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Each year, Student Council hosts a blood drive in the back gym of Lafayette. This year, it will occur on Jan. 27 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

STUCO hosts annual Red Cross Blood Drive

Cece Beckmann and Makayla Archambeault February 10, 2021

On Friday, Feb. 12, during the Staff Professional Development day, during which students will not attend school, Lafayette Student Council (STUCO) will be hosting a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in...

Members of the Lancer hockey team celebrate after a goal against their opponents, Chaminade, in the third game of the Challenge Cup Round Robin playoffs. The Lancers won the game, 3-2.

COVID-19 goes head-to-head with playoff season

Morgan Vehige and Jack Daws February 9, 2021

The winter playoff season is typically packed full of indoor tournaments, fans, matches and games that come down to the final minute. It’s a culmination of a season’s worth of hard work, where each...

LHS community shares thoughts on social injustice, efforts to make changes in attitudes

LHS community shares thoughts on social injustice, efforts to make changes in attitudes

Juli Mejia, Editor In Chief February 1, 2021

A 10 year old is supposed to spend their time thinking about toys, games and anything else that might interest their curious minds. But for junior Zareefah Khan, Islamophobia was something that was...

LHS, NAMI team up to help students recognize early warning signs of mental illness

LHS, NAMI team up to help students recognize early warning signs of mental illness

Kevin Vera January 27, 2021

A special event is being held this week on the morning of virtual school before classes begin with the goal of helping students better understand and recognize the signs of mental illness. The presentation...

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

Lancers begin second semester with another new schedule, larger in-person numbers

Keira Coverdell and Juli Mejia January 17, 2021

Change and adapting seem to be the key words for this school year. With the start of second semester on Jan. 19, another new schedule goes into effect and students and staff will have to adapt to something...

Captain Madison Chester, Class of 2020, surprised her coach, Denise Meyer, by choosing Meyer to be her SHEro during the SHEro night at girls basketball. Similar to choosing a SHEro, all students at Lafayette are encouraged to fill out the survey sent to their emails to indicate a trusted adult in the building. Trusted adults can range from any staff member that they feel safe with, including coaches they may have.

Annual Trusted Adult Survey to be sent out Jan. 14

Sophia Wasson, Staff Reporter January 13, 2021

Early in every school year, Lafayette High School sends out a Trusted Adult survey to every student and asks each student to identify at least one adult in the building that they feel is a good go-to person...

On Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Congress held a joint session Wednesday to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump.  During this session, a protest headed by Trump supporters turned into a riot that resulted in a lockdown of the Capitol Building as rioters broke into the building.

Staff Editorial: This is not the America we learned about

January 7, 2021

America’s democracy was built on the principle of the people’s right to petition the government. However, this does not give citizens the right to respond unreasonably due to a result of the democratic...

Jack Sippel, Class of 2013, watches the monitors on the set of 'The Prom'.

Class of 2013 grad makes Netflix film debut in ‘The Prom’

Elizabeth Elliott January 6, 2021

From the high school stage to the lights of Broadway and the sets of Paramount Pictures, Jack Sippel, Class of 2013, has done it all. As a student, Sippel was very engaged and involved in theatre but...

Dec. 21, 2020 "Print" Newsmagazine

Dec. 21, 2020 “Print” Newsmagazine

December 21, 2020

Click here to view the Dec. 21, 2020 edition of The Image. We have a few select words for 2020, and so does the Oxford Dictionary, 72 to be exact. The truth is, this unprecedented year was one we could...

Junior Rachel Vishion performs on Dec. 15 during the filming of a music video produced by Tuesday Night Rock Band. Due to the restrictions put in place, the band has been forced to find new ways of sharing their music.

Tuesday Night Rock Band finds alternative ways to perform

Kevin Vera December 16, 2020

The ongoing pandemic has caused all kinds of events to be canceled or have some sort of delay. Since March of last year and all of this school year, teams, clubs and school events have all seen some type...

Junior Tommy Hagan works to get back points by doing a power half on his opponent. Hagan went on to win the Francis Howell North tournament in his weight class. The Lancers also won the whole tournament, beating a few other teams with a total of 210.5 points.

Boys, girls basketball extend win streaks, boys wrestling remains undefeated

Morgan Vehige December 14, 2020

Boys basketball: The Lancers stunned the Rockwood Summit Falcons on Dec. 8 with a big 72-44 win. Senior Drew Byous led the team with 22 points in the game, with eight field goals. Senior Sam Murray followed...

On Nov. 11, the Class of 2024 navigated the hallways of Lafayette for the first time during Lafayette's Freshman Orientation events. Since Nov. 12 when students returned to in-person learning, RSD has been on a quarter system, but it will return to a traditional semester format for second semester.

Rockwood announces plans for second semester classes

Vijay Viswanathan and Jack Daws December 13, 2020

"I think [the new schedule] will be back to what teachers and students know," Associate Principal Michael Franklin said. On Dec. 9, the Rockwood School District (RSD), released the schedule for...

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