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Lafayette High School 17050 Clayton Rd. Wildwood, MO 63011

May 13, 2011 Vol. 42, No. 8

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Lunchtime has been revamped with some students and staff bringing in a variety of foods instead of the normal brown bag lunch. So, count out the average PB&J with a side of carrot sticks, unique meals have taken over...(See pages 10-11)

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An unusual array of lunches has begun to take over the cafeteria as some students and staff choose to change it up and make their food choices more interesting. From sushi to French baguettes, there are endless ways to mix up the monotony of a brown bag lunch. (Photo illustration by Max Thoman)

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Lafayette welcomes new Associate Principal Nisha Patel Gabby McDaris / Reporter Longtime district and Lafayette employee, Renee Trotier, announced she will be leaving her current position as Associate Principal for a position at Rockwood Summit as Principal.

“I chose RockNisha Patel wood Summit because I could adapt to the climate there,” Trotier said.

Principal John Shaughnessy said the school will miss her ability to connect with kids and her ability to build relationships.

“It’s difficult to leave here. I will miss the people the most. The relationships take a long time to build,” Trotier said.

A committee was selected to interview candidates for associate principal. The committee was made up of students, parents, staff members and administrators.

Freshman Michael Wefelmeyer was one of the students selected to be a part of the process.

“I was told that one of the principals thought that I would be a good choice,” he said.

Each person was given 10 questions to ask the candidates and then give their feedback to representatives from Human Resources.

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In the end, the district chose current Eureka High School Assistant Principal Nisha Patel to fill the position.

“She seemed like she genuinely cared about her students. She asked us what we liked best about Lafayette, and she was full of energy,” Wefelmeyer said.

Patel said she hopes to bring “a different perspective and different energy and enthusiasm.”

She also knows the scope of her job will be changing as she moves from an assistant to an associate postion.

“There will be a direct impact, and I will be overseeing the entire student body,” Patel said.

Although she looks forward to becoming a part of the Lafayette administration, Patel said she will miss being a part of the Eureka community and a part of a staff that’s so driven and cares about their school.

Patel said, “I’ve heard such great things about Lafayette. I’m looking forward to bleeding black and gold.”

Although Lafayette has hired a new administrator, there have been talks about budget cuts that could involve cutting an administrator in the future. So, what could this mean for the newest hire?

“It did not specify which principal. It said assistant as one of the options,” Shaughnessy said. He added that cut was just an option and not a sure thing.

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Design Team proposes cuts for 2012-2013

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Maddie Henning / Asst. Webmaster As Rockwood deepens its proposed budget cuts for the 2012-2013 school year, students, staff and residents are starting to realize the impact these cost reductions will have in the upcoming years.

The Design Team of Guiding Change, Rockwood School District’s Sustainable Budget Process, has released the draft of proposed budget cuts for the fiscal year 2013 (FY13), which will be the 2012-2013 school year.

The proposed budget cuts and revenue generators for FY12, the 2011-2012 school year, were just the tip of the iceberg when looking at Rockwood’s deficit.

Although only 10 of the 20 proposed options will directly affect high schools, some of the other options may have an indirect effect.

Proposed 2012-2013 Budget Cuts

Third in priority on the current draft is to, “Eliminate the number of extended contract days by five for Family and Consumer Science (FACS) teachers.

This will save an expected $62,000. Currently, FACS teachers are allowed five days before school begins and after school ends to prepare for and wrap up the school year.

They use this time to purchase supplies, buy groceries, and clean equipment.

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Though it will not directly affect high school students or staff, the draft proposes reducing or completely eliminating the elementary strings program.

In 2010-2011, strings was required for 3rd and 4th grade. In 5th grade, students could choose to enroll in strings or technology. In the 2011-2012 school year, 3rd grade students will be required to enroll in the strings program, but 4th and 5th graders will choose between enrolling in strings or technology.

However, if the proposed elimination on were to go through, strings would not be offered to any elementary students which would impact high school strings in the future due to a lack of early training for students.

The Board hopes that, with this draft, the Rockwood public is better educated about what the options are for budget cuts and why 1. Reduce building technology allocation budgets

Rockwood’s budget cuts may also these cuts are necessary. As the board stated 2. Continue transition of the technology support

extend into class offerings for the in their April 19 presentation, there have been model; replace remaining five part-time Computer 2012-2013 school year. about 10,000 comments online about residents’ Support Specialist positions with two full-time If the draft were to be approved by the opinions on what should or should not be cut. technical support specialists board, item five will eliminate middle school Rockwood Superintendent Bruce Borchers 3. Eliminate the number of extended contract days and 9th grade Exploratory Chinese classes. said that the Design Team and the Board will for Family and Consumer Science (FACS) teachers Chinese classes have not been as popular as have to take all the input they are receiving by five other languages offered. Sections for Spanish, 4. Eliminate budgeted amount for custodial from the public and combine it with what they

The draft says the 21st French, Latin, German and American Sign substitutes. know is necessary to help balance Rockwood’s option is to, “Reduce high school staff by eight Language will be based mainly on enrollment, 5. Eliminate Exploratory Chinese at the middle budget. full-time equivalents (FTE) points.” saving $42,000. school and remove the course offering at the high He said the input is, “another piece of A point is the equivalent of one full-time school (no current enrollment) developing [the Design Team’s] understanding.” teacher, including benefits, which means each 6. Reduce ECA (extra-curricular) and co-curricular Borchers acknowledged that residents high school will have to cut the equivalent of budgets district wide may bring up ideas that the Design Team did eight full time teachers. Students would have 7. Reduce elementary strings program not think of when developing this draft of 8. Standardize the number of extended contract

Middle and high school counselors, fewer choices for classes and staff would have proposed cuts, so he says, “We will go back days for secondary school counselors increased responsibilities. who are now allowed 15 to 20 days after the as a Design Team and meet for several more 9. Reduce the number of high school assistant For the 2011-2012 school year, high school school year ends, depending on the school, days based on the input that is happening [at principals by four staffing costs will be reduced by $720,000. This Date: will only be•given a district fax wide standard 15 Sales Rep: 636-332-2809 phone 636-332-6041 meetings and online].

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May 13 2011

Leaving a legacy:

Retiring teachers share favorite memories, parting words

Alicia Mestre / Reporter

Michele Atkins

Position: Science teacher for 20 years Favorite Memory: “One year a student donated an industrial sized horseshoe magnet to the Science Department. While doing a demonstration with it, the hands on my watch bent and another science teacher’s credit cards were all demagnetized. Science demos don’t always turn out as they are intended!”

Parting Words: “The LHS community is a community in every sense of the word. They work hard, take a little time to play, and care for one another, as well as others. I have been proud to be part of that community for 20 years.”

Catherine Dantin

Position: Language arts teacher: 18 years at LHS, 27 in Rockwood, 30 in teaching.

Parting Words: “Enjoy every day-- the years fly by!”

Marty Margalski

Position: Physical Education teacher and girls Track Coach for 25 years.

Will Miss: “The whole Lafayette community-All the teachers, students, secretaries and everyone else.”

Parting Words: “Stay close, take care of each other, and get through the hard times together.”

Cheryl Nieroda

Position: Special Education Parting Words: “Students: always work hard, do you part in your education. I don’t think you realize what a great school you go to. Teachers: Your days until retirement are not as far off as they may seem. The time goes by quickly.

Remember why you became a teacher.

Randy Seagrist

Position: Science teacher for 24 years, Boys Cross Country Coach and Boys Track Coach Favorite Memory: “Coaching athletes to the State track and cross country championships.”

Will Miss: “The great kids at Lafayette, the best there are anywhere!”

Parting Words “This is a great place, keep it that way!”

Pam Senti

Position: Fine Arts Department Chair, art teacher Parting Words: “Never drop the bar of excellence.

Remember that bar should only move one way, up. Support each other through difficult times and always celebrate the successes. Stay balanced. Remember diversity is a strength. Protect the arts. The arts are not just important in schools and communities, they are vital for a complete life and for nurturing the creativity necessary for all fields in the future.”

Art Department Chair Pam Senti smiles next to a portrait of herself entitled “The Matriarch.”

Tim Kuklo, one of her AP Art Studio students created the work for her in 2010.

Science teacher Randy Seagrist poses with tea and posters of some of his favorite things. “It would be perfect if I had my animal crackers,” he joked.

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Secretaries, support staff make 2010-2011 their final year at LHS

Hall Monitors Joseph Belfiore:

Janet Burnley: Position: Production Center staff member for 11 years; Classroom Assistant in the Computer Lab for 11 years Favorite Memory: “Seeing the changes in Technology has been quite amazing. When I started in Production there were no computers just type writers. Computers came about two years later. The technology was quite different and often took longer than just typing.”

Parting Words: “Everyone who works or attends Lafayette should feel fortunate to have had an opportunity being part of the Lafayette Community. Education is the window to the world.”

Position: Hall Monitor for 9 years, 6 months Parting Words: “You have a free will. Any choice you make is yours, no one else’s.

Keep your word when you say something, stand by it. Don’t lie about anything. The world is a big tough place. Learn, listen, and look. Change what you can. Don’t worry about small stuff. Always be happy.”

Jan Vernetti:

Mike Schraier:

Position: Secretary in the College and Career Center for 21 years Will Miss: “Interacting with students and working with Ms. [Beth]Brasel and Mr. [Chris] Ramsay.”

Parting Words: “Class of 2012, schedule your appointment with Ms. Brasel and Mr. Ramsay soon!”

Position: Hall Monitor for 15 years Favorite Memory: “One that was quite memorable was helping to fight a curtain fire that started in the “old theater”. We ended up evacuating the school while the fire department made sure it was extinguished. That incident made the school paper.”

Jeannine Wesley:

Position: Study Hall Monitor for 30 years Favorite Memory: “When Lafayette won the State Wrestling Championship and finished second in boys basketball.”

Parting Words: “Be involved in the school community; support each other.”

Bill Zieseniss: Secretary to the Principal Betsy Zieseniss relaxes in the Principal’s Office where she has worked for 21 years.

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Position: Secretary to the Principal for 21 years (25 years in Rockwood District) Parting Words: “Each principal [I worked for] has had a passion for both the students and learning. Each principal has worked hard to not only maintain Lafayette’s many accomplishments, but to encourage, support and provide opportunities to surpass past achievements. All visionaries, each principal had his own insight as to the direction to take LHS--and interestingly enough, they built on each others’ strengths.

Position: Hall Monitor for 9 years Favorite Memory: “The most memorable event I recall while working at LHS was the very solemn ceremony held outside at the base of the flagpole, attended by a large number of staff and students, commemorating the second anniversary of the attack on America on Sept. 11, 2001.”

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May 13, 2011

Staging an Intervention:

Administration takes action to reduce number of failing students As the semester comes to a close, many students worry about pulling that B up to an A or that C up to a B, but there’s always a minority of students looking to pull out of the failing zone and into the D range to avoid summer school or more serious consequences.

The students in the failing range aren’t the only ones who worry about the summer school curse. While students and their parents are inevitably affected, Lafayette’s staff also concerns itself with students at-risk to fail.

Both the Administration and Counseling Department have methods for helping students in the failing range.

This year, the administration instituted a Pyramid Response and Intervention Plan for students, which ranges from simple measures like examining student test scores and grades, all the way to having teachers intervene and talk to at-risk students one-on-one.

According to the data provided by Assistant Principal Matt Dieckhaus and supported by Associate Principal Renee Trotier, fewer students are failing this year compared to previous years.

The data presented from Dieckhaus shows that during the first semester of the 2009-2010 school year 329 students failed, whereas first semester of this year only 145 students failed.

The intervention process has teachers from all grade levels meet with grade-level principals to get names of students at risk for failing. The teachers then talk to and assist the students in pulling them out of the risk zone.

Trotier said out while the administration realizes failing students are a minority, the school also recognizes that there are “intentional non-learners,” those that just aren’t asserting themselves to complete their school work, and “failed learners” who legitimately need outside help to succeed.

The Counseling Department also has a program entitled Result-Based Counseling, which is mostly focused on students who are on risk to not graduate.

Counselors look at second semester juniors and seniors who are either credit deficient (more the 6-7 credits at risk to not graduate) or overall not on target to graduate.

Counselor Katie Vargas said, “The steps we take involve tutoring and pulling students out of class regularly to talk to them. We make sure they are getting extra help such as the tutoring and the Academic Learning Center (ALC).”

Counselors will suggest Zero Hours and connect students with outside help and even night school so that they have the ability to graduate.

The counselors also maintain constant

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Year Programs such as the Pyramid Response and Intervention plan and the Results Based Counseling method help to reduce the mumber of failing students. Over the past six school years, the number of failing grades has steadily been decreasing. (Data courtesy of Assistant Principal Matt Dieckhaus) contact with the students to ensure that they are making progress.

Lafayette staff have been very progressive in their actions to prevent students from fail-

ing. According to data, the number of students failed is set to fall even below its already low mark as a result of the Intervention and Result Based Counseling processes.

Class of 2011 prepares for final farewell McKayla Treat / Reporter On May 25 at 7 p.m. the Class of 2011 will walk across the stage at the Chaifetz Arena and will finally be rewarded for all of their hard work over the past four years.

Students will remember this ceremony for the rest of their lives. As they walk across the stage, Pomp and Circumstance will be heard throughout the arena. Some view this ceremony as an end, while others view it as a beginning. This ceremony is called graduation.

“My favorite part [of graduation] is the atmosphere of the Chaifetz Arena; watching all of our students parade in is a really cool thing,” Principal John Shaughnessy said.

Senior Nathan Ashley is looking forward to receiving his diploma at graduation.

“I think my favorite part about graduation is going to be walking on stage and seeing all of my friends in the audience while I get my diploma,” he said.

Others, however are simply hoping to get through graduation without being in a video that will end up on America’s Funniest Home Videos.

Senior Rachel Dennis said she is keeping her fingers crossed that she will “[make] it all the way to the podium without tripping for the diploma.”

The graduating class of 2011, along with students, family members will all be watching as classmates receive diplomas and give speeches.

“Each graduate receives ten tickets but we’ve never turned any families away if they needed a few more,” Shaughnessy said. The Chaifetz arena seats 10,600 people, according to its website.

On the night of graduation, the Senior Class has the option to participate in Senior Celebration which will be held at the Doubletree Hotel.

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Shaughnessy agreed, “Senior Celebration is an opportunity for our seniors to have a very safe environment in which to celebrate, spend time together, acknowledge, [and] reflect on four years of high school.”

“Seeing everyone for one of the last times will be bittersweet but crazy too,” Dennis said.

Hardcastle said the event will include a variety of food and activities for the seniors.

“There is an abundance of food, and the activities include inflatables, caricature artists, air brush tattoos, casino games, [and] a hypnotist, along with prizes and raffle baskets to win,” she said.

All throughout the course of one day, the graduating Class of 2011 will receive their diplomas, reflect on their four years at Lafayette and participate in their last big class activity before everyone goes their separate ways.

Finals Schedule Underclassmen:

Tuesday, May 24: 5th hour Wednesday, May 25: 1st and 2nd hour Thursday, May 26: 3rd and 4th hour Friday, May 27: 6th and 7th hour

Seniors:

Standard Classes: Friday, May 13: 0 hour Tuesday, May 17: 6th and 7th hour Wednesday, May 18: 3rd and 4th hour Thursday, May 19: 1st and 2nd hour Blocked Classes: Tuesday, May 17: 3rd and 7th hour (B) Wednesday, May 18: 2nd, 4th, 5th & 6th hour (C) Thursday, May 19: 1st hour (B)

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image Beginning in high school and even earlier, images of college are crammed into the heads of students.

While many quickly decide what type of school they would like to attend, others find the process of applying for schools, scholarships and housing overwhelming. Seniors and staff have tips and cautions for preventing a stressful application process.

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Panel of Experts Chris Ramsay Title: College Admissions Specialist

Stacy Zamskaya College Plans: Robert Morris University

Sean McGarity

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Do prep work before senior year

“Take the ACT as many times as you can junior year. That way you don’t have to worry about it senior year when so many other things are going on,” Ruyle said.

Utilize the summer

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“The summer is a great time for campus visits and research. If college requires an essay, I think brainstorming possible topics is a good idea to do over the summer. The summer should be the time that students start to get their list of possible colleges,” Ramsey said.

Narrow down your list of colleges

“After summer research, students can come back to us in August with a list of possible colleges they want to apply for. They can use that list of maybe three, five or ten colleges to really focus on what would be best for them,” Ramsay said.

Apply for scholarships

College Plans: Transfering from WCC to Missouri University of Science & Technology Jacqueline Yap College Plans: Emory University

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Evaluate yourself

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Learn the deadlines

“Some schools will have earlier deadlines, some will have later, but a good rule of thumb is to turn in your applications before winter break. Using the list of colleges you have, you can look at the deadlines for applications or scholarships and then prioritize which schools you are going to apply to first according to which schools have the earlier deadline dates,” Ramsay said.

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“First, narrow down your list of possible schools and find which schools have certain scholarships.

Make sure you know your deadlines. To start with, apply for school specific scholarships. Then look for outside scholarships, either local scholarships or scholarships from Lafayette. You can also go to sites like www.fastweb.com to find a large variety of scholarships,” Zamskaya said.

Plan with Counselors

“If you apply for community college, you have to talk with a counselor about whether you eventually want to transfer or not. If you do, they pretty much take care of everything for you,” McGarity said.

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“It’s important to work on applications through fall semester. There is summer work involved to be able to do that. If you apply late, then you are behind on scholarships, registering for classes, even deciding where you are going to go,” Ramsay said.

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“Be well informed about yourself so that you can have a wide variety of topics to discuss at college interviews and for essays. It’s also important to evaluate yourself so that you know what the best type of college for you would be,” Yap said.

Do’s and Dont’s Do: Apply early. “Apply as early as you can, but wait until you have everything you need to have the best application you can have,” Zamskaya said.

Stay informed. “Keep in mind that some of your scholarships, like Bright Flight, won’t carry over from one school to another if you transfer at all during college,” McGarity said.

Don’t: Overdo it. “Don’t overload yourself by applying to too many colleges or else you will really start to stress out,” Yap said.

Apply late. “I missed out on housing and scholarships because I applied at the very last deadline,” Ruyle said.

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May 13, 2011

Barely there:

Barefoot running fad sweeps through boys track Sydnee Stottlemyre / Reporter

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According to WebMD, many doctors and researchers caution individuals to ease into barefoot running.

“You have to break into it.

That’s the biggest, most important thing. If you go away all at once, you’ll stretch your muscles too much and could get really injured,” Uebelein said.

Sinanan said, “I started out in Nike shoes, 5.0. I only walked around in them and wore them to practice once a week.”

Sinanan said the entire process took nearly three weeks to a month. For Uebelein, however, it took nearly a month and a half to completely adjust.

Besides the risk of internal injury, a leading concern associated with running barefoot is the risk of external injury.

Brandon noted a major downfall to running barefoot is lack of protection on the foot itself. Without cushion, there is no guard against any dangerous elements that might be present on outside terrain.

The solution many distance runners have are Vibram shoes.

“The model called the KSOs, which stands for ‘Keep Stuff Out’ cost $85. The Kilos, the more running ones are $100,” Uebelein said.

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Most athletes take care to find the optimal performance shoe. However, some student athletes at Lafayette have stopped lacing to up to jump on board with a new trend—running barefoot.

All across the country, organized barefoot runs have been accumulating members fast.

Much of the new fad’s outbreak may have stemmed from American author and journalist Christopher McDougall’s book, Born to Run, which climbed its way onto the New York best seller list.

Junior Caleb Uebelein, varsity track member, started the trend at Lafayette.

“Freshman year, when I was in track and cross country, I was getting a lot of injuries that didn’t feel that great,” he said.

The following summer, Uebelein read Born to Run, which sparked his curiosity.

Uebelein began researching the benefits of running barefoot and studying how if affected the biomechanics of running. He found it was not only more efficient for his speed and technique, but comfortable too.

“They thought I was crazy,” Uebelein said of his coach’s reaction to his new unique method.

However, as he eased himself into running barefoot full time, Uebelein found improvements in his speed and physical well-being.

According to WebMD, scientists at Harvard University have used motion and force analysis

to prove the new running trend isn’t about what’s on or off your feet; in fact, it’s about how your feet strike the ground.

Running in tennis shoes will likely cause the heel of the foot to absorb substantial impact, while running barefoot naturally changes the runner’s stride so that the balls of the feet absorb the ground shock.

The runner’s momentum is then concentrated forward, which reduces the collision force.

Uebelein said, “You get to feel the calves working more and your Achilles tendon instead of landing flat. You feel like you have more turnover. You feel quicker and lighter.”

Junior Brandon Sinanan, also a track runner, said, “It shortens your strides. You notice that you’re not taking big leaps and bounds to land on your heels.”

Supporters say that injury and pain levels are dramatically decreased when running barefoot.

However, not everyone is about to shed their shoes completely.

Girls Distance Coach Scott Brandon said, “The problem with [barefoot running] is it’s a fairly new trend. For young people, high school aged, I wouldn’t want my kids doing it personally because of the dangers of stepping on something like glass, a bottle cap, rusty nails, or something like that. For an adult, I think it’s an okay thing for them to try, but to do it slowly on their own terms.”

keep you as close to nude as possible, as to not change the natural turnover of the foot.

Although the trend is growing fast nationwide, only four members of the track team are regular bare-footed runners.

“It’s a growing number. Very small though,” said Sinanan, who has adopted Uebelein’s technique. Nevertheless, the two noted a few underclassmen have followed suit in warm-ups.

For anyone else thinking about trying out the new fad, Uebelein has some advice.

“Break into it really slowly. It might feel great at first, but you’ll get injured if you do it too quickly…be patient,” he said.

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From Snowstorms to Celebrities: No one could have predicted that the 2010-2011 school year would be full of so many surprises. (1) The first day of school fire alarm, (2) the Homecoming Dance fire alarm, (3) the stadium vandalism, (4) the Governor’s visit and (5) the snowy winter made the Top 5 most memorable events of the year.

2010-2011 events surprising, memorable Hannah Boxerman & Grace Bueckendorf / Feature Editor & Webmaster

1. August 17, 2010

The new school year got off to an “alarming” start when class-bound students on the first day of the year found themselves herded out of the building at the sound of the fire alarms. Luckily, there was no fire; the culprit was low water pressure and classes resumed as normal.

“At first I thought it was a joke; it wasn’t,” freshman Katherine Kelly said. “I was kind of angry because I didn’t get to eat lunch.”

2. October 16, 2010

During the Homecoming Dance, the fire alarm went off. The administrators presume it was triggered by the smoke machine running through the entirety of the dance.

Students stood confused in the parking lot for over twenty minutes before the school was cleared by the fire department. On whether or not there will be a fog machine at next year’s dance, Berry said, “We won’t have a smoke machine next year. Not if it’s going to have a chance of setting the alarms off [again].”

“It was really weird because when we left, they were playing ‘Evacuate the Dance Floor,’ and when we came in, it was another song related to fire,” sophomore Korynne Hendges said.

3. October 22, 2010

In an apparent attempt to spark the LafayetteMarquette rivalry, someone spray-painted a giant blue “M” on the stadium field.

The marking included a 7-2, which is what Marquette’s record would be if they defeated the Lancers.

Rockwood’s maintenance staff ended up painting an even bigger “L” on the center of the field to cover the vandalism.

“It’s awesome. It adds to the rivalry. Lafayette thinks they’ve been better in the past but we’re trying to make it a big old rivalry again. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it,” Marquette’s senior quarterback Matt Seevers said.

5. Winter 2010-11 4. January 14, 2011

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon paid a visit on his tour of Missouri high schools that participate in the A+ program.

During his tour, he walked into Math Department Chair Danna Phillips’ classroom, taking her by surprise. “He’s a lot bigger than I thought he was. They didn’t prepare me for his entourage of reporters, his wife and such. It was fun and neat to have him here,” she said.

He also spent time in social studies classrooms with Brittany Trott and Steve Klawiter before holding a press conference in the Library.

Snow took the student body and staff by complete surprise. Adding up to seven snow days, the calendar had to be adjusted to compensate for the missed school.

In addition to the many snow days, there was also the day that school was on, but the weather was hazardous.

On March 14, an unexpected snow storm came, and school didn’t get called off. Students and staff members struggled to come in. Many came in late, and some didn’t come at all because of the weather complications. Even administrators felt the burn of the wintry weather.

“I didn’t get to school till 9:15 a.m. I live in Eureka and it took me two hours to get to school,” Assistant Principal Mandy Lewis said.

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Students, staff take a bite out of interesting lunch choices and go...

Mommy Knows Best Junior Maria Tocco is used to fending off her friends’ requests to share her lunches, which friend junior Molly Stoops describes as, “amazing.”

“My mom packs my lunch every day, and it’s always something interesting. It’s never the same,” Tocco said.

She has brought home-made dishes from pastrami to enchiladas.

“My mom makes [my lunch] a huge whole meal,” she said. “She made the enchiladas, but also made a bean salsa and added a big container of rice and some chips.”

Tocco says her most memorable meals have been the enchiladas, elaborate sandwiches, pastrami pizza, seafood pasta, and home-made macaroni and cheese, a favorite among her friends.

“When I was younger I always bought my lunch, and I think now that I’m older it’s about being healthier,” she explained. “My mom makes my lunch so why not do that? Plus, I don’t have to spend money on lunch.”

Although Tocco claims she rarely shares because, she wants to “hog it all to myself,” her friends at the lunch table are sure to sample the interesting meals anyway.

“Don’t worry. If it looks really good, we’ll just steal some of it,” Stoops said.

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mid the cafeteria’s red plastic trays and brown paper bags, students may catch a glimpse of less-than traditional lunchtime fare as some students and staff forgo the lunch line and peanut-butter sandwiches for more interesting cuisine.

Whether it be sushi, enchiladas or home-smoked barbecue, these Lancers are going way beyond the brown bag.

Chef Jones Not only does junior Ryan Jones pack his own lunch, but he cooks it too.

Jones is a member of the Foods 3 class, a cooking class which meets before lunch. He nearly always brings leftovers from class to the lunch table, which he shares with his friends.

“At first we started out with sweets, so I’d have strudel and blueberry pies and stuff,” Jones said. “But now we’re cooking actual food I just make a little extra and bring it as my lunch.”

Jones’ unconventional lunches have included sushi, tiramisu and spiedini, an Italian dish made with steak, hardboiled eggs, and marinara sauce.

Before taking Foods, Jones, who is considering pursuing a culinary career, says he purchased lunch every day from the lunch line.

“I definitely like this better,” he said.

However, Jones’ interesting lunches receive a variety of responses from students.

“People will come up to me, really confused and ask, ‘Why are you eating sushi? Where did you get that?’” Jones said.

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Child Nutrition Services Manager Wendie Bening discusses health, menu changes

Hannah Boxerman / Feature Editor

Barbeque for Two Lafayette administrators count supervising lunch shifts among their many duties.

For Assistant Principals Matt Dieckhaus and Tim Jones, however, some lunch shifts become an occasion to enjoy a barbeque meal.

About once a month, Dieckhaus, who barbecues in his spare time, will pack a picnic-style lunch for he and Jones to enjoy.

This “barbeque for two” includes Dieckhaus’ choice of meats, buns and steak sauce.

“I have a large competition smoker. I cook various kinds of pork, chicken, brisket, hams and turkeys. Whenever I’m going to cook I send out emails to parents and staff and ask if they’re interested in some of the meat. But I always make a little extra and that’s when I bring it in for me and Dr. Jones,” Dieckhaus said.

“Every once in a while he’ll insult me by bringing in some cheap restaurant barbeque,” he added.

Although Dieckhaus visits the lunch line every Friday, he prefers to pack his own lunches, which usually contains one of his favorite types of meat.

However, he claims Jones is not as picky.

“Honestly, Dr. Jones will eat anything,” Dieckhaus said. “But he really loves my barbecue.”

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•The most popular items in the lunch line are ravioli, pizza and Bosco sticks. These items will remain for the 2011-2012 year.

•A major focus of menu changes for next year will involve switching to healthier items. Although the cafeteria already adopts health food measures such as baking instead of frying and offering low-fat dressings and leaf lettuce in the salad bar, “We are becoming more vegetable-oriented, and moving away from starch items. Items like french fries and potatoes may go down to once a week,” Bening said.

•Health changes aren’t unique to Rockwood; “The attempt to promote health in the lunch line is at the national level, it’s not just us,” Bening added. She and the cafeteria staff notice that popular items like pizza often prompt students to buy two lunches in one lunch shift. “They love pizza,” she explained.

•Bening said the key to developing good nutritional habits is to start teaching nutrition at the elementary and middle school level. “By the time you’re in high school, it’s difficult to control what you eat,” she said.

“Baguette Boy” For senior Scotty Carlson, simply enjoying his favorite bread as part of a sandwich is not enough.

Carlson often includes an entire French baguette in his lunch.

“I love French bread. I just bite right into it,” he said. “It’s delicious.”

“I have a friend who works at St. Louis Bread Company, and a couple times a month she’ll give me baguettes,” he explained.

On the days Carlson receives the loaf, he must carry it around to some of his classes before lunch.

“It’s wrapped in a bag, but people know it’s a baguette,” Carlson said.

However, he doesn’t mind the attention his unconventional lunch choice draws from students.

“I get some strange looks,” Carlson said. “But I don’t care.

It’s my food.”

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May 13, 2011

Back In Action

After having career sidetracked by brain tumor, LHS alum Brett Hendricks begins his comeback Gian Wessel / Sports Editor Until around this time last year, Brett Hendricks had lived the typical life of a hopeful baseball prospect. He took what he calls the “normal track” of a Lafayette athlete, going from the school’s freshman team to eventually becoming the starting varsity catcher.

After hitting .358 and leading the Lancers in doubles as a senior, Hendricks signed to play at Bradley University in 2007 and then transferred to George Mason University (GMU) in 2009.

That’s where his career went off course.

It all started a year later on April 30, 2010 with an accident that seemed minor at the time.

Hendricks was catching in the eighth inning of a game when an opposing batter struck him in the helmet with a backswing.

In a story on GoMason.com, Hendricks recalled, “The next morning I woke up and felt awful. I couldn’t focus and felt like there was a rock on my head.”

At the time, doctors thought it was nothing more than a concussion.

But following a second concussion in August, doctors discovered a brain tumor while running a routine MRI. “I was definitely scared because when you hear tumor, you think cancer,” he said.

Without the concussions, Hendricks would likely still have the tumor without knowing it.

Luckily, he had the most common type of adult

tumor and received treatment at Washington University’s nationally recognized Neurosurgery Department.

With a relatively simple procedure, Hendricks had the tumor removed on Jan. 28, 2011.

And that’s when his comeback began, but not without a return to his old stomping grounds.

Unable to play baseball or even drive a car, Hendricks took a job as a parking lot attendant at Lafayette earlier this year.

In addition to also working in the Library during the day, he serves as an assistant to the varsity baseball team after school.

This allows him to watch his brother, junior Jay Hendricks, play from up close and work with the team’s catchers.

“He’s very encouraging and laid back.

When you mess up he doesn’t get mad, but he’ll tell you what you did wrong. He has a good mind for the game,” junior Erik Schou said.

Hendricks also benefits from the extra bullpen time, which will certainly help in his transition from catcher to pitcher.

He recently joined the Bridgeton Knights in the St. Louis Metro Collegiate League along with a group of fellow Lafayette alumni.

With the help of his father and coach, who both pitched at a high level during their careers, he hopes to return to GMU this fall for his final year of eligibility.

“Everything happens for a reason. I value life more now and it made me realize how fleeting life can be,” Hendricks said

Top: Shown here with senior pitcher Dan Droege, Brett Hendricks coaches Lafayette pitchers as an assistant to the varsity baseball team (Photo by Gian Wessel). Inset left: After having surgery to remove a tumor, Hendricks recovers at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Inset right: At George Mason University, Hendricks takes his spot behind the plate as the team’s starting catcher (Photos courtesy of Brett Hendricks).

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Two-Headed Monster Caldwell, Orange excel among top local hurdlers Photo by Gian Wessel

Dominic Corvington / Reporter Two years ago when they were first introduced to the hurdles by Assistant Track Coach Scott Sissom, neither Chris Caldwell nor Chris Orange possessed any natural liking of what would soon become their headlining events.

But now in their junior campaigns, these standout track athletes have emerged as two of the area’s most elite hurdlers.

Despite their dislike for hurdles as freshmen, Caldwell and Orange showed the ability to win at the junior varsity and varsity levels,

which brought them newfound interests.

“Well, Sissom had me try them out and I didn’t even want to do hurdles. And then I started working at it and got better and started winning,” Orange said.

As the season progressed, they each found a niche in their respective events as Caldwell took over the 110m (meter) hurdles and Orange governed the 300s.

Orange would eventually go on to reach the State meet where he took 11th overall.

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Here, “Chris and Chris” both placed as Orange took 7th in the 300 meter hurdles and Caldwell placed 4th in the 110m. Such triumph only a year after taking up the event made them aware of their skills in the event.

“It felt pretty good. I don’t let it make me cocky or whatever. Great talent takes great responsibility and you just gotta make sure you keep up with it,” Caldwell added.

More recently, Caldwell’s time of 14.30 seconds in the 110m hurdles ranks second in

Missouri. Orange trails him at third with a time of 14.43, and is ranked 10th in the 300m.

Now as they prepare for a return to State, Caldwell and Orange will look to utilize each other as competitors to get better and reach their shared goal of a State championship.

“I think having Chris [Caldwell] to push him [Orange] is good. They treat each other with respect,” Sissom said.

“We always wind up in the finals together so we view each other as motivation, but we still see each other as competition,” Caldwell said.

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Baseball

Girls Soccer

Water Polo

As of May 9, the Lancers were 14-8 and held a 9-6 Conference record that was good for fourth in the Suburban West. The team recovered from a 1-4 start to the season by going on a 13-4 run, with two of those losses against Conference-leading Parkway South (19-3).

The Lady Lancers were ranked first in the Suburban West Conference as of May 4 with a record of 5-1-0 (12-7-0 overall). The team has also fared well in tournament play coming second in their pool at the St.Dominic/Howell North Shootout and going 2-1 in the Wester-Kirkwood Soccer Challenge With 10 goals and four assists so far this season, junior Colleen Cole leads her team and ranks sixth i their Conference in scoring

The Lancers labored through the season to finish 6-17 overall and 2-4 in Conference play. One bright spot included a three-game win streak in April and a thrilling overtime loss to powerful Marquette.

Season So Far

MVP

Junior Will Dupont: With a .507 batting average, five home runs and 24 RBI’s, Dupont leads the team in all three categories. Among Conference players, he ranks third in batting average, first in home runs and second in RBI’s.

Upcoming Schedule

5/14: Districts @ Ballwin 5/24: Sectionals 6/3: State @ Springfield

Season So Far

Season So Far

MVP

Senior Alex Vavra: Despite his team’s struggles, Vavra finished third in the Suburban West with 69 goals and seventh in assists with 33. This was Vavra’s first year playing the sport.

MVP

Junior Colleen Cole: With 10 goals, including two game-winners, and four assists, Cole leads the team and ranks sixth in Conference.

Upcoming Schedule

Upcoming Schedule

5/14: Districts @ Ballwin 5/24: Sectionals 6/3: State @ Springfield

5/16-21: Districts 5/24: Sectionals

Golf

Boys Volleyball

Senior Jake Busiek.

(Photo by Alex Vanderheyden)

Season So Far

The varsity boys golf team hosted the class four District tournament this season, in which they finished fifth. Four were sent on to Sectional play including seniors Max Charpentier, Connor Katsev and Mitchell Porter.

Season So Far

Sophomore Kate Barber. (Photo by Andrew Higgins)

MVP

MVP

Senior Connor Katsev: Katsev advanced to Sectionals after placing 10th at Districts, the highest on the Lafayette team.

Junior Luke Kreienkamp: Kreienkamp leads the team and ranks fifth in the Suburban West with 139 kills.

Upcoming Schedule Finished the season May 7

Upcoming Schedule

5/14: Districts @ Ballwin 5/24: Sectionals 6/3: State @ Springfield

Boys Lacrosse Season So Far

Ranked sixth in the Missouri Division One Conference, the Lancers are currently 8-5 this season. Team captains see this as the most successful season in years and say that if the hard work continues, the team has a good chance at the State title. Their toughest opponents have been Eureka and SLUH, and the team expects that Chaminade and MICDS will also present a challenge.

MVP

Senior Tyler Bischoff: Due to extensive off season practice, Bischoff improved his and was as nominated MVP by teammates.

Senior Joe Michaels.

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Senior Jeff Holiday.

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Upcoming Schedule

May 14 – Districts @ Eureka May 24 – Sectionals @ Lafayette May 27-28 – State in Jefferson City

Girls Lacrosse

Boys Tennis

Going undefeated in Conference play with an overall record of 5-4 as of May 5, the Lady Lancers are looking to make an impact as the State tournament is underway.

Led by the dominating 1-2 punch of senior Mick Lyons and Jake Goodman, the Lancers finished regular season play 10-4 overall and 7-0 in Conference to lead the Suburban West. They finished the season by winning their last seven matches.

MVP

Upcoming Schedule 5/12-21: State

Season So Far

This season, the team placed first at the Henle Holmes invitational, won a tri-meet with Parkway Central and Pattonville in the Suburban West Conference, and placed fourth out of 17 teams at the Dale Collier Invitational.

MVP

May 10: MICDS May 11: Kirkwood May 13: Chaminade Prep

Sophomore Mara Worley: Worley currently led the team and is among the Independent Conference leaders in shots (31), goals (19), assists (14), and total points (33) as of May 5. Her average of 3.6 points per game also places her ninth in the Conference rankings.

Boys Track

Senior Kurtis Harshman: Harshman’s best 3200-meter time was 9:48.61 at the Dale Collier Invitational, where he placed second. He set a personal best at the Charlie Beck Invitational, with a mile time of 4:34.20 and placed in the top five in several meets this season.

Upcoming Schedule

Season So Far

After facing some inconsistency early on, the Lancers have won 14 of their past 17 matches. That streak included a first place finish in the highly-competitive Parkway Central Tournament. The team is currently 20-9-2 overall and third in the Suburban West with a 4-2 league record.

Season So Far

MVP

Senior Mick Lyons: Lyons finished first in the Conference Tournament in singles competition and finished first in doubles with partner Jake Goodman as well. Lyons has suffered only one loss all season.

Upcoming Schedule 5/14: Districts 5/16-18: Regionals 5/21: Sectionals 5/26-28: State

Girls Track Season So Far

The Lady Lancers took second at the Lafayette Invitational meet and first place at the Timberland Wolfpack Invitational.

MVP

Junior Kayla Hall: Hall’s best 400-meter time was 59.56 and her 2:20.24 time in the 800-meter was also a season-best.

Upcoming Schedule

May 14: Districts @ Eureka May 21: Sectionals @ Lafayette May 27-28: State in Jefferson City

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Everyone’s Got Game Gian Wessel, Sports Editor

Great moments overshadowed by controversy No matter what playing surface you prefer (field, court, ice), you have to be thrilled with the state of things lately. It may even qualify as a minor Golden Age. We are witnessing one of the most entertaining NBA postseasons I can remember.

Nearly every game has been close; at the start of the second round, about six teams had a legitimate shot to win it all; new stars like Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose are taking over the league; and veteran teams like the Lakers and Celtics are bowing out to younger squads like the Bulls and Thunder.

Amazingly, the NHL playoffs have been even better with a game seven or overtime game almost every day.

Baseball is flooded with great players that are both young and old, so the game should be in great shape for a while.

The NFL is so popular right now that fantasy football might become the fifth major sport.

It’s just a shame that whenever something great happens lately, there’s always a dark cloud hanging over it somewhere.

Only this time it’s not just a cloud, it’s a category five hurricane.

Tune into any SportsCenter these days and try not to get too depressed. Trust me, it’s hard.

There’s always controversy somewhere. Usually it’s steroids, the BCS, the NFL lockout or another college coach/player getting suspended for breaking NCAA rules.

I remember one particular show – during the NBA and NHL playoffs – that spent 45 out of 60 minutes covering either the NFL lockout or the scandal involving Ohio State Football

A Survival Guide to Lockouts With a work stoppage already threatening the upcoming NFL season and another one possibly coming in the NBA, here are some tips to maintaining your sanity.

1. Take a deep breath.

2. Pray. Seriously, NFL fans will have a lot more free time on Sundays this fall.

3. Take comfort knowing your team can’t miss the playoffs if there are no playoffs.

4. Sell your soul and get to like the BCS. 5. Start recording live games on your DVR now and pretend they are still live next year.

Coach Jim Tressel.

When did the sports media become like the news media by only focusing on negative stories? People used to think that sports let us escape from the problems of everyday society.

But it’s easy to say “let’s just focus on the games” when there are games to played. That could be a problem in the NFL, where there might not even be a season this year.

Here’s a quick lesson on lockouts: Every pro sports league operates under a collective bargaining agreement [CBA]. It’s basically a contract between the players and owners that determines things like a salary cap and how many games each season lasts. Every CBA expires after a short time and must be renewed.

When the players and owners can’t agree,

the players are “locked out”. That means no games and no practice until a new CBA is reached.

Here’s an even quicker lesson on lockouts: Only the fans lose.

The players and owners have more than enough money to survive a year without paychecks. Even kickers and punters make $400,000 per year. So any player who wants pity from us needs to take an economics class.

When billionaires and millionaires argue over money, fans have every reason to question the integrity of that sport.

The NBA is also in bad shape, with 17 teams losing money, forcing many to trade their best players for nothing or let them leave in free agency.

There is almost no hope for a new CBA after the current one expires on June 30. It’s likely that we will be without professional football or basketball for an entire year.

It’s scary to think America’s two most exciting and successful leagues could be in such bad shape. How can this happen when the quality of play is so good in both leagues right now?

Players are making more money than ever and fans are paying more money than ever, yet money is the biggest problem in both cases.

There never seems to be enough.

When salaries go up and new stadiums need to be built just to keep a team [like the Rams] from moving cities, it comes out of our pockets.

How much longer before we take a stand?

When will it go too far? As much as we enjoy the NFL or NBA, do they really deserve our support? That’s what we as fans need to decide.

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May 13, 2011

Dani Lamar

High school metamorphosis is fast approaching Each year there are those certain seniors that define Lafayette. The head of Superfans; the theater kids who are in every production; the non-conformist you see walking home barefoot daily; the valedictorian.

These kids each have positions, attitudes and responsibilities that make them seem like necessary components of high school. The thought of them graduating and leaving these positions is unimaginable; we couldn’t function without them.

But somehow, each year, students from the next class claim these roles as their own.

After mastering the basics of high school, freshmen begin to focus on developing hobbies, personalities and habits. They form categories and cliques. They try out for a sport, or join Student Council, or take a journalism class to apply for a position on a publications staff.

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As students become sophomores they have already begun to develop a reputation at school. This process reflects the changes in maturity, responsibility and an understanding of how to function in high school.

Sophomores have learned when and where it’s appropriate to stand in the hallways and realize why the upperclassmen used to sneer when they were displaying PDA.

As a sophomore, high school demands much more time and commitment than freshman year, and the role can be somewhat overwhelming at first. Sophomore teachers expect students to behave more maturely and expect them to take the work more seriously.

By the time a student masters his or her role as a sophomore, it’s time for summer and then back to school in the fall as a junior.

Upperclassmen serve as role models and mentors to incoming students. Activities juniors participate in need students to claim leadership positions, because next year they will be the ones defining the groups.

Among other things, juniors also have to start considering things like applying for college and getting a job. The closer students are to graduating, the closer they are to the real world. Juniors are expected to take initiative and plan their lives after high school.

After taking the ACT and submitting early college applications, it’s already senior year.

Before the first day of school, many students are already expected by fellow classmates to fill the shoes of seniors who went before them. Everyone seems to have found some way to express who they are and what they believe.

Seniors are the group that defines Lafayette.

Their behaviors and actions not only influence the incoming freshman, but also display their maturity, or immaturity, to the community.

Seniors are treated more adult-like, in assumption that they will in turn act more adult-like.

As high schoolers age, their role adapts, requiring them to be much more responsible for their own actions and decisions.

Each year, students are expected to gain maturity and find themselves through the reputations they develop for themselves while in high school.

Stars to:

Gripes to:

• Osama bin Laden being killed. Awesome.

• The downpour of rainy weather, including four straight days over Easter weekend. Dear Woods class: Where was the ark when we needed it?

• Celebrities volunteering to help storm victims. Even Charlie Sheen went, continuing his “winning” streak.

• The royal wedding. Nothing like spending $20 million on a centuries old tradition during a debt crisis.

• The senior trip to the zoo during mating season. It definitely went off with a bang.

• Chris Coleman being convicted. By the way pal, if you don’t want to get caught for murdering your family, you shouldn’t use your own email to threaten your victims.

• Gas at $4 a gallon. Now might be a good time to invest in a bike, or steal one from a freshman.

• Students smoking out in the parking lot. Have fun paying for your wrinkles and emphysema.

• Teachers attempting to teach while students are paying even less attention than usual.

• Proposed budget cuts. Apparently Rockwood is taking advice from our government.

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Bin Laden’s death is one battle in a large war Tomorrow’s Answers Today

Caleb Cavarretta Opinions Editor

The day that Osama bin Laden died will go down in history as one of the few days in this nation that unity was truly a fantastic reality.

His death is a triumph of justice, and should be celebrated as such.

Nevertheless, this is not the end of our fight.

The War on Terror is more than a war of body counts, or a war against bin Laden, or a war for security.

It is more than a fight of nations and people, or Christians and Muslims.

This war is a conflict of ideas, where ideology and religion play an important role.

While this is a time for celebration, it is also one for vigilance.

Bin Laden’s death was simply a key psychological victory in the grand scheme of things.

He will be replaced, and terrorist efforts will move on without him.

What makes this war tough is not that it is so difficult to find and kill our enemy.

What makes it difficult is that to win we must kill our enemy’s idea.

This war is not just between the United States and terrorists.

It is a clash between western ideas and those of extremism.

It is a fight between old school freedom and old school fundamentalism.

It is a fight between two traditions, one of true liberty, and another of intrusive control.

With bin Laden’s death, what we must now decide is whether or not we will continue to take up this fight.

Israel’s existence is still threatened by groups like Hezbollah and Hamas as well as nations like Iran and Syria.

Iran’s nuclear program continues to be developed, standing as a threat to all of humanity.

Al-Qaeda will continue to plot against us, simply under new leadership, and possibly in a new direction.

This is as much a battle of good and evil as there

ever was.

This fight is as just as World War II, but as divisive as the Civil War. We have been tainted by apathy, with only 50 percent of the electorate even taking the time to vote, a decision that has dramatic consequence.

Now is the time that we need more than just unity, but passion for our cause as well.

We have won a great and symbolic battle, but we still have a long war ahead of us.

However, we also have gained tremendous momentum.

With Al-Qaeda’s leadership in short term flux and disarray, now is our opportunity to act as a people, and collectively affirm our support for this fight.

We must continue to show our support for this fight in the ballot box, with our friends and even on the streets.

We may not have started this fight, but I hope and pray we finish it.

Media avoids giving attention to real crises This column should be a cliché wrap-up.

It should be a gaze back into the year that has come and gone.

It should be a recollection upon growth and a glance into the future.

It’s not.

I can’t help but be deterred from this sitcomesque culmination of events, from the dramatic take upon the year, from the emotional involvement into every minor crevice of life.

Not today.

Not while so many life changing events are raiding our lives, and for some reason, many know nothing about them.

Events that have hit close to home recently—including the various treacherous storms, tornadic activities, breaking levies and demolished houses—have been blatantly overshadowed by mindless and irrelevant events which bear no meaning upon the everyday nature of our lives.

The Royal Wedding showcased the triviality of the world, from the worthless spending of useful taxes in Britain to pay for the extravagance, to the media’s fanaticism of an insincere and plainly hyperbolic event which bears little meaning to the run-of-the-mill individual.

But the worst offense of these excessive festivities has to be their domination of the mass media’s attention and their continual overshadowing of genuine stories of pain and need.

People in Missouri, Illinois, Alabama and in

many other states have been displaced by some of the worst storms in years. People have been killed.

Lives have been ruined.

Yet, no one seems to care.

Instead, online coverage has been flooded with talk of royal festivities, royal heirs to be and even the royal couple’s ironic plea’s for solitude, ironic only because of the fact that after spending upwards of 70 to 80 million pounds on a single wedding, a large part of which was contributed by the taxpayers of the United Kingdom, the royal family has the audacity to ask for solitude and privacy.

By incorporating the citizens of that nation into their own lives through a wedding to which few were invited, yet all shared the burden for, Kate and William blatantly disregarded any notion of responsibility to their public and opened themselves up to the very same.

The fact is, when you take that much from people for a personal reason, especially one that will not benefit those peoples as a whole and one that is not supported by the public, you open yourself up to the media, you open yourself up to attention and frankly you should be grateful, not argumentative.

It’s the least the royal family can do, it’s the least that the British people deserve.

By trivially taking possible funding of necessary and important actions away all for a wedding, especially in this economy, the British royal family

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What was your reaction to Osama bin Laden’s death?

was effectively able to showcase its greed, its frivolity and its detachment from the modern subject, further owning the airwaves and taking over our media attention.

In doing so, important issues got lost amidst the lavishness.

Death was forgotten, pain was tossed aside and as families in our own state grieved and attempted to deal with the devastation that occurred only miles away from our lives.

I, of course, do not blame the Royal family specifically for the lack of awareness and action which we are all guilty of.

I only find fault with their frivolousness.

I do not blame the media, even, for this lack of awareness. I find fault only in their idolization of this occurrence.

Instead, I look to the citizens of our town. I look to the students of Rockwood, the parents, the teachers. I look to the service organizations, the student organizations and the leaders of our area.

I look to myself, even, to step up and not only realize the devastation, but help to repair it.

I applaud any and all who have attempted to aid these ailing families of our area such as Lafayette’s own Community Service classes.

However, I still find it hard to comprehend how, though it occurred only miles away, news traveled so slow.

Or maybe it was just ignored.

“I’m not really excited about it, but it happened.”

-Caelan Rapp, 9

“I’m excited because my sister’s husband is in the Navy and hopefully he’ll get to come home now.”

-Sarah Young, 11

On The Contrary Max Thoman Managing Editor

“I had no idea about it until they started talking about it in history class.”

-Korynne Hendges, 10

“I’m glad he’s dead and I hope they take out the rest of the terrorists.”

-Anthony McCormick, 12

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Infotainment 19 Picks of the Month Mia Schenone makes entertainment choices for May

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Hesher is a hell raiser obsessed with the dirty things in life: pornography, alcohol and cigarettes. One night he decides to take up residence in the garage of Paul and TJ. Paul and TJ are mourning the loss of TJ’s mother. Out of Paul’s grief, he doesn’t have the energy or backbone to kick the uninvited guest out. Little do they know that Hesher will have a greater impact on their lives than anyone could have guessed.

Tinie Tempah is a hip-hop artist on the rise. His popularity overseas is soaring thanks to his debut album Disc-Overy.

Tempah has won two BRIT awards and four top five singles.

Tempah’s most recent hit, Written in the Stars, can be heard on radios across the nation and is gaining rank on i-Tunes top songs list.

Keep your eyes out for Tempah’s US album release set to come out later this month.

Lollapalooza 2011 marks the three day concert series’ 20th anniversary of rockin’ Grant Park in Chicago.

Headliners include Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay and Muse. My Morning Jacket, Cee Lo Green, The Cars, Deadmau5 and Cold War Kids will also make show.

Lollapalooza is set to take place Aug. 5-7 in Grant Park. Tickets are on sale for $215 and have already sold out for the Early Bird price of $185.

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With Steve Carell gone, The Office has been grabbing some of the biggest names in comedy to take his place.

Will Ferrell has taken Carell’s place as office manager, but once Ferrell leaves, others will come forth. Jim Carrey, Ricky Gervais, Ray Romano and Kevin Spacey are set to make appearances before the last episode.

With names like these, the end of the season is sure to pack in the laughs.

Andrew Davidson’s The Gargoyle, follows a nameless cocaine addict who wrecks his car while driving high and suffers burns on his body.

In the hospital he encounters Marianne Engel, who possibly suffers from schizophrenia. She tells stories of the couples’ forgotten love affairs, as well as stories of other couples, usually with a tragic ending.

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Oh, the Horror!

Film festival brings inexpensive entertainment to St. Louis

Danielle Slauter / Asst. Entertainment Editor

Go To: Vincentennial 1005 McCausland Ave.

Happening May 19- 27, the Vincent Price movie festival (1), presented by Cinema St. Louis, will feature most of Vincent Price’s most famous horror films, including The Fly and The Raven. Most of the movies will be shown at the High-Pointe Theater (2).

Showing only a few movies every month, the High-Pointe Theater plays the most popular movies currently in theaters. The theater is located on McCausland Avenue, only a few blocks away from the Delmar Loop.

Tickets for students are only $6 each.

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Eat at: Pi’s Pizzeria

6144 Delmar Boulevard

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Specializing in deep dish pizza, Pi’s Pizzeria (3) has some of the best pizza in St. Louis. An entire pizza costs under $20. Located in the Delmar Loop right across from The Pageant, it’s centrally located for a quick meal before the film starts.

Shop Here: Vintage Vinyl

6610 Delmar Boulevard

One of the widest selections of music in the St. Louis area, Vintage Vinyl (4) offers used CDs for under $10. It’s a great way to snag hard-to-find music without breaking the bank.

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Afterwards: Bubble Tea 6677 Delmar Boulevard

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A quick and fairly inexpensive treat, St. Louis Bubble Tea (5) offers a wide variety of flavors for all tastes. Your drink can be completely customizeable to be uniquely yours.

The approximate cost is $4 a drink.

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