Lady Lancers take fifth at Springfield Invite
January 31, 2012
The Lady Lancers swimming and diving team travelled to Springfield over the weekend of Jan. 28-29 to compete against teams from throughout the bi-state area. They went in as the top-ranked St.Louis area team, and finished fifth overall with 201.5 points behind Rockbridge, Glendale, Notre Dame de Sion... Read more »
Video of the Week: Between Two Trees
January 31, 2012
Ever wonder what it would look like if Lafayette had a talk show? Wonder no longer. In this video, Marc Jendrycki asks Thomas Heney about his music career in a not so traditional manner.
Jan. 27 Print Edition
January 29, 2012
Jan. 27, 2012 Print Edition
Neeson’s ‘The Grey’ surprises, disappoints
Christine Jackson
January 29, 2012
If you’ve been anywhere near a TV in the past 2 months, you’ve no doubt seen the trailer for Liam Neeson’s latest thriller, The Grey. While the plot is nothing new (plane crashes, a few survive, they’re goal afterwards is to survive, blah blah blah), I still decided to see the movie.... Read more »
Turnabout
January 27, 2012
Top 10 Albums of 2011: From metal to pop
Brendan Donahue, Reporter / Staff Photographer
January 27, 2012
After photographing and attending over 50 concerts this past year, along with touring on the Vans Warped Tour, it was very difficult to finalize a list of the top albums of the year. But after much deliberation I have narrowed down the list (in no particular order) of what I believe are the overall... Read more »
Proposition R goes to voters on April 3 ballot
Maddie Henning, Asst. Webmaster
January 26, 2012
A proposed bond issue for 2012 would have given Rockwood funds for renovations and additions totaling $43.5 million. However, after discussions concerning the proposed bond issue during the Jan. 19 Board of Education meeting, the total was decreased to $43.2 million. The bond issue, now referred to... Read more »
Two students qualify for All-State Orchestra
Maddie Henning, Asst. Webmaster
January 26, 2012
Senior Richard Lu and junior Alan Lu have both qualified for the All-State Orchestra and will perform in the concert Saturday, Jan. 28. They will leave Jan. 25 to travel to the Tan-Tar-A Resort in the Lake of the Ozarks. The next two days will be spent rehearsing the piece that they will play in the... Read more »
Adele changing music forever
Karre Wagner, Reporter
January 26, 2012
A new rising star is changing the way that teens are not only listening to music but how they look at music as well. Adele Laurie Blue Adkins is giving teens a positive role model to look up to, showing boys and girls that a positive self image is everything. When told by her manager that she needed... Read more »
Newcomer starts swing dance club after learning to swing dance from friend
January 26, 2012
During the summer of 2011, junior Kevin Dick taught some of his friends how to swing dance. Among those friends was junior Kathleen Newcomer, and she has enjoyed swing dancing ever since then. When asked how he learned to swing dance, Dick said his sister taught him and she learned when she was in college. “It’s... Read more »
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