask mandate as COVID delta variant surges in Missouri

Juli Mejia, Editor In Chief August 21, 2021

The first day of school Aug. 23 may bring some uncertainty as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. However, while all Rockwood buildings will require all students, staff and visitors to wear masks indoors,...

Preparation begins for 2021-2022 school year

Preparation begins for 2021-2022 school year

Morgan Vehige August 11, 2021

Lafayette begins school on Aug. 23; however, the preparations for the start of school begin in the third week of August. On Aug. 17, the school will be open for material returns from the 2020-2021 school...

Beginning on June 17, 2021, Rockwood has been experiencing technical issues across the district. On June 21, they announced the issues were the result of a malware attack that is currently under investigation.

Rockwood falls victim to malware attack

Makayla Archambeault June 21, 2021

The Rockwood School District (RSD) has been dealing with a major internet issue since June 17. In an email that went out to all district employees today, June 21, it appears the problem was more than just...

See You Next School Year

See You Next School Year

Lancer Feed Staff June 7, 2021

Thank you for following the Lancer Feed website throughout the 2020-2021 school year. As school wraps up, we will be taking a break from posting on our social media accounts, and the website. However,...

May 28, 2021 Print Edition

May 28, 2021 Print Edition

May 28, 2021

Click here to view the May 28, 2021 edition of the Image Magazine Through the halls of Lafayette High School walk the stories of all the students that have ever attended the school. If the walls of LHS...

Class of 2021 celebrates final year with special events during Senior Week

May 27, 2021

As the year comes down to the end, the senior class reflects on the events that carried out the week leading up to Prom.

On May 20, the girls soccer team won the District Championship.

Kinner’s OT goal brings girls soccer its first District Championship since 2011

Sophia Scheller May 24, 2021

The Lady Lancers had been down twice on May 20 against Eureka. First, they were down 1-0, and then were down again 2-1. But for this team, a comeback was inevitable. Girls soccer Head Coach Melissa...

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