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Feb. 25, 2011Vol. 42, No. 6

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Becoming theBetterYou

Students and teachers try to stick to their New Year’s resolutions by losing weight, gaining muscle or training for physically demanding competitions, all in an attempt to become the best they can be...See Pages 12-13.

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ONE BIG FAMILY: Siblings dominate swimming & diving . . . page 18

One of the most popular New Year’s resolutions is to work out and get in shape. The Image investigates different methods to stay motivated and actually follow through with fitness goals. (photo illustration by Max Thoman)

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The current snow schedule set up by the Rockwood School Board stands, now that the built in five snow days have all been used.

The school year will be extended until Tuesday, May 31 which is after the long Memo-rial, Day weekend. Staff will finish the year on June 1. The rumors about the state being able to call off extending the school year if the District exceeds 10 snow days only has a hint of truth to it.

The commissioner of education, Chris L. Nicastro, could forgive the snow days at any time no matter the number, but there is no word of whether or not he plans to.

According to Missouri State Law: Schools General Provisions Section 160.041 “Not-withstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section, the commissioner of education is authorized to reduce the required number of hours and days in which the pupils are under the guidance and direction of teachers in the teaching process if flooding or other inclement weather as defined in subsection 1 of section 171.033 prevents students from attending the

public school facility.” If more snow days occur, school will

continue to June 2, then June 3 and so on. The extension of the school year no matter how long will still only effect the freshmen, sopho-more and junior classes. The seniors, with their graduation date set, will not be affected.

Families who already made vacation plans to fit around the original end of school may be adversely affected by the addition of two days.

Principal John Shaughnessy said, “We may have to just tell families their students will just have to come make up their exams during the scheduled makeup date the next week. We can’t be making accommodations for hundreds of students.”

The snow day situation has angered students as well as some parents

Junior Ed Theobald said, “It isn’t our fault the school didn’t build in the appropriate amount of snow days so I don’t understand why it’s our issue to make up the days.”

Chrissy Burt, parent of junior Nick Burt and freshmen Jake and Brad Burt said, “I don’t like making up the days. We should do it like Parkway where they have days off already built in and if they go over on snow days those are

just taken away instead of the school year being extended.”

However, Rockwood officials point out the make-up schedule for snow days is published two years in advance with the rest of the school calendar and they will not alter that plan.

Another possible state solution to the school extension is legislation brought to the Missouri House by Representative Joe Aull, would forgive schools for snow days from Jan. 31 to Feb. 4, according to the Associated Press. The law would allow schools to go under the 174 day requirement for a full school year.

The legislation was brought because of Gov. Jay Nixon’s declaration of emergency prompt-ing some legislators to feel schools should be forgiven for the days missed due to the storm.

According to almanac.com’s long range weather forecast prediction, only one mild snow storm for the rest of the year from Feb. 23-28 is expected.

The currently predicted above freezing temperatures could very well make the power of this storm minuscule, but the rest of the winter only has slight flurries and warmer weather predicted, leaving the chance of continued snow days slim.

Snow Day make-up plan will not changeNic Fears / Reporter

Margalski named 2010-2011 Teacher of the Year

Physical Education Department Chair Marty Margalski has been named the 2010-2011 Lafayette Teacher of the Year.

He was selected on Feb. 18 after a vote by the LHS staff.

The other finalists were Mike Berenc, ROTC; Brian Reed, world languages; Lauren Sakowski,fine arts; Betsy Rivas, business; and Brittany Trott, social studies.

Margalski has taught P.E. at LHS since 1990 and served as head coach for the girls track and field

team for 24 years. He has also been an assistant

coach for football, basketball and softball.

He was nominated by physical education teacher Boyd Manne, who spoke about Margalski being extremely caring and giving.

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In January, Rockwood Superintendent Bruce Borchers e-mailed all Rockwood employees to introduce some changes, which he calls his action plan for Rockwood for the upcoming school year.

ReorganizationIn his announcement Borchers said, “The

action plan included organizational restructuring. This restructuring is designed to help us be more systemic, focused and aligned with our improve-ment initiatives that most directly impact overall district effectiveness.”

This restructuring includes changes to the Annex building staff in Eureka.

“As part of this restructuring, some positions in the Cur-riculum and School Leadership department are being eliminated and other new positions are being created, effective July 1,” Borchers said.

“The organizational restructuring also has a focus on teacher-leadership as part of that shift." He continued, "As a result, we are decreasing the number of district-level administra-tors.”

Over 30 positions have been eliminated at the Annex includ-ing all district coordinators and 17 administrators positions.

These staff members can reapply within the district, and many of them are tenured teachers, who will have the ability to exercise their seniority and replace teachers in current positions if they do not have tenure.

Borchers believes this restructuring of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction will benefit the operation of the district. In addition, he estimates it will save a little over $200,000 a year.

Impact to LHSWithin the next few years, Lafayette will see staffing changes,

due to the influx of tenured teachers. Staffing isn’t the only aspect suffering in the drastically

reduced budget for the 2011-2012 school year. Principal John Shaughnessy explained the positives and

negatives of more changes within the school due to the shrink-ing funds available to Rockwood.

Shaughnessy said his biggest concern is making sure the reductions don’t impact the students or the programs available to students.

“Regardless of what decisions are made, they’re going to impact people, whether it’s teachers, whether it’s secretaries, whether it’s hall monitors. You’re going to see less people around here. Where? That still has to be determined. But that’s a significant thing,” Shaughnessy said.

Shaugnessy continued, saying teachers may have more responsibilities within the building, which will pull them away from support roles for students.

A concern of his is that he will lose the reports from many teachers on which students are failing and how to help guide them to success.

Building security is yet another factor Shaughnessy has to consider.

He said, “If I have to eliminate hall monitors, I don’t have the visibility in the halls.”

Unlike the other Rockwood schools, Lafayette enrollment has gone down, “by about 50 kids less than last year,” Shaugh-nessy said.

The student-teacher ratio is also going to be adjusted, mean-ing even less teachers in the building.

Also, gate fees for high school games will increase. Shaughnessy said, “I anticipate less people going to games

on Friday nights. And, I see a people lined up outside the fence because they don’t want to pay $5 to get in.”

The board is also considering charging a fee to all students that participate within school activities including choir, band and athletics. They are calling this option, “Pay to Play It.”

“Right now we've had two meetings on the ‘Pay to Play It.’ Nothing has been decided yet, but I see that as a possibility in the future.” Shaughnessy said.

He continued, “And you don’t have to understand; I don’t like this at all. I don’t necessarily agree with it, but I work here and I’m told, ‘This is what we’re doing,’ and I have to try to make it work and I have not successfully done that yet.”

“I don’t like [cutting the budget] at all. I don’t necessarily agree with it, but I work here and I’m doing what I was told. This is what we’re doing and I have to try to make it work and I have not successfully done that yet.”

- John Shaughnessy, Principal

Sarah Greenlee / Reporter

New budget impacts Annex, LHS

Court approves dismissal of McCoy LawsuitThe Rockwood School District is no longer facing a pending lawsuit filed by a Lafayette graduate's family.

Since the Image last reported on the suit in the Sept. 3 edition, Peter and Marzie McCoy have chosen to drop the lawsuit that was filed this past summer. The suit not only named the district but included Principal John Shaugh-nessy and College Specialist Beth Brasel as well.

The McCoy’s daughter, Shannon, graduated with the Class of 2010.

The 2010 State Champion swimmer had made a verbal commitment to Colorado State University (CSU). She applied to the university in November 2009 and singed her letter of

intent the same month. However, by March 2010 the McCoy

received a phone call from the CSU admission department informing the McCoy’s that Shan-non was not being accepted to the university due to "academic performance."

After a three-month delay, Shannon was accepted to CSU after an appeal from the McCoys.

The McCoys proceded to file suit later that summer for a reported $75,000 due to "finan-cial, emotional and psychological damages" the situation caused them.

The family has now dropped the lawsuit and the court officially dropped the case as of January 2011.

“Once [my family] filed the lawsuit, the

attorneys for the district filed a motion to dismiss based on the fact that Missouri law stipulates no one can sue a member of a public school district unless there has been physical bodily harm to the student or the student has suffered physical harm during transportation on a public school bus,” Shannon’s mother, Marzie McCoy, said.

She continued, “We had no choice but to drop the lawsuit. We received notice from the court last week [Feb. 7-12] that the case was dismissed.”

Principal John Shaughnessy said, “I stand behind the practice and policies we’ve always used [at Lafayette] by our College Counselor department, our counselors, our teachers and our teacher recommendations. Our [College

Specialist] system is a very good one.”He continued, “It never was broken or fal-

tered in any way so I think the dropping of the lawsuit is an indication that we stand behind what we did and we’ve always maintained we didn’t do anything wrong.”

College Specialist Beth Brasel also com-mented, “I followed the same procedure I do with any other student and I feel like it’s my job to present an accurate evaluation based on records and conversations with folks that know the student to help the college make the best decision for their institution.”

She concluded, “The biggest frustration for me has been there have been many untruths that are out there [about the lawsuit] that have been unfortunate for everyone involved.”

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The air cleared on Jan. 3 when a smoking ban in St. Louis County and City was passed to stop smoking from inside most public places.

The ban prohibits people from smoking within three feet of doorways in most public places.

Some students agree with these efforts. Senior Alyssa Shaw is an advocate of the

ban.She said, “My grandfather died from lung

cancer and he never smoked a day in his life. It was all from second hand smoke.”

Senior Danica Wessel constantly goes to Clancy’s for $1 burger night. Wessel has noticed the changes since Clancy’s was forced to go smoke free.

She said, “It’s definitely less smoky. You can totally feel the difference.”

However, other students don’t agree that all of St. Louis is smoke free.

Senior Maeve McFar-land said, “Restaurants should be smoke free, but not a place like Clancy’s.

It’s a bar, it’s meant for people to go drink and smoke.”

She continued, “If people don’t want to be around the smoke, they don’t have to go to those places.”

While the St. Louis area is going smoke free, Rockwood has already been a part of this effort to help inform teens about smoking dangers.

Rockwood won the grant from the St. Louis County Department of Health through a written competition.

Rockwood Coordinator of Prevention Services Ken McManus said, “The application contained data that illustrated rates of student tobacco use in Rockwood, specific action plans for reducing those rates, a proposed budget and a plan for sustaining the project activity after the funding goes away.”

With the money, McManus said, “Rock-wood will pay for faculty mentor time, training resources, printing, materials, travel expenses and all other project costs and the county health department will reimburse Rockwood up to a max of $92,000.”

“The intention is, and it’s based in preven-tion science, that if Rockwood students are

repeatedly exposed to catchy images combined with powerful messages, that over time, attitudes towards tobacco will become more negative and thus tobacco use will decrease,” McManus said.

He continued, “It’s the same set of concepts advertisers use for all manner of products and choices.”

Tobacco-Free Rockwood is currently working to find students and a faculty mentor at LHS.

“The student teams will receive advocacy training from an organization called Smoke-busters,” McManus said.

Once the team is formed there will be three phases of training.

“The training will give these students the capacity to fight back against tobacco advertis-ing by emphasizing the truth of tobacco use risks, teach younger students about tobacco risks and actively advocate for smoke-free and tobacco-free policies,” McManus said.

He continued, “Involvement in the high school student advocacy teams is open to any student who is willing to work towards really reducing smoking and tobacco use across the entire Rockwood community.”

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Driver Ed. eliminates driving portionBeginning with the 2011-2012 school year, the driving portion of the Driver Education class will be eliminated.

This elimination is due to the recent budget cuts that have been put into effect throughout the district.

Principal John Shaughnessy said, “The Board of Education decided that they would save around $250,000 a year by taking out the [driving portion].”

JoAnn Goehler, guidance counselor, explained how the reduction could save this amount money.

“It costs money to buy cars, maintain cars, gas for cars [and] insurance on cars, so it was definitely a budget concern,” she said.

Students are upset about this particular part of the budget cut. They are concerned that without the driving portion, they will not be prepared to get their driver's license.

Sophomore Jenna Moore said, “You can't learn driving safety if you don't drive on the road.”

Others worry that the class won’t be any fun without the actual act of driving.

“The lack of practical, essential, physical driving skill being taught brings an air of pointlessness to the class,” sophomore Tomas Pramod said.

Yet, there will still be students taking the class next year.

Freshman Shelby Fechter said her mom believes the class will still be worth it, so she is requiring her to take it.

Shaughnessy said all of the book curricu-lum from Driver Ed will still be included in the class, but if a student wants the driving portion, there are still options.

“Our community education offers [Driver Education with] the driving portion of it, fee based,” he said. Shaughnessy also said this could be offered during Zero Hour, after school, or on Saturdays.

People are concerned that the elimination of the driving portion will cause many people to reconsider taking the class.

“I think that the numbers of students that are signing up for Driver Education probably

will be shortened a little bit because there won’t be the driving portion and that was the highlight of that class,” Shaughnessy said.

Sophomore Mallory Wesley agrees, “I think they should just eliminate the whole class if they’re eliminating the driving.”

However, Shaughnessy is still hopeful and believes this may allow students who could not take the class before the chance to take it next year.

He said, “I think it may open up the opportunity for [incoming] freshmen to take that class now that there’s not an age requirement or anything like that would keep them from doing it.”

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Toxic Waste:Strecker Forest subdivision still under investigation

40 years after the initial incident, the controversy surrounding the Bliss-Ellisville Super-fund Site has been reignited.

In the 1970s, the city of Times Beach, MO sprayed dirt roads with an anti-dust solu-tion. Russell Bliss was hired to dispose of the leftover waste, and he proceeded to bury barrels of the contaminants underneath his Strecker Road property.

The EPA discovered the presence of dioxin and other hazardous chemicals in the area, and over the span of a decade, claimed to have cleaned up the site.

However, dioxin and volatile organic compounds have allegedly been detected there once more. Developer Wesley Byrne purchased the property in 2007, assuming it had

been cleaned up. The City of Wildwood required him to conduct further testing of the region in order to develop the homes he wished to build. Whether or not dioxin levels are above safe levels is the center of the present controversy between the EPA and the private toxicologist firms that were hired by Wildwood.

Toxicologist ViewWildwood hired both Mundell and Associates and Environmental Stewardship Concepts to investigate the plot of land on Strecker Road.

Three environmental concerns, as identified by the Mundell and Associates Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Report Proposed Strecker Forest Development Site are, “A partially buried drum located on the subject site near the Bliss prop-erty, a disturbed area identified in a 1966 aerial photograph and potential on-site impact due to groundwater migration from the Bliss property.”

The Mundell report says, “The solid waste disposal area poses an immediate human health and safety risks to trespassers entering the property.”

According to a presentation from Peter deFur of Environmental Stew-ardship Concepts, “Groundwater

contamination by VOCs and metals are above background or regulatory drinking water standards.”

Mundell said, “Until removal and remediation activities have been completed, [The contaminated areas] should be restricted with fencing to prevent direct contact with the superficial materials present in those areas.”

“Based on the results of this investigation, the area in its present condition should remain inaccessible to contact and off-limits for future residential development,” Mundell concluded.

EPA ViewBut, the EPA said it has found many mistakes in both the Mundell report and the Human Health Risk Assess-ment (HHRA) published by deFur. The EPA published a report which said, “risk estimates in the HHRA are

overestimated by a factor of 1,000 to 10,000 fold.”

They continued, “these in-consistencies include, but are not limited to the following elements: the conceptual site model (CSM), the methods for deriving exposure point concentrations, development of exposure units, the use of screening levels, the use of default exposure factors and toxicity values, and general report organization.”

The EPA stated, “The Mundell Report and draft HHRA made no attempt to show correlation between the dioxin congener profile detected in Mundell samples with the dioxin congener of concern at the Bliss and Contiguous Properties where dioxin impacts have been characterized.”

City Council View“We just received the comments back from the federal EPA and

Department of Natural Resources [and Department of Health and Senior Services] earlier this week,” Wildwood Administrator Daniel Dubruiel said. “We are reviewing them with our consultants, but have not formed an opinion or comments pertaining to the information on those reports.”

Dubruiel continued, “This is a subject we will be dealing with for the next couple of weeks, and we predict the final health risk report will be submitted to City Council and expressed publicly at the March 14 City Council meeting.”

Once the information has been reviewed by the city of Wildwood, Dubruiel hopes to, “formulate a strategy as to how best to go forward, and to provide appearances to the public that any issues that may be present in the Strecker Forest site will be addressed.”

Maddie Henning / Reporter Alicia Mestre / News Editor

Dioxin explainedAccording to ecologicmedia.

org, the definition of dioxin is, “the popular name for a family

of organic compounds that bio-accumulate with toxic

effect in humans and wildlife.”Board-certified toxicologist Dr.

Thomas Dydek explained the possible dispersion of dioxin.

“One of the ways the waste can spread is windblown

dust because the dioxin is associated with the particles

of soil,” he said. “If the soil is blowing around,

the chemicals will be, too.”The distribution of these toxic

chemicals can have adverse effects on the residents.“One of the concerns is

cancer risk. [Also] it affects the immune system. In

animal studies it shows birth defects in the offspring of the

contaminated animal.”Dydek continued. “The thing

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Orchestra to compete in ASTA over break Each year, the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) chooses seven high schools from across the country to partici-pate in the National Orchestra Festival. This year Lafayette is one of those schools.

“It is an honor to be invited to compete against these other orchestras,” David Littrell chairman of the National Orchestra Festival said.

Lafayette will be participating in the Symphonic Orchestra category. The festival will take place March 17-18, and they will perform at 3 p.m.

This will be orchestra teacher Joe Gutowski’s first time participating in a national festival.

“They and all other groups were chosen because of their level of musicianship, technique, repertoire, and how well they performed on the audition CD,” Littrell said.

“We went to Carnegie Hall in 2009, but that was not as big a deal,” Gutowski said.

“Never did I think I would have a second opportunity to perform for a national competition,” senior Jacqueline Yap said.

Each year the festival goes around the nation, but Gutowski said the main reason they decided to audition this year is because the festival is in Kansas City.

“Because our orchestra has also been involved in many other competitions and performances throughout the year, the National Orchestra Festival has not been our most consistent focus,” Yap said.

However Gutowski has made sure that they come prepared. Conductors from various universities have come to visit,

along with the All-Suburban high school conductor. “It’s good to have outside ears, because it gets harder to hear

things when you’re working with the class,” Gutowski said.Rockwood Fine Arts Coordinator Matthew Fredrickson

said, “It takes tireless preparation and commitment to prepare for such an event.”

On Feb. 14, St. Louis Symphony musicians will visit with the students to, “make sure they sound the way they need to sound,” Gutowski said.

In addition to receiving help from various universities and musicians, orchestra members will work with a clinician immediately after the performance.

“A clinician provides new insight into the works they performed and how the members can improve their techniques to bring about the necessary musical changes,” Littrell said.

If Lafayette places first, they will play at the Grand Cham-pion Concert.

Fredrickson said, “Rockwood School District has a long and deep commitment to music education and we are honored to have one of our finest high school orchestra programs show-cased on a national level.”

He continued, “I want to commend Joe Gutowski and John Shaughnessy for their fine work in creating a successful music program and in preparing the orchestra students for such an invitation.”

Yap said, “I feel that Mr. G, as our conductor, truly deserves these opportunities since he is the one who shapes our orchestra to achieve such high regard.”

“The students should be very proud of where they are and what they’re doing,” Gutowski said.

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Ripped jeans from the 90s punk scene, off-shoulder shirts from the 80s, even gladiator shoes from 350 B.C. are worn today at schools across the country.

Fashion recycles itself and anything vintage, regardless of the decade it’s from, is fashionable.

“You see ripped jeans and tab jeans. I’m waiting for acid wash to come back. But you definitely see off-shoulder shirts and leggings, which reminds me of when I was in high school,” language arts teacher Dawn Indelicato-Faw said.

“As far as fashion goes, I was very tame in high school regardless of the more extreme trends that went along with the punk and alternative music I listened to, but I see those very trends today,” Indelicato-Faw added.

And with these old trends resurfacing, thrift and vintage stores play a larger part in the world of fashion.

Among the many “thrifters,” as they like to call themselves, are senior Stacy Zamskaya and junior Alex Vanderheyden.

“At least one thing in each of my outfits is vintage, whether it came from my basement or a thrift store. Fashion changes, so I don’t

feel like spending $100 on just one outfit when the trends are just going to fade. When I buy from thrift stores, I don’t miss them if I give them away because they were cheap,” Zamskaya said.

“Right now vintage is in, but I care about more than just that. For me, the clothes I buy have history. You look at them and wonder about the kind of person who had them, and then you get the opportunity to add to the history of each item,” she said.

Though Vanderheyden appreciates the history and low cost of thrift store clothing, he thrifts to add to the collection specialty items that make up his day-to-day outfits.

“When I go thrifting I am looking for shoes and sweaters. Everyone knows me as the sweater guy. At thrift stores you find really interesting and unique things you don’t find at a typical retail or department store. It’s also so much cheaper,” he said.

Both have favorite stores in which they prefer thrift.

Goodwill and Plato’s Closet are always cheap and you can find designer items in them. Avalon Exchange in The Loop is really good as well,” Zamskaya said.

Plato’s Closet takes gently used clothing and heavily marks it down.

Avalon Exchange sells vintage clothing. The average piece of clothing in each store

sells for much less than new clothing from retail or department stores.

“Value Village and Goodwill are my top two,” he said.

Charity stores such as Goodwill, St. Vincent De Paul and Bethesda are typically non-profit organizations that utilize the profits to give back to those in need.

Prices at these stores are typically much lower than those at Avalon Exchange or Plato’s Closet.

A typical clothing item costs about $3 at these charity thrift stores, and though the prices are very low, it usually takes a lot of digging to find exactly the right fitting acces-sory or clothing piece.

However, if a piece of clothing doesn’t fit or needs some updating, changes can be made.

Fashion teacher Erin Hagglund is helping to display this by creating a project for her classes that will take outdated dresses from thrift stores and turn them into something entirely new.

“We are going to restyle old prom dresses for the Repeat Boutique. I’m going to go to Value Village, St. Vincent De Paul, Goodwill

and Bethesda to look for old dresses that my students can restyle,” Hagglund said.

“I will give them limited materials to work with other than the dresses, so it will be like a challenge from Project Runway. My girls in Fashion II and III are nuts about this, so I hope it really takes off and gets more excite-ment for the Repeat Boutique,” she added.

“We’ve done restyles before. One of my students brought in her aunt’s old dress that was completely sequined and had shoulder pads in the sleeves. It was really outdated, but she tailored in and made adjustments and it ended up fitting her perfectly,” she said.

Junior Chloé Gaffney hopes to take these old trends and instead of reusing or restyling them, make them into something new.

“Ever since 7th Grade when I went to the [Washington University] fashion show for the first time, I’ve wanted to do fashion design. I’ve made a coat, a prom dress and I’ve designed two of my own pieces of clothing so far,” Gaffney said.

“Everything always comes back in fashion,” she added, “Each time a trend reoc-curs, it gets better. It’s fun to see how current designers take on the trend and make it their own, and I definitely want to be able to do the same thing in the future.”

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The Clubbing CrazeFor every era, there are trends for teens and their social life. In the past two decades, hip-hop culture has flourished.

And, in the past few years, one trend seems to be trickling down to high schoolers. Attention to the club scene has grown and not always legally as more kids under 18 are heading to downtown clubs.

Many clubs host 18 and over patrons, so some students can enter legally, but others are getting in as well.

Senior Sue* said, “They did I.D. me, but I used a friend’s I.D. to get in since I was 17.”

Sue’s night didn’t end on the dance floor, she said, “These 30-year-old guys took me in the VIP section. There were body guards everywhere surrounding it.”

Along with people on top of the bar, Sue recalled clubbers swinging from the ceiling, seeing Sky Vodka shots being poured and “creepy guys”. When Sue and her friends went

to leave, she found her car was vandalized with key scratches.

The draw for clubbing may stem from many things: Hollywood movies, celebrity influence or just the chance to be seen.

Senior Sally* said, “I love getting dressed up and going out with my friends. The music is so enticing and always makes me want to dance.”

“I went clubbing after the Black Eyed Peas Concert this past summer. I went with my two best friends. It was such a fun experience. We even saw Will.I.Am. dj that night after we saw him in concert,” Sally said of her first experi-ence clubbing.

Since then, Sally has been to St. Louis clubs Shiver, Europe, Club 15 and Lure, which is her favorite because of the VIP access she was granted that night.

A St. Louis hot spot Sally has attended, Club 15, is known for its 18+ Thursday nights.

“We’ve been running our 18 + night program for two years,” Club 15 Manager Mark Winfield said.

On Thursdays during the winter, Winfield

estimated the club sees 300-600 people, and in the summer, the estimated crowd is 600-900.

When asked her least favorite part of clubbing, Sally responded, “My least favorite part is when the clubs are 21 and up and I can’t get in.”

Clubbing ConsequencesSchool Resource Officer Oliver Helbig said students need to keep in mind the possible consequences of clubbing while underage.

Helbig, in the state of Missouri, using a fake I.D. can result in being arrested for a misdemeanor or city ordinance violation. Separate from misdemeanor charges, it is also illegal to falsify or put fictitious data on an I.D.

“If you are caught drinking and you have a fake I.D. you can be charged with minor in possession,” Helbig stated. He also said there is an associated risk of losing one’s driver license.

“The establishment you are in may lose its liquor license for serving minors,” he said.

Helbig noted if illegal activity within clubs continues, it is only a matter of time before the clubs are raided by police, underage drinkers

are arrested and the club is shut down. For those who do travel downtown for the

night scene, he said you do need to take proper precautions.

“The main thing is to be safe and not get hurt,” he said. Helbig said some areas around the city aren’t as dangerous as the heart of it, including Washington Street and the Central West End. However, he said St. Louis is spotty as far as safe zones and visitors should not stray from the beaten path.

Clubbing AlternativesWhile the downtown trend continues to grow, other students find different outlets for going out closer to home.

“When my friends and I want to go out and dress up, we eat dinner at a restaurant like Oishi and then go to a friend’s house to dance and hang out,” junior Samantha Peterson said.

Other alternatives students mentioned included Dave & Buster’s, Buffalo Wild Wings and private school mixers.*Editor’s Note: Names have been changed to provide confidentiality.

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It’s the nerve-wracking moment in every high school relation-ship; you’re about to meet your girlfriend or boyfriend’s parent and hope to make a good impression.

For some high school students, however, this moment never arrives. Some students have found parental disapproval of a boyfriend or girlfriend to be a significant roadblock in their relationship’s success. They are either forced to hide their bond from their family, or they are forced to contend with constant conflict and parental opposition to their choice of partner.

For junior Ana*, the choice to keep her new relationship with senior Lucas* from her parents was a no-brainer. Ana said her Indian culture generally disapproves of dating until the age of 18.

“The decision not to tell my parents about our relationship was automatic,” she said. “It was the only way, because there was no way they would ever approve. At the time, I had just turned 16. In their eyes, I was still the innocent little girl who followed all the rules.”

She also chose to keep the relationship from her parents because Lucas is not Indian.

“My parents would not have felt the relationship would last, because of the racial and cultural differences,” she explained.

The two, who met Ana’s sophomore year, decided to continue dating without telling Ana’s family. However, Ana soon began to feel the strain of keeping Lucas a secret, a major reason the relationship ended.

“The secrecy created many complications. Obviously, there was a lot of sneaking around involved. We had to be wary of the relationship between each of our parents, because his were aware while mine weren’t,” she said. “I became distant from some of my friends for a while, out of fear that somehow the word would get to my parents. After a while I was so zoned out of the relationship because of the building guilt and anxiety.”

Cultural differences also provided difficulties for junior Amir*. He practices Islam, which typically does not allow dat-ing. However, when he wanted to choose a date to Homecom-ing, he decided he wasn’t comfortable with lying to his parents and asked their permission.

“After about a week of arguing with myself, I asked my mom and I was literally stuttering as I asked. She immediately got really suspicious and asked if I was dating and if I was going to do anything that would go beyond boundaries,” Amir said.

“I denied I was in a relationship and that I know better than to go beyond boundaries,” he continued. “She said that she would talk to my dad about it. I got the yes from my dad, but he warned me to be very careful about my actions during homecoming night.”

Interracial dating has historically been a controversial subject. As recently as 1965, 75 percent of southern whites supported the legal abolishment of marriages between the races. It wasn’t until 1967 that all bans on interracial marriages were formally lifted and interracial dating became more widespread and socially accepted. According to a 2005 poll by USA Today, 60 percent of today’s youth claim to have been in an interracial relationship.

However, interracial dating still meets with opposition today. For senior Kelsey*, this became a shocking realization when she learned of her father’s reaction to her boyfriend Drew*, who is Hispanic.

Kelsey said her father expressed significant concern over the possibility of an interracial relationship.

Despite her family’s opposition, however, she had no

qualms about continuing to see Drew. “I continued the relationship because my father’s reasons

for disapproving were based in ignorance and I am not going to comply with an outdated belief that has no foundation in anything other than historical prejudice,” she explained.

Junior Rachel’s* relationship was diverse for an entirely different reason. As a freshman, she began to see a senior, Brittany*.

“My parents actually found out because [Brittany] came to see me and my parents saw us kissing in my front yard. They didn’t even know I was bisexual before then, so it was a big surprise,” Rachel said.

Although her sexual orientation was a shock to her parents, Rachel believes most of her parents’ disapproval came from the fact that the two often skipped school and snuck out together. Rachel also lied to make sure she could see Brittany.

“The whole time we were dating I was grounded mostly because she got me into a lot of trouble,” Rachel said. “My parents’ disapproval made the relationship harder because I don’t like lying to them but when I was dating her I had to or else I wouldn’t have even been able to hang out with her.”

Although it wasn’t the secrecy that ended the relationship, Rachel admits the necessity for deception led to her missing out

on some traditional elements of dating. “If we’d dated longer, I would’ve felt cheated out of the

whole ‘meet the parents’ thing,” she said. “Plus, it’s nice to be able to talk to my parents about what I’m doing when I’m out and stuff like that. Just to be able to say, ‘Yeah, I saw this movie last night with her,’ but I couldn’t really even talk to them about anything that me and Brittany did.”

Sophomore Hayley’s* relationship was also met with opposition because her parents believed her boyfriend, Ryan*, was a bad influence. Hayley says her mother did not approve of Ryan’s habits and behaviors, and certain members of his family. She forbade Hayley from going to Ryan’s home.

However, Hayley was not deterred.“I still did go over there but I had to tell her I was

going somewhere else,” she said. After dating on and off for seven months, the pair

ultimately called it quits.“My mom said she didn’t want me to go out with him

but she didn’t force us to break up, so we stayed together. He was a good boyfriend at first. I finally broke up with him for good because he cheated on me,” Hayley said. “I just learned a lot about people through him, and other bad people I’ve met. I learned how to see through people and to know when to trust.”

Counselor Deborah Parker frequently speaks to students who are struggling with secret or taboo relation-ships.

“It’s a touchy situation because when the counselors speak to parents, we have to be careful not to share personal information about the students,” she said.

“As far as opposition on the grounds of race, some-times counselors feel like they need to talk to parents, and tell them race and religion really shouldn’t be a problem in relationships. A lot of the time [counselors] try assure parents the student they have a problem with is really a good kid,” she added.

However, oftentimes Parker and other counselors ask students to reevaluate their reactions to their parents’ concern.

“[Counselors] want the student to consider if their choice of date meets their needs and is compatible with

their choices,” Parker said. “We work with the parents to let kids know the ‘why’ behind the disapproval and emphasize that oftentimes we think they deserve better than the relationship they’re in that may not be beneficial to them.”

Hayley realized this when her relationship with Ryan ended. “I guess in the end my mom’s disapproval was well placed,” she said.

Ana wishes this was a lesson she had learned sooner. “After the relationship ended, part of me was sad about losing a friend; a more significant part felt as though a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders,” she said. “I came to the realization that one person wasn’t worth the trust of my friends and family.”

However, Kelsey disagrees. “Follow your heart, and be prepared to meet resistance if you’re in an interracial or other contested relationship,” she said.

“Really, the only reason anyone should date is for the purpose of finding a possible marriage partner. I’m with Drew because he respects me, we have a lot in common, and I want to get to know him better to decide whether or not he’s someone I can follow for the rest of my life,” Kelsey added. “I recommend that to everyone, whether your parents approve or not.”

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*Editor’s note: Student names have been changed for confidentiality.

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Campbell started working for Colgate Palmolive after she finished her Masters in Science from the University of Illinois.

“I had been doing chemical research since I was an undergraduate starting my sophomore year so I had a good foundation in the process of conducting research,” Campbell said.

She said at first she interviewed with Colgate as a practice interview and didn’t see a good fit for her there. She was torn between getting a PhD and a job. However, Colgate offered Campbell a job that she couldn’t refuse, so she moved to New Jersey.

Campbell worked in the Oral Care product development department then moved into Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals where she started conducting research on sensitive teeth. After two years of work, by the mid to late 90s, Campbell developed a new toothpaste for sensitive teeth called Colgate Sensitive.

After developing the toothpaste, Campbell moved to the Personal Care Division to work on developing “invisible” Speed Stick Antiperspirant products. The first formula she developed was in 1998 and it was called the Men’s Speed Stick (MSS) Ultimate Antiperspi-rant, now called MSS 24/7 antiperspirant.

After the launch of MSS Ultimate Antiper-spirant, she started revamping the whole Speed Stick Antiperspirant line.

“My goal was to improve performance, quality, and cost. This process took about one and a half years of formula research and development, another year for consumer testing which had to be done world wide as the

formulas are sold globally, then about another year for scale up,” Campbell said.

Her new formulas started to roll out in late 2002 starting with regular MSS Antiperspirant, followed by Lady Speed Stick. Campbell said the last to change was Lady Speed Stick Invisible Dry which was converted to her new formula after she moved to St. Louis.

“The Lady Speed Stick 24/7 formula on the market, I designed for men, not women. I had great people working for me and with me so don’t think that I was an island and deserve all the credit.”

By 2003, Campbell and her family had moved to St. Louis.

“I didn’t really want to leave Colgate but it was a great opportunity for our family to come back to the Midwest,” Campbell said.

At first in St. Louis, Campbell worked for a product development company called Steris and developed a pharmaceutical cleaning product there called ProKlenz Booster.

“I quit because it wasn’t as challenging as Colgate and I wasn’t excited about going to work every day. Life is too short to work a job you don’t love,” Campbell said.

Due to lack of product research develop-ment in St. Louis, Campbell said it was time for a change.

Since she has always wanted to be a teacher, Campbell went back to school to get her Masters in Education.

She got a job at Lafayette as the chemistry enrollment was growing and the AP Physics teacher was leaving.

“There are some things I miss about the research. I love learning new things, making discoveries, and of course the salary. But, I really love working with high school students. I am still learning new things, just different things, and there is never a dull moment,” Campbell said.

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The world is not black and white. Instead, it is full of colors- dark colors, light colors, hues of blue, shades of red. However, the color taking the most notice at the moment is green.

Symbolic of nature, green has been coined as a term to describe any eco-friendly cause.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, it is estimated the world population will swell to over nine billion by 2050. This means that if the world’s natural resources were evenly distributed, people in 2050 will only have 25 percent of the resources per capita that people had in 1950.

The population is not the only thing that is predicted to hold problems for the environment. Deforestation, the increasing threat of global warming and fumes and toxins being released into the air on a nonstop basis are all considered catalysts for the ‘go-green’ movement.

At Lafayette, various students and their families have taken the step towards bettering the environment.

Senior Amanda Prescott practices eco-conscious behavior.

“Being green is something that has concerned me as long as I can remember. To me, being eco-friendly means putting in the extra time to educate

yourself on the effect your actions have on the environment, and on a global scale,” Prescott said.

Prescott tries to limit her purchases to things with a fair trade label or companies that are part of ‘pure power.’ In order for a product to be fair trade, it must maintain certain sustain-ability requirements. To qualify as a ‘pure power’ company, the company typically offsets the amount of energy they use by supporting wind power.

Prescott also takes part in recycling, which is a leading factor in saving the ecological things in life. Recyclable items include plastic, glass, metal, clean cardboard, aluminum, batteries and a few other miscellaneous objects.

Freshman Amy Turling-ton said her family loves to recycle as much as they can.

“My mom is a recycle addict sometimes. She goes through our trash sometimes and actually pulls out the stuff that can be recycled and recycles it,” Turlington said.

Junior Kelsey Heitkamp uses it as a way to express herself.

“Some of my art I do is used with items that would just be thrown in the trash. It is a good way for people to enjoy stuff that others would have thought of as trash,” Heitkamp said.

Heitkamp considers herself a major supporter of being eco-friendly and shops accordingly.

“I buy eco-friendly makeup. It may burn my eyes when I cry or take it off, but it’s totally worth saving a few animals from getting tested with harsh makeups,” Heitkamp said.

Another way to save the environment is by using more energy efficient materials. One product in particular that is known for energy efficiency is the energy-saving light bulb. Freshman Taylor Cohen said that the light bulbs do this by taking longer to reach their full brightness potential. Cohen’s family invests in these light bulbs and says that though they may cost more, they are worth the eventual reduction of energy.

Technological advancements have also been made in household appliances to save energy. Products such as air conditioners, space heaters, refrigerators, washer and dryer machines, water heaters, freezers, ventilation and the simple battery powered machines are among these new inventions.

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Some goals are loftier than others. Certainly, training for a marathon or a triathlon demands a more rigorous commitment than other fitness resolutions.

Language arts teacher Samantha Murphy can vouch for this. On Nov. 21, 2010, she finished her second Ironman competition.

“The hardest part is the hours you have to put in during training,” Murphy said. “If you’re doing Ironman, you have to have a really flexible schedule. My husband and I have no children so it would be really hard if we did.”

Murphy trains with her husband and other triathletes in the area which helps her stay motivated.

“I did two sessions a day. One in the morning and one after school,” she explained. “The weekends are the longest, because that’s when you do your long run and your long bike. So that could be eight hours of biking on Saturday and maybe a three-hour run on a Sunday.”

The competition she completed last November was the longest distance possible. It consisted of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run.

However, shorter triathlons called sprints also exist. This includes a 500-meter swim, a 5-mile bike ride and 3.1-mile run.

Even though the training for an Ironman is difficult, obtaining a

spot in a race can prove to be hard as well.“They usually sell out within hours, but one way you guarantee a

spot is to volunteer the year before,” Murphy explained. “My husband and I flew to Arizona last year, woke up at 5 a.m. and signed up. You can try to get in online, but it’s just not guaranteed.”

In her most recent competition in Tempe, AZ, Murphy completed the race in 13 hours and 26 minutes, well under the 17 hour time limit.

“You swim and then you transition onto your bike and then you run. My transitions were three or four minutes so I didn’t really break,” she said.

Even though Murphy was well prepared for the event, weather conditions on race day were unexpected.

“There was a storm the day of the race, like there is every time I race,” she said. “It was a really bad wind storm with micro bursts of hail and rain so a lot of people dropped out.”

Murphy’s love for racing has taken her to places across the globe. Currently, triathlons are being held in Australia because of the warm climate during this time of the year.

“I ran my first marathon in 2000 in Dublin, Ireland,” Murphy said.Since then, she has run seven marathons. Murphy recommends

anyone who wants to participate in a triathlon competition begin with

a marathon. “You wouldn’t want to start with Ironman although some people

do. It’s a pretty extreme way to start,” she said. “But anyone can run a marathon. Just sign up and get a plan you can commit to.”

Free online running plans are available through www.sport-fitness-advisor.com and www.marathontraining.com which include plans for beginners to advanced.

Murphy said local running groups are also helpful. Big River Running, St. Louis Track Club and Fleet Feet Runners Club are a few associations in the area which prepare athletes for any type of running event.

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As most health curriculum states, exercise and diet are major factors in any weight loss or maintenance routine.

Senior Taylor McKenna knows all about weight loss since he is involved in wrestling.

“Everyday I work out,” McKenna said. “On the off season, I run 30 minutes before I work out. That way I’m already burning more calories during my workout.”

Although he is currently wrestling, McKenna is also training for a marathon. On a given day, he will run 10 miles around his neighborhood.

However, for a weight loss program, he recommends

either a high intensity and lower endurance workout or a high endurance and lower intensity regime.

WebMD advises if your goal is weight loss, you’ll need to aim for at least 250 to 300 minutes of exercise a week.

“[An endurance centered workout] has a lot of reps and a lot of sets with lower weights,” McKenna said. He encourages a strength training routine because of the many health benefits.

According to fitnessusa.com, McKenna’s advice is credible. The website promotes resistance or weight training because it not only burns calories during the workout but also has the lasting effects of burning extra calories after exercise. Strength

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McKenna said weight loss has a lot to do with diet. “If you’re doing a lot of strength training, eat a lot of

protein. That will cut fat and turn into muscle. That’s my diet, eating a lot of protein and no sugar,” McKenna said.

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Kelley Bauer & Sean McIntyre / ReportersMany teachers try their hardest to stay in shape and be physically fit. A group of language arts teachers are taking it another huge step further. Samantha Murphy is leading a crew that includes Colleen Fields, Tracy Gladden, Dawn Indelicato-Faw, Jennifer Ingram, Jeffrey Landow, Julie Limbaugh, Kathryn O’Neal, Megan Salmi and Amy White. The team wishes to compete in the “Go St. Louis” half marathon in April.

Murphy has participated in several marathons. She simply loves to run. She proudly displays her trophies and registration numbers, which runners wear across their stomachs when they compete, in her classroom.

No one can possibly perform a physical feat without hard work day in and day out. The teachers have started a tough preparation regimen.

“We spin on Mondays and Wednesdays before school. We have a boot-camp type workout on Monday and Wednesday afternoons and then run on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school. We also meet on Sunday mornings for longer runs,” Landow said.

“They knew I was passionate about it, so one day I asked them about it and they all jumped on board,” Murphy said.

This is no cake walk that teachers signed up for. “There have been more than a few boot camps where all we can do is lie on the floor, out of breath, unable to move,” Landow said.

“Ms. Murphy is a fantastic teacher who pushes us and helps us believe in our capabilities. The hardest thing so far is bundling up and getting out in the cold, dark mornings,” Gladden said.

The idea is not all about finishing highly in a huge race, but more about getting physically fit and feeling better.

“I would say people are all very serious about it; however individual goals vary,” Murphy said.

The goals of the participants are definitely different for each individual.

“One of my goals this year is to increase cardiovascular workouts and this was the perfect opportunity to do that,” Gladden said.

Being more fit and feeling better on a day to day basis seems to be the main goal of the runners.

“We really enjoy each other’s company and we all feel physically healthier and proud of our accomplishments,” Landow said.

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There is little debate that Albert Pujols has been the most famous and beloved person in St. Louis for most of our lives. For most of us, he has been the only hometown hero we have ever known. Those who follow the Cardinals have obviously developed a connection to Pujols.

But the possibility of Pujols leaving St. Louis for another team is a scary one and one that could have became a reality this month. At the time of print, he and the Cardinals had stopped negotiating a contract that would keep him here beyond this season. By the time you read this, Albert Pujols and the Cardinals may have agreed on a contract and all this worry will have been for nothing.

Either way, this situation has showed us that a player’s loyalty to his team can only go so far. Pujols has spent the past few years saying that he would like to remain in St. Louis for the rest of his career and we never doubted that for two reasons.

First, we have always believed Pujols devel-oped the same connection toward St. Louis that we feel toward him. We want to believe that there is something more than money keeping him here.

And second, we know that the Cardinals can’t afford to let him leave.

If Pujols really wanted to be a Cardinal for life like he had said, then he and his agent would work all summer to get a deal done. They wouldn’t have let the possibility of a distraction stop them from negotiating during the season. People would still ask questions and create an even bigger distraction if Pujols were

to play the season without a new contract.Another athlete that tried to avoid distrac-

tions was LeBron James. During the 2009-2010 NBA season, he said that he wanted to stay with his hometown Cavaliers. But last summer, he decided that winning was more important and left for the Miami Heat.

Ask people from Cleveland what they think of James now. I don’t think that will happen with Pujols, but it just shows that we don’t always know what our favorite athletes really want.

And the Cardinals haven’t exactly done the best job of getting this done smoothly.

If they really knew what it took to keep Pujols like they have to, they would have made their eight-year/$216 million offer sooner rather than at the last minute.

Instead, Pujols looks bad for shutting down the negotiations and the team looks bad for dragging its feet.

The Cardinals once had a player that might have played for free if he had to. That was Stan Musial, who spent over 20 years in St. Louis and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom earlier this month.

Only 20 athletes have ever received the award, which shows just how honorable he was. I’m not sure what Musial thinks of Pujols’ situ-ation, but I do know that he once cut his own salary after not playing up to his standards.

If Pujols hasn’t signed a contract by now and leaves after this season, it would only do more to prove that there will never be another Stan Musial.

With LHS basketball still in action and spring sports starting, here are some story lines:

-Senior Kurtis Harshman will be taking his talents to a track near you, and he might be running there. Lafayette’s fastest man was named to the All-State cross country team back in the fall and will lead the boys track team this spring.

-Junior Joel Pennington is all out of three-pointers this year. Wait, he just hit another. The Lafayette point guard had 67 made threes as of Feb. 17 and has a chance to lead the Suburban West for the second straight season.

-Soccer coach Tim Walters returns for his 17th season at the school. But since he coaches both boys and girls, isn’t it a little like his 34th season? Walters has been pulling the double shift since 1994, before many of us were born. But don’t call him old; the former St. Louis Steamer still scrimmages with his teams after school.

-Junior Jordynn Martin became the All-Time leading scorer in the history of Lady Lancer basketball with a 26-point game against Northwest on Jan. 28. It took her less than three full seasons to accomplish the feat. Just for fun, try switching the order of her initials (JM) and see what happens. Hey, I’m just saying.

-No, those aren’t Spartans that you’re about to hear in the gym. It’s just the boys volleyball team celebrating another point.

-He’s back. After spending his junior year at a tennis academy in Georgia, senior Mick Lyons returns to the boys tennis team as the clear number one seed.

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For the Lafayette baseball team, last year’s loss to Parkway South in Districts was especially tough.

After the Lancers gave up a six-run in the seventh inning and finished the season 12-10, tears were shed and text messages were exchanged by players trying to figure out what went wrong.

“I feel like it showed us to take nothing for granted. If you let your guard down for just a minute, it can change the season,” senior Josh Ojlenik said.

While the loss was disappointing, it left the team more determined to come back strong this season. In order to get a head start on offseason preparation, several players started showing up at Lafayette for informal practices in January, almost two full months earlier than usual.

Normally the team doesn’t start practicing together until the start of tryouts.

These activities include hitting and

throwing on Sundays and pitching sessions on Thursdays.

In addition, several members of the team also play for club teams during the offseason. As a result, some players are involved in baseball-related activities four or five days per week.

“A lot of guys are going over and beyond. It says a lot about the attitude going into the season,” senior Khalfani Mar’Na said.

With this sense of dedication and a talented mix of seniors and newcomers, the Lancers seem poised to make an improvement from last season. Players have even adopted the motto “This is our year”, making it clear that they expect great things from this year’s team.

“We’re pretty much determined to win State,” Ojlenik said.

The team is still optimistic despite having to replace three of its top four hitters from last year.

Senior Ryan Mansfield and Mar’Na return after batting .358 and .400, respectively last season and will join a group of promising

newcomers to form a strong lineup.Without mentioning any specific players,

DeNoyer said, “I know they’re capable of stepping up and having great seasons.

I cant think of one that I’m not excited about. We have a lot of talent in this program.”

On the pitching staff, senior Drue Bravo returns as the team’s most experienced hurler after going 2-3 in 29.3 innings last season.

“We’re a lot stronger [this year] and we have the potential to win a lot of games,” Bravo said.

He will be joined by senior Jake Busiek, who moved here from Florida this year and has committed to the University of Missouri on a baseball scholarship.

Before he even saw Busiek throw, Coach Scott DeNoyer expressed his excitement about what Busiek brings to the pitching staff.

“From what I hear, he’s a phenom. He’s also a professional prospect. If it all pans out, what a great addition to the staff. I can’t wait to see him pitch.”

The Lancers begin play on March 28, with a home game against DeSmet.

Junior Ryan Jones is best known for his dominance on the mats as a three-year varsity wrestling team. But he also serves as one of the presidents of Peer Mediation, where he works to settle problems between students before they escalate.

“We try to resolve conflicts before they’re fights or [are] getting violent,” he said.

Jones said that he plans to continue participating in the program for the rest of his high school career and even into the future if possible.

“It’s something I’d want to do in college,” he added.

As a center on the varsity football team and lacrosse midfielder, junior Dylan Puricelli is often recognized as a jock or athlete at above all other titles.

However, in spite of his competitive persona, he can just as easily be seen playing the viola in the Lafayette Symphonic Orchestra. Puricelli has been a student of the instrument for six years after he decided to start playing in 6th Grade.

“It’s something different. It’s kind of inter-esting how a bunch of different instruments come together to make one song,” he said

Puricelli says he plans to continue playing viola for the duration of high school, however will not pursue it in college and beyond.

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As the time to schedule draws to a close, some students find themselves missing the required credits to graduate. One recurring missed credit is Physical Education. To graduate, students must have one P.E credit, equaling one full year of classes. Personal Fitness and Wellness, also included in options for year long P.E classes, and Health are also required.

One point many students, and some staff, make is that playing a sport should satisfy the P.E and Personal Fitness and Wellness credits required to graduate.

Junior Ben Harman, a varsity basketball player, is one such student.

“If you take a 49 minute class every day for P.E, that’s less than a two-hour practice every day after school. You’re doing more physical activity in a sport than you do in class,” Har-man said. “Also, why take a test over a sport? By playing the game, you understand it. If playing a sport counts as a credit, that’s one more hour for a student to take a class they will enjoy, or a study hall to help with their workload.”

Junior Jake Eisele sees both sides.“It’s a good idea because a lot of people at

Lafayette play a sport, and I think that taking a gym class can be tedious just because you need that credit to graduate,” Eisele said.

“But the disadvantage lies here: If they made it to where your P.E credit could be taken care [of] with a sport, then you could

potentially have everyone sign up for a sport that they don’t love or enjoy.”

P.E teacher and former varsity girls basketball coach Denise Meyer, has a different solution.

“In general, I am not in support of sports counting as a Physical Education credit. In Physical Education we address two main types of fitness; Skill-Related Fitness and Health-Related Fitness. Being involved in a sport does not inherently enhance all aspects of Health Related Fitness nor teach the life-long skills for maintaining healthy lifestyles,” Meyer said.

“However, that being said, If the Rockwood requirements for P.E credits were increased to 3 or 4 credits I can see an argument for counting varsity sports as a P.E Credit. And, if that were ever to be a possibility it would be ideal for varsity athletes to have 7th Hour P.E, where they can work on Skill-Related Fitness as it relates to their varsity sport of participation.”

Offering another angle is varsity boys volleyball coach Doug Ell.

“For a lot of kids, it should count as a credit” Ell said. “If a kid has been playing a sport for four years, I don’t see a problem with it.”

Ell also said that the dilemma some students would face in this situation would be cuts, which could cause some students to scramble for credits junior or senior year.

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), does not have a specific ban against counting sports as a

Physical Education credit.The Missouri graduation requirements

state, “The State Board of Education has authorized…for school districts that wish to implement performance-based graduation standards as an alternative to the credit-based requirements. Courses offered for elective credit may include exercise or learning about team or individual sports.”

Coordinator of K-12 Health and Physical Education, Driver Education, Athletics and Intramurals Laura Beckmann does not see any positives in having a sport count as P.E. credit.

“Physical Education teaches standards about health and wellness,” Beckmann said. “Most athletes discontinue all activities when their sport isn’t in season. We are focused on developing lifestyle habits.”

Beckmann also does not see Rockwood making any plans to move toward counting a sport as any kind of credit.

“Rockwood believes in the whole child, not just athletes.”

Bellbrook High School, located in OH, made the change to allow sports to count as P.E. as, “a way to save money when faced with the reality of budget shortfalls.”

P.E classes that have low enrollment could potentially save money by cutting teachers, which Lafayette will have to do by the begin-ning of next year.

Even though Rockwood is in the process of budget cuts, they do not plan on making this change in the near future.

Debate continues over sports counting as P.E. credit Danielle Slauter / Reporter

As students play basketball in Physical Education classes, junior Markuice Savage and sophomore Jeremy Crowe participate in a pickup game. (Photo by Danielle Slauter)


Good Things Come in PairsMore than any other sport at Lafayette, the swimming and diving teams are close. Not only do they have a good team dynamic, but many of them are actually related.

There are seven pairs of siblings across the two teams, a common thread that adds a unique aspect to not only their relationships, but their athletic performance.

The trend of siblings who swim goes across the board, with two sets of sisters, three brother-sister pairs and two sets of brothers.

One of these pairs is senior Taylor Paskoff and sophomore Laura Paskoff, both success-ful members of the Lady Lancer State swim team.

“[Having Laura on the team] definitely makes me want to work harder, because I know no matter what I do, she will always be right behind me, or maybe in front of me,” Taylor said.

She added, “All athletes need someone to give them constant friendly competition to keep up the momentum. We don’t swim the same things, but when one of us does well, the other wants to do well, too.”

Laura enjoys the togetherness she experi-ences by having her sister on the team.

“I love having my sister as a teammate because we travel together and are on relays together,” Laura said. “Being on relays together is so much fun because we have a chance to cheer each other on and achieve something together.”

Junior Alec Morgan and freshman Beckah Morgan also share this bond.

“[Beckah] pushes me through her support and makes me want to do better...I always try to support her and if I see something I can help her with I always try to give her advice,”

Alec said. “We relate to each other and help each other with our swimming.”

The Morgans learned to swim together when they were in 4th and 6th Grade, respec-tively, and have been at it ever since.

“I would say [swimming] is a bit contagious,” Beckah said. “Once one fam-ily member gets involved, the rest seem to follow. We have two younger sisters who are also involved in swimming.”

For the Morgans, Beckah was that one. She began swimming year-round because

many of her friends swam, and it was only a couple years before older brother Alec joined her as well.

On the boys side are junior Lucas Bruder and sophomore Jeremy Bruder, whose relationship serves as motivation for them to do better.

“Having my brother around pushes me,” Lucas said. “I want to do my best because even though it may seem like an individual sport, it’s the hours of training and pushing each other that makes it a team sport. With Jeremy constantly pushing me and me push-ing him, it’s like a cycle where everyone wins and no one loses.”

Jeremy agrees.“I like having my brother on the team,”

Jeremy said. “He helps me train [breaststroke] and

motivates me to go faster during practice. We usually do the same races too so it helps to always have that competition right next to you. He pushes me and I push him on my good days, so like [Lucas] said, it’s a win-win situation,” he added.

The competition and closeness of playing a sport together can also be aggravating at times.

Senior Alyssa Shaw and sophomore Kelly Shaw, who are both divers, agree while they

do get along, being around each other so much isn’t always fun.

“It can get sort of annoying being with [Kelly] so much, but we still have a good relationship. We work at the same place, do the same sports, have two classes together and, obviously, we live together,” Alyssa said.

“Sometimes it’s frustrating having to be around her all the time,” Kelly said.

“But we get along for most of it. It is also frustrating when she’s better than me at some of the dives, but then I remember that we both have our strengths and weaknesses,” she added.

Kelly also has a theory on why the swim team attracts so many siblings.

“It’s because it’s a race. If you think about it, most siblings try and beat each other at everything. With swimming, its the same. It’s mostly an individual sport, so it’s your time, or score, against the other. You don’t work together to win, you compete against each other,” Kelly said.

The swimming siblings phenomenon makes perfect sense to Laura Paskoff.

“I think it’s crazy how there are so many siblings that swim together, but it makes sense because swimming is so time consum-ing and it just makes it easier. All of the siblings I know that swim together are the closest siblings I’ve ever met because we all grow up swimming together and have the same friends on the team,” she said.

Lucas and Jeremy Bruder also think the time commitment involved with swimming is a reason for the amount of siblings on the team.

“Since it is such a hard sport I think families are either all in or all out because it takes so much commitment,” Lucas said.

“Same,” Jeremy said. “I think brothers and sisters really pull each other into the sport.”

Siblings dominate swimming and divingChristine Jackson / Sports Editor

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This macaroni was also deli-cious. The bread crumbs were a nice touch and gave it a unique flavor. The only down-side was that the location is far away, so you can’t get this as often as some of the others.

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This ties with Noodle’s and Company as the best macaroni and cheese I have ever had. Chees-ology go even a step further, with a breaded crust, giving it a perfect texture.

It was pretty good. If I want some macaroni, I could definitely find better places to get some, but still enjoyable. It was a little more thick and had a richer taste than normal macaroni.

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Definitely a solid choice for macaroni. Panera used a white sauce and had the perfect consistency. This would be a good thing to get if you’re at Bread Co. and want to get something different.

The noodles were good, but not fantastic. The portion size was small for the price, however, the cheese is very creamy and thicker than some of the others, making it hard to eat anymore.

This is my favorite type of mac and cheese-rich, creamy, and white cheddar, it’s almost a mac and cheese casserole. Be careful, about halfway through the dish the richness becomes too much for me!

This mac and cheese in unique, with a creamy white cheddar and a texture that is slightly different than most macaroni. The biggest issue is the small portion size, which is definitely not worth the price.

They have an untraditional ap-proach towards it, they used a different runny sauce and used penne noodles. It wasn’t bad, but definitely not what anyone should order at Outback.

This is not the best mac and cheese around. The noodles were chewy and the cheese was very runny. The steak-house should definitely stick to steak at and leave the mac and cheese to someone else.

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School boredom is a necessary part of lifeTomorrow’s Answers Today

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On The ContraryMax Thoman

Managing Editor

“Third quarter slump? What’s that?”- Satchel Perry, 9

“I was in a first and sec-ond quarter slump, too, so third quarter isn’t much better.”- Sierra Buffam, 10

“I never do my home-work anyway, so I have not been very affected.”- Maddie Kuklo, 11

“As a senior, it has al-ways been hard to stay motivated.”- Chris Lenz, 12

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Let’s try to be honest. Who wants to be here?

Students of all ages have been ask-ing this question for ages, but it holds a special place in the hearts of seniors. Since our early years, we have dreaded this awful institution.

No matter how great the teachers and administrators (as Lafayette is blessed with an excellent staff), and no matter how successful or sociable school is for us, we have all at some point in our childhood hoped that some sort of terrible disaster would cause school to be called off (with a miraculous absence of casualty of course).

It seems that right at the end, this natural pain that our youth must face gets worse than ever.

Every morning I seem to be waking

up to the disappointing fact that I still have school.

Every day I must walk these God forsaken halls.

Every night I have to muster every ounce of perseverance in my being to prepare to do it again.

While I sleep, I dream of a wonderful life in college and my future as though it is some far off fairy tale that has eluded me for a lifetime (well, a fraction of a life time).

It seems as though half of the conversations I have every day have something to do with boredom, not wanting to be here or wanting the summer to come sooner.

Walking through the hallways, I am constantly reminded of the years that I have spent in this institution, and shut-ter at the thought of countless others

younger than me having to eventually suffer the same fate.

I am the face of senioritis. All exaggerations aside, this truly

is a pivotal time of our high school careers, not because of the infamous third quarter slump or the rampant par-ties, but because of the significant role this period plays in putting our lives in perspective.

By this, I mean senioritis plays an important role in making college life and beyond seem extravagant, rich and exciting.

While some may tell you to simply push through, ignore or self medicate this condition, I am telling you to embrace it.

Give in to the boredom and lack of activity.

Give in to the listless atmosphere.

Students should accept this time of year and the symptoms of senioritis as the dark of night before a bright dawn.

This condition is not fatal, although every year the student body loses sev-eral students to laziness and distraction.

Even though the symptoms of this condition are quite strong, this longing for an end is no more than basic anticipation.

These next few months are what is going to make life after high school worth it.

This is not merely some needless tribulation, as it will give us something for years to come to compare how much better our lives will be when we are out of this institution.

Seniors, don’t fight this disease, embrace it as this means we have finally made it.

With only five snow days allotted by the school board for the most recent school year district schedules, students are facing an imminent extra two days of school at the end of the year, taking the final day of school for high school students excluding seniors to May 31, the day after Memorial Day.

This jump in time, thanks to the extended holiday weekend, has been bombarded by comments on the Rockwood website, some in support of the chosen snow day schedule and others in dissent.

Username SM, who posted his comment on the Rockwood website’s “Snow Days: Adding them Up” story, was one such dissenter, saying, “Many districts use spring break days in order to keep the school calendar on track. Many schools have late start snow days. There were several snow days where the roads were clear before 10 a.m. and we could have started later on those days. Why doesn’t Rockwood look into these alternatives?”

On the other hand, username Work in Rockwood posted, “I understand that making alternate plans or moving around vacations is very frustrating, especially because I also have two kids in the district.

However, we need to trust that the district is making the best possible decision on this matter.”

Unfortunately, the subject is not up for debate.

The school district sets the district schedule in stone two years before each school year in order to close the questioning and in order to have a plan moving forward and for the past few years, that schedule has been the same concerning snow days.

It is the district’s current policy that snow days exceeding the five allotted are to be added onto the end of the school year, never taken away from other breaks or holiday weekends.

As such, the matter should have been put to rest on the web, but naturally it attracted arguments, petty comments and anonymous jabs from all over: students and parents alike.

Honestly, I could care less about the snow days. Of course, no one wants to attend school following Memorial Day, but I can deal with those necessary and state enforced rules.

It’s the pettiness of the anony-mous commentators which I cannot stand.

For an item which is out of their control, the adults involved within the debates have been ruthless and personal.

For instance, username TGJ wrote, “You parents that aren’t worried about your kids should be ashamed. Out of everyone in the world, you should think about the kids. Under no circumstances should safety come second.”

Though very much a voice of reason in my opinion, I could not help but notice the biting and the condescending tone, if not superior-ity complex, which this comment contained.

The same thing can be said about SAFTEYFIRST and their comment, reading, “WHINERS UNITE and take your vacations as planned! The last week of elementary school is a waste of time, as are CCL days, but we don’t need to go there!”

The complete lack of discipline and respect which this quote contains gets to me.

Teachers work throughout their days to emphasize the importance of schoolwork on the present, past and future of all students, and SAFTEYFIRST’s comment effectively unraveled all of that knowledge.

Not only that, but the fact that

SAFTEYFIRST doesn’t seem to understand the true importance of school, even at the elementary level, is alarming to me.

If this is a parent’s attitude towards school, I can’t help but wonder how a child views it.

Students, both of these people are parents. They are our mentors and our shapers.

They teach us. They made us who we are today. And right now, some are showing their true colors shrouded behind a blanket of anonymity which we call a username.

I am all for debate, but when debate turns to disrespect, I must draw the line.

They taught us to always be re-spectful, regardless of the encounter.

Isn’t it time for monkey see, monkey do?

Parents, I urge you to think about who you are representing out there. Yourselves, sure, but also your children.

Be the person you want them to be. Rethink your words before you display them for the entire world to see.

After all, if The Social Network has taught us anything, it’s that, “The internet is not written in pencil, it’s written in ink.”

Parents should realize the internet is written in pen

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Stars to: Gripes to:• Christina Aguilera botching the national anthem, and then tripping after a performance meant to honor Aretha Franklin at the Grammys. Nothing like messing up a tribute to a nation and a legend with millions watching to start off the year.

• The district running out of snow days. That’s no joke.

• The pot hole on Highway 109. For once they are not complaining about pot heads!

• Ice and snow building up in the parking lot. Fewer parking spaces, dangerous driving conditions ... school was not called off.

• Teachers being loud in the Academic Lab. Ironic....

• The warmth. Only in this city will we have five degree weather and eight inches of snow one week, and 60 degree weather a week later.

• Punxsutawney Phil for predicting a quick end to winter. Right 33 percent of the time, every time.

• Singles Awareness Day. Reminding us every year that we should really stop deleting those dating service advertisements in our e-mail.

• Third quarter slump being over. The lowest point of the high school year is almost at an end.

• The women who are man enough to ask guys to Turnabout. Wait... what?

stars & gripes

The Image staff is concerned with the attitude of our generation.

We are very different from our parents. We have made tremendous progress in what we do, think and say. We have moved past much of the prejudices that have hindered past generations.

We have become the most powerful voice in the market, as our interests shape and steer the economy. We have made leaps in under-standing and applying new technology and forms of communication.

The internet, through Facebook, YouTube and many other medians, and our ability to use it has allowed us to communicate with exponentially more people than our parents

ever did in high school.Yet, in place of past prejudice, sex and

drugs have become shockless components of our culture.

Simply turn on any MTV show such as

Skins or 16 and Pregnant and this will be apparent.

We do not even sway the markets without consequence, as the popularity of Ugg boots as well as violent drug wars on the border fought to meet our ever-growing demand for mari-juana (among many other drugs) illuminates the negative effects of our power of want.

Even the way we communicate is blem-ished, as the increasing quantity of “friends” we accumulate begins to overshadow quality friendship.

Believe it or not, an underlying cause here can be attributed to all of this. We believe it to be apathy.

Words and phrases such as “whatever” and “who cares” characterize our generation. Even our apparent progress no longer seems genuine in this light, as some prejudice may have subsided not due to passion being redirected to greater things, but rather due to a lack of passion in the first place.

Our technological progress may only have been in the name of simple convenience for ourselves, not a step forward for our civiliza-tion.

What we all must ask ourselves is whether or not we want out generation to move forward (or possibly just stay on the couch at home) under the banner of apathy.

Generation’s apathy creates reason for concern

Wats up?????

N2M. the usual boring stuff... :/

Alicia Mestre

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Picks of the Month

TV Show:Generation Kill The HBO miniseries based on the book of the same name follows a reporter who covers a rag tag group of elite marines, Bravo Company, deployed in Iraq at the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The characters are well developed even though there are only seven, hour long episodes.

The mood of the entire show is primarily humorous as the troop rough houses and makes fun of one another in an attempt to not lose their minds from boredom.

Artist:Darwin Deez

The American indie-pop group from New York City signed to the label Lucky Number.

Catchy guitar riffs paired with rhythmic bass and drum beats create upbeat vibes as well as haunting melodies that front man, Darwin Deez, compliments with his deeply emotional lyrics. He sings of the typical topics of love, pain and loss, but adds a refreshing lyrical twist.

Darwin Deez released a self-titled album in May of 2010. Hit singles include Up in the Clouds, Radar Detector and Constellations.

Event:Demetri Martin @ The Pageant This stand up comedian has his own TV show, Important Things with Demtri Martin on Comedy Central.

His jokes follow a stream-of-consciousness as he frequently uses deadpan one liners. Martin pairs his jokes with hand-drawn animations as well as musical instruments like a guitar, bells, piano, harmonica and even a tambourine.

Martin’s material is very down to earth and is something that everyday people can relate to.

He will be performing Friday, March 18, at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $35.

Movie:I’m Still HereThis in-depth documentary follows Joaquin Phoenix as he retires from his acting career to pursue hip hop.

Made by his brother in law, Casey Afleck, the film portrays Phoenix as a man who has reached a cross roads in his life and is tired of fitting the mold of Hollywood.

From a home recording booth, to night clubs, and even a meeting with Diddy himself, Phoenix attempts to find himself while the rest of the world mocks his transformation from a well-groomed actor to a scruffy rapper professing his daily struggles into the mic.

Book:Atlas ShruggedAyn Rand’s novel follows a railroad mogul, steel genius, play boy and a hero of sorts who try and undermine a steadily decaying economic struggle in the U.S. during presum-ably the early 1900s.

With a corrupt upper class of business men hell-bent on convert-ing the economy to an almost communistic structure it is up to an underground collection of reformed business executives to stop the decay and rebuild America.

Atlas Shrugged takes a look at what it means to sacrifice for the good of something greater.

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A celebration before the Christian period of Lent, Mardi Gras is traditionally a time of indulgence. Because Lent involves 40 days and 40 nights of materialistic sacrifice, these festivities usually include an all-out bash, full of the things that will soon be absent from daily life.

Junior Que Williams, a New Orleans native, has grown up around the celebratory activities that take place in Louisiana each March.

“My favorite part of Mardi Gras is how everybody comes together for a big event and celebrates,” he said. Though its home is in the heart of New Orleans, LA, St. Louis is host to the second largest Mardi Gras celebration in the country.

Language Arts teacher Jean Peters is very enthusiastic when it comes to Mardi Gras, but not for the same reasons as most. Peters takes interest in both the cultural and spiritual aspects of the celebration.

“Mardi Gras is tied to a spiritual tradition. You really are having this last hoorah before you prepare yourself for the season of Lent,” Peters said.

“It’s a lovely tradition,” she added. In their youth, Peters took her daughters to Soulard to get their fair share of thrown

beads and full experience of Mardi Gras. However, Peters has seen the declining trend of the holiday as many celebrate to the extreme.

“What has happened to Mardi Gras is that it is becoming just another reason to party,” Peters said.

The spiritual focus of the time is being pushed to the wayside, centering itself more around the beads, parades and festivities. Peters feels that Mardi Gras is becoming more of a pastime,

rather than a last moment of indulgence before the sacrifice of possessions and objects during Lent.

However, St. Louis offers events that remain true to the roots of the season.

Below are descriptions of some of the exciting affairs that are scheduled to take place up until the beginning of Lent.

For more information on dates, times, prices, and other events, go to

www.mardigrasinc.com.

Mardi Gras Madness

Where, when to Masquerade

Leanne Beasley & Maddie Johnson / Feature Editors

St. Louis provides entertainment, celebration before Lenten period

Soulard:Feb. 26 - Mardi Gras Run For Your Beads 5K

The 5K race begins at 9 a.m. All participants must pay $25 in advance or $30 on the day of the race. 1st place - Custom Mardi Gras 5K Medal, Southern Comfort Taste of Soulard Booklet, Mardi Gras Logoed Apparel2nd place - Custom Mardi Gras 5K Medal, Southern Comfort Taste of SoulardBooklet3rd place - Custom Mardi Gras Medal

Feb. 26-27 - Southern Comfort Taste of SoulardThe participating establishments in downtown Soulard open their doors for tasty samples of Southern-style comfort food. Cajun and creole, seafood, gumbo and barbeque are among the many dishes that will be served.

Feb. 27 - Beggin’ Pet ParadeThe Basics: This is a popular and free event that brings all thefestive canines down to Soulard to parade through the area.All dogs that want to participate must register and pay $10 to enter. This favorite is full of costumes, bacon and puppy love.

Feb. 27 - Petsmart Weiner Dog DerbyThe Basics: Dachshunds only! Weiner dogs, owners and lovers are invited to this free event in Soulard Market Park to watch these dogs run free.

Mar. 5 - River City Casino Grand ParadeThe most popular Mardi Gras Event in St. Louis, this parade attracts thousands of patrons all dedicated to having a great time. The parade snakes through the downtown area, and is one of the largest parades in the Midwest.

Mar. 8 - Lumiere Place Light Up the Night Fat Tuesday Parade

Growing larger each year in it’s attraction and attendance, thisparade in downtown St. Louis is fun for all ages.

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Listen Closely: Studio quality headphones becoming more prominent, stylish

“They have good bass and sound because of the built in subwoofer,”

freshman An-drew McBride said.

Price: $75

“The sound qual-ity is amazing. The

bass bumps, and the lyrics are

crystal clear. Not to men-tion they are noise

cancel-ling,” senior Josh Bacon

said.

Price: $300

“I just like the overall style and design. It’s

different. You get way more than you pay

for,” junior George Hyland said.

Price: $35

“The headphones cancel out a lot of noise. Compared to a lot of

expensive headphones, like the Dr. Dre Beats, these are a great choice for someone who does not want to pay $300 for a brand name. When

you’re choosing head-phones and are willing to pay that much, there are

much better choices than the overly glorified Beats,”

senior Stacy Zamskaya said.

Price: $32

Beats by Dre

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Panasonic RP-HTX7

Skull Candy G.I.

While most mp3 players come with their own set of earbuds, there are music enthusiasts who want to hear the most out of their tunes. Over the head, studio style headphones made by brands like Skull Candy, Sony, Samsung, Panasonic and Beats by Dre give people the option to spend as little as $30 or go all out and spend up to $300 on a pair of noise cancelling headphones with built in subwoofers. So, don’t be surprised if some of your friends can’t hear you yelling their names in the hallways.

Adam Harris / Entertainment Editor

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