New York Times Games, Brawl Stars and Block Blast have become staple games among teenagers. However, there is a new game rising the charts: Balatro. A game where students can gamble fake money has piqued…

Rushing to English class after lunch, students cut through the quad to save time. While they usually are too focused on stepping foot in the classroom before the bell rings to notice, the quad is a haven…

For the Schaumburg siblings, the school’s production of “Les Miserables” is more than just a play; it’s a journey of discovery and connection. As they step onto the stage and into the world of theater,…

Real-world courses and out-of-school opportunities are increasingly used to help students understand their future.

“CTE is where [the] real world meets application,” CTE department chair Lauren…

ight green walls with fruit paintings, white ceilings and the smell of beeswax are what customers first see and smell as they enter Freshness in a Bottle, a juice bar on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border,…

There’s no feeling like fresh air to jolt your brain back into action after hours of intense academic work. Eighty-five minutes of calculating derivatives or analyzing complex themes makes even the most…

“Isn’t it lonely?” asks ROSÉ in her debut solo album, “rosie,” released on Dec. 6. The lyric from her second single, “number one girl,” hints at the weight of global fame—the constant…

President Joe Biden signed Executive Order 14127, Combating Emerging Firearms Threats and Improving School-Based Active-Shooter Drills on Sep. 26. The executive order addresses various gun safety and regulation…

Excited. Ignited. United reads the back of Coach Julie Murphy’s t-shirt as she paces the worn-down turf sideline of the Edwardsville High School football field with excitement, pride and composure. Just…

After four years, which included a global pandemic, the Jan. 6 insurrection and the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, students and alumni will return to the polls and vote in the national election—some for…

Chemistry teacher Mary Russo joins host, senior Elias Kilbridge on the Orbit. From an unexpected application to AmeriCorps to a recounting of her first two weeks at Clayton High School, Russo’s bright…

Some know him as a geologist, a SummerQuest administrator, a professional storyteller or a maple syrup connoisseur. Still, all know Nathan Peck as an institution of the science department and the school….

In a cozy corner of school, alternative education teacher Joyce Bell is ready to greet any student with her warm smile. Her 33-year career as an educator is ending, and Bell has experienced several department…

PODCAST TRANSCRIPT:

Elias: Hello, my name is Elias Kilbridge, and welcome back to The Globe podcast: The Orbit. Today, I have with us one of our great Clayton teachers, Ms. Barbara Dobbert. Thank you…

Upon walking into the basketball courts in the Center of Clayton, there’s about a 90% chance of seeing two familiar faces: Santana and Sabastian Bolden.

As the 2024 Clayton basketball season comes…

Consider the figure 3.78, the mean cumulative GPA of the class of 2022, as per the Clayton Education Foundation Annual Gratitude Report.

3.78 — that GPA resides comfortably within the upper levels…

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Ninety percent of Americans feel that we are currently in a mental health crisis, according to the Pew Research Center. In a time when it seems we can hardly agree about anything,…

“[Blake and Ethan Feinstein] bring the right effort, attitude and energy every time they come to the rink, and that’s super important during a long season with a lot of ups and downs,” hockey coach…

Picture a young boy, barely 6, plunging into the pool for the first time in a summer league. Fast forward to the present, and that same boy, now sophomore Wenxu Yin, is making waves in the swimming scene…

Intro

Homeschooling is the fastest-growing form of education in the United States. Citing statistics from thousands of school districts, The Washington Post reported that the number of families educating…

The sound of giggles, conversation and the occasional tumble fill the air. Finger paintings and craft projects are proudly displayed on the walls. Toddlers and caregivers are everywhere: playing, interacting…

The School District of Clayton prides itself on being a,“Place for Everyone in Head and Heart.” However, in my 12 years as a Black student in the District, I have found that it has been hard…

Clayton High School junior William Konradi began volunteering at the St. Louis County Animal Care and Control (ACC) animal shelter in the summer of 2021, at the suggestion of his mother. They chose the…

Most days after school, groups of student-athletes scramble to find their sports bags and their teams. On any given day, a variety of teams are competing against other schools from around the St. Louis…

In 1630, John Winthrop, former Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, described a “city upon a hill.” Winthrop hoped that his colony would be a model community, for “the eyes of all people are…

Post-Roe World
“When I first heard the news I was honestly devastated. The past few yearsthe news has just been really dark: politically, racially, sexually. It’s all been really hard to watch. I feel…

At the corner of Jefferson Ave. and Cass Ave., you’ll find an empty field littered with debris. On a sunny afternoon in March, the gray outlines of downtown buildings can be seen lining the edges of…

Alevtina Guseva wakes up and reaches for her phone, heart pounding. She scrolls through Facebook posts and messages from her friends and family in Ukraine, looking for anything that might confirm that…

Kenjo Bell decided she did not want to die anymore. “I realized I had no one to blame. Everything I had been through was a reflection of my decision-making. I knew I longer wanted to be who I was but…

I. Issues Arise
When students auditioned for Clayton High School’s 2022 main stage musical, they didn’t expect any curve-balls. The theater department set out to perform The Drowsy Chaperone, a show…

I.
Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, for a year, Andrew Roberts would get off work at his job as an intern in the Learning Center at Clayton High School and go to St. Louis Lambert International…