With the switch to the Alternative Learning Plan (ALP) within the Rockwood School District, many hands-on classes have found they are no longer able to use the tools provided in the building to teach students….

“There’s this stereotypical thing where you don’t have a culture and you do have a culture. So there’s never really a right place to stand. I ‘d rather have my kids live how I live and see how…

Rockwood’s Alternative Learning Plan (ALP) was implemented on March 26 as a way for students to stay connected to their classes and continue coursework. This past week, teachers have held virtual classes…

He starts with two hands on the timer. When he’s ready, his hands fly to a stack of 9 speed-stacking cups. First is the 3-3-3, named for the three stacks of three cups. Up-stack, then down-stack, this…

Chris Hejna opened Smallcakes in Chesterfield in July of 2019 after getting tired of her day job. “I just wanted a different career. I was a property inspector for insurance companies working outside….

Cardinals Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith spoke at Lafayette on Feb. 21 for a Black History Month presentation organized by his niece, freshman Claireece Cross.

Before and after the presentation, Smith took…

On Feb. 21, the Lady Lancers basketball team hosted their first SHEro Night, a night dedicated to honoring the female heroes in their lives. The players, managers and coaches took a moment before the game…

After years of existence with little change, Rockwood’s Limited Choice program is being overhauled, Executive Director of Student Services Terry Harris said.

The program, which allows Rockwood students…

Sophomore Seraphina Blackmon has been on varsity wrestling since her freshman year. Her teammates describe her as positive and hard working. Blackmon wants to wrestle in college, and her goal is to win…

All four Rockwood High Schools Jazz Bands gathered on Jan. 15 to perform at the annual Jazz Festival in the Theater. Lafayette’s Jazz Band performed two pieces, one of which they only had six rehearsals…

On Nov. 4, 2019, the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Course (ROTC) program received a letter of notice, signed by Colonel Stephen Sanders, Director of ROTC at Maxwell Air Force Base, containing…

Despite originating in Britain in 1823, the sport of rugby is gaining more traction each year in the United States.

As of 2016, there are over 125,000 members playing in over 2,600 clubs around the…

Thomas Hofeller worked from the shadows for nearly five decades. His job: manipulating Congressional districts in several states, including Missouri, to give the Republican Party an edge at the federal…

On Dec. 16, school was canceled for the Rockwood School District (RSD) due to an ice and snow storm. On Dec. 17, school was canceled again. The second snow day, however, caused students to miss their 5th…

On Nov. 6, a variety of students performed at the annual Coffee House. Guitar teacher Traci Bolton put on the event.

“You always need an outlet to express yourself,” Bolton said. “Whether that be music,…

“Drill Team is just like any other sports team. We compete and we take movements like left faces, right faces and about-faces and we create a sequence. This sequence, along with discipline, is performed…

Since 1975, more than 3 million refugees have arrived in the United States (U.S.), according to the United Nations Refugee Agency. Until recent years, the U.S. was known as the world’s top country for…

According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a Carnegie Minute is a unit developed in 1906 as a measure of the amount of time a student spends studying a subject in the actual…

As sophomore Seraphina Blackmon finishes up her homework, concludes her night and gets ready for bed, she hears piercing cracks and thumps from outside her window. Blackmon has no doubt in her mind of…

When the Superfans show up, expect loud and rowdy. Superfan leaders Jake Sherman, Joey Moorkamp and Callie Harrison share their tactics on keeping the student section in sync.

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With the addition of Flex Time, Undefined performed their first show of the year during the school day on Sept. 26.

This story was originally published on The Image on October 7, 2019.

As students walk into their local youth group at The Crossing at Chesterfield, what most of them don’t know is that the tech crew that manages the service is actually among their own ranks. Freshman Luke…

At Herff Jones in Kansas City, blank pages become yearbooks. On Sept. 23, the Legend yearbook staff toured the plant and learned more about the process of producing their yearbook.

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America is in a tough place right now. In 2019 alone, there have been over 251 mass shootings—more than one for every day of the year. The UN estimates that there are only 11 years left to prevent…

The Lafayette community gathered at the flag pole before school to remember the attacks of September 11, 2001.

AFJROTC Instructor SMSgt. Matt Zahradka said, “It didn’t matter what political party you…

Many freshmen are taking to the fields, courts and pools in order to make their mark at the varsity level.

At Lafayette there are only a handful of freshmen that play on the varsity level instead of…

Nobody really knew what the girls soccer team was going to get from freshman Rylee Howard, but the freshman standout has already made her mark on the team, leading in scoring with 19 goals and 45 points.

Head…

April 15, the federal government’s designated due date for income tax returns. For many, the buildup to Tax Day can be stressful, time-consuming and costly. And now that it’s over, we can all take…

On her debut album “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”, 17-year-old artist Billie Eilish has proved herself a force to be reckoned with.

Wait, what? Yes, you read that right. SEVENTEEN. Despite…

According to the CDC, Around 68 percent of the more than 70,200 drug overdose deaths in 2017 involved an opioid. That’s around 47,736 deaths to opioids in just one year. These deaths can impact anyone,…

Every week, the Production Center goes through an average of just under 70,000 pieces of paper. Denice Flannigan, Production Center secretary, is behind it all.

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On Feb. 14, Student Council delivered a Donut Palace donut to every student at Lafayette to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The production started the night before as Donut Palace worked through the night to…

While their coach has the goal of winning a national title, the players on Lafayette’s racquetball team find joy in bonding through the sport.

This story was originally published on The Image on January…

Next spring, the City of Wildwood and the Missouri Department of Transportation will begin construction on Route 109 between Highway 100 and Manchester Road. The construction will widen the Route 109…

Whether a student has never picked up an instrument or they’re an experienced musician, Lafayette’s guitar program has a class for students of all experience levels.

“One of the best parts about those…

I was proudly wearing my Green Pines track uniform, not fully knowing how embarrassed I would be moments later. For some unknown reason I, a chubby fifth grader with a personal mile record of around 10…