Seniors prepare for annual Cardinal’s game
Gabby McDaris, Reporter
April 17, 2012
Every year Lafayette seniors hold a trip to Busch Stadium to watch a St. Louis Cardinal’s game, this year’s game will be held April 19 12:45 against the Reds. Associate principal Tim Jones said that the attendance this year is, “about 360 out of 460 seniors, that’s pretty good.” The... Read more »
EOC Exam Schedule
Molly White, Reporter
April 17, 2012
Starting on Apr. 30, End of Course Exams (EOC’s) will commence at Lafayette. These exams are mandated and only certain classes will be taking them. In the math department, Two-year Algebra 1, Part 2; Algebra 1; and SSD Math 2 will take an EOC. ... Read more »
District Art Show to take place April 21
McKayla Treat and Karre Wagner, Asst. Webmaster and Reporter
April 17, 2012
Da Vinci, Monet, Picasso and Van Gogh all started out as art students at one point in time, just like the artists within the Rockwood School District. The next Da Vinci, Monet, Picasso or Van Gogh could be a part of our school or district, and their artwork is going to be on display on April 21-22... Read more »
Choice Awards presented to students at April 4 ceremony
Maddie Henning, Asst. Webmaster
April 5, 2012
At 7 a.m. on April 4, a group of students were presented with aChoice Awards at the annual ceremony. Staff members, students and guests arrived in the Commons at 6:45 a.m. for a continental breakfast and then preceded to the Theatre for the awards. After a welcome speech from Principal John Shaughnessy,... Read more »
Renaissance fundraiser at St. Louis Bread Company April 3
Katie Blackstone, Reporter
March 31, 2012
The next Renaissance fundraiser is April 3 at the St. Louis Bread Company located in Wildwood from 4 to 8 p.m. Students should take the fundraiser flyer to the restaurant, which can be found at this link. The flyer can also be found at the Welcome Center and will be passed out at lunch on the day of... Read more »
Choice awards to take place on April 4
Brendan Donahue, Reporter/ Staff Photographer
March 29, 2012
On April 4, Lafayette will hold the Choice Awards in which staff members award students for their performance throughout the year. Students are awarded for numerous characteristics including academics, athletics and character. Nominating is open to any staff member, and while many participate... Read more »
SAT, ACT institutes new security innovations to prevent cheating
Kelly Carpenter, Business Manager
March 28, 2012
Beginning in September, ACT and SAT will develop a new security system in order to block students from cheating. Instead of only using a photo ID when registering to test, students will have to submit a photo of themselves when applying for a test. The photo will be printed on the student’s admission... Read more »
Sophomore Ring Ceremony
Abby Gwin, Reporter
March 28, 2012
The Sophomore Class will be presented with their class rings at the Ring Ceremony on Friday April 13. Accompanied by their parents, sophomore students will be served breakfast at 6:45 a.m. followed by the ceremony at 7 a.m. A parent speaker will talk about the significance of the ring to their children,... Read more »
District-wide ACT for Juniors
Karre Wagner, Reporter
March 28, 2012
Juniors are gearing up for the district-wide ACT test to be taken on April 24. In order to prepare for the test, since freshman year, teachers have been adding in the ACT styled questions to the test the students already take. Along with that, language teachers have been teaching the vocabulary needed... Read more »
Proposition R ballot approaching
Gabby McDaris and Katie Blackstone, Reporter
March 27, 2012
Lafayette could benefit greatly from a proposed bond issue going on the ballots April 3. In order for Proposition R to pass, 57.4% of votes must be yes. Proposition R will give Rockwood funds of $43.2 million for all schools. Lafayette would be able to have a many renovations including new light poles... Read more »
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