St. Louie Style: Prom night nails
Paige Antolik, Reporter
April 23, 2012
With Prom approaching quickly, there are many girls stressed about dress alterations, finding the perfect shoes and making hair appointments. But one important aspect that can’t be overlooked is nails. With the right nail polish color or design, the perfect “fairy-tale” Prom look... Read more »
The Courage Within Our School
Karre Wagner, Reporter
April 16, 2012
Courage: the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger or pain. That is exactly what this month’s character breakfast recognized students for doing. The monthly character breakfast was held Thursday, April 12, 2012, up on the Shelf in the Commons. Every month teachers... Read more »
Lack of participation leads to decline in Lunches on the Shelf
McKayla Treat, Asst. Webmaster
April 9, 2012
During the 2011-2012 school year, the Class of 2012 seniors have only had one “Senior Lunch on the Shelf” event. This event is a time when seniors get to eat lunch on the shelf (or in the courtyard, in this year’s case) which is brought from a restaurant in the community. It usually... Read more »
The book to cure your Hunger Games pain
Sydnee Stottlemyre, Reporter
April 9, 2012
Hunger Games is the latest young adult trilogy to capture audiences. And because it isn’t just about a dreamy vampire and hunky werewolf, Hunger Games appeals to everyone; young, old, male, female. And if you’re like me, you had a hard time closing Mockingjay after reading the last page in the fast-paced,... Read more »
“The Hunger Games” movie impresses, stays true to book
Eric Deters, Guest Writer
April 8, 2012
Before attending the early screening of “The Hunger Games,” I had only a small pool of knowledge regarding the trilogy of books that the film was beginning to adapt to the big screen. I had of course seen the number of trailers that had been put out, and it looked very well made, but I didn’t know... Read more »
The problem with scare campaigns
Robert Hiller, Reporter
April 3, 2012
An influx of public service announcements (PSAs) appeared across school, brought to us by the Let’s Face It organization in partnership with the Rockwood School District. Let’s Face It has its goals set on creating a smoke-free environment for all St. Louis area residents. While I admire the effort... Read more »
Kony 2012 phenomenon sweeps the Internet enlisting national support
Leanne Beasley, Managing Editor
March 26, 2012
“Invisible Children uses film, creativity and social action to end the use of child soldiers in Joseph Kony’s rebel war and restore LRA-affected communities in central Africa to peace and prosperity.” This is the quote that heads the official Invisible Children website. On Monday March... Read more »
St. Louie Style: Color my world
Paige Antolik, Reporter
March 5, 2012
Looking around the majority of my classrooms, no colors seem to pop out at me. My eyes scan over an endless row of black, grey and white shirts. During New York Fashion Week 2012, colors dominated the runways. I think we need to take some tips from these debuting lines and start spicing up our wardrobes... Read more »
St. Louie Style: New York Fashion Week
Paige Antolik, Reporter
February 27, 2012
For those in the business, fashion week is year round. But for those of us still in school, we have one week to fully immerse ourselves into the world of fashion–during New York Fashion Week 2o12. Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz, New York Fashion Week (NYFW) started Feb. 9 and ended Feb. 16. Every... Read more »
Snow day that will never come
Karre Wagner
February 16, 2012
Everyone is watching outside of their windows and refreshing the internet page just waiting for Rockwood to be called off for a snow day. It seems like that snow day will never come. Staff and students have been waiting relentlessly for just one snow day this year. Teachers have been going through the... Read more »
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