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Backer community garden improved
Backer community garden improved
Leo Hahn and Max Marnatti, Features Editor, Core Staff

Shakespeare famously said “Sweet lovers love the Spring,” but the gardeners of St. Louis U. High love it just as much! Through the efforts of a generous benefactor and lots of hard work from faculty and student leaders, the Backer community garden has gotten a recent facelift, with entirely new garden beds, fences, fruit trees, and bees. 

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IN THE HEADLINES

SLUH continues MCC dominance for fourth year in a row
  • Sports
Theo Agniel, Sports Editor

The grounds of Oakland are renowned for St. Louis U. High student’s dedication to academics, arts, and faith. These splendid virtues are all accompanied by an athletics program that gratefully accepted its fourth straight all sports Metro Catholic Conference (MCC) trophy yesterday.

BaseBills bounce back on Freeburg, walks off against Summit
  • Sports
Connor Kane and James Baudendistel, reporters

The St. Louis U. High baseball team has hit its stride again. After some disappointing losses last week, the SLUH baseball team came back with a win against Freeburg on Tuesday, and a walk-off victory against Rockwood Summit. 

The Return. Rugby defeats Eureka and STL Jets, brings home state trophy
  • Sports
Jens Istvan, Core Staff

“It ain’t a thing without the ring.” These words, uttered by team manager Martin Miller during a huddle, became the mantra for the St. Louis U. High rugby team in the state final and semifinal matches. This past Saturday, the team defeated both Eureka and the St. Louis Jets to become the 2025 Missouri rugby state champions.

Golf makes state tournament for first time in eight years, Kennedy makes hole-in-one
  • Sports
Aiden Erard, Sports Editor

Following a cancellation due to rain last Thursday, the top five golfers of St. Louis U. High traveled to Crescent Farms Golf Course on Monday to compete in the Class Five District One District Tournament. A hole-in-one from freshman Ivan Kennedy and top ten performances from juniors Harrison Zipfel and Nick Vilela led to a second place playoff win that will send the entire squad to the state tournament for the first time in eight years, marking a turning point for the program.

NEWS

Backer community garden improved
Leo Hahn and Max Marnatti, Features Editor, Core Staff

Shakespeare famously said “Sweet lovers love the Spring,” but the gardeners of St. Louis U. High love it just as much! Through the efforts of a generous benefactor and lots of hard work from faculty and student leaders, the Backer community garden has gotten a recent facelift, with entirely new garden beds, fences, fruit trees, and bees. 

AY 2025-2026 Summer reading book announced
Leo Hahn and Grant Skornia, Features Editor, Core Staff

It’s official—this year’s summer reading book has been announced! Very soon, St. Louis U. High students of all grades will be grabbing their very own copies of Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Greg Boyle, SJ, which promises to keep the community educated and entertained as summer break kicks off. 

Pranks, themes, and slip n' slides: The Class of 2025's last week at SLUH
Micah Doherty

Between prolonged Snapchat prank debates and barefoot fiascos, the seniors have been enjoying their final week as full-time SLUH students. Who knows what they’re doing at this very moment? They could be sliding more noisemakers into ceiling panels, spreading birdseed around parts of the building that will not be disclosed, or leading a cow up the stairs onto the second floor. Time will tell. But while you wait to see what else the seniors have gotten up to, it’s only right to fill yourself in on what’s happened so far.

Students celebrate 100 years with fireworks, music, food, and the Blues!
Jens Istvan and Tommy Pitlyk, Core Staff, reporter

Happy birthday 4970! The St. Louis U. High Student Centennial Celebration brought the community together last Friday for one final celebration of the 100-year anniversary of the campus. The event included food trucks, a Blues playoff watch party, and a dramatic display of the fireworks that were rained out last fall.

Winnipeg Jets owner Mark Chipman speaks business with IBL club
Xavier Heithaus and Finn Rose, Staff, reporter

The IBL club and more students gathered in the Ignatian Conference room after school on Thursday, April 24 to hear from Mark Chipman, CEO and owner of the Winnipeg Jets NHL team. This was an opportunity for students pursuing a possible career in business to understand the business and ownership side of a professional sports team.

Kent Hirschfelder speaks to sophomores on personal ties to the Holocaust
Ethan Heavey and Luke Nolan, reporters

1933 was a dark year, to say the least. The atrocities of the Holocaust were just beginning, and throughout these egregious events, practically all Jewish people in Germany at the time were either killed or forced to leave Germany. One Jewish man, the father of Holocaust Museum educator Kent Hirschfelder, survived to tell the atrocities to his son.  At the request of sophomore A.P. World History teacher Mr. Tim O’Neil, these horrible events and stories were retold by Hirschfelder last Thursday at St. Louis U. High’s Schulte Theater to the SLUH sophomore class as he came to speak about his family story and the museum’s work.

Linhares departs after 42 years of service to theology, athletics, admin
Daniel Neuner, Core Staff

“Depth.” 

This is the word that many St. Louis U. High faculty and staff have used to describe the approach Assistant Principal for Mission Jim Linhares has taken to educational, athletic, and administrative pursuits over his last 42 years on Oakland Ave. A beloved educator, coach, mentor, and even podcast host, Linhares transformed the Theology department as a new teacher and department chair, won 6 state championships in his 26 years as a Cross Country coach, and revamped the faculty hiring process as Assistant Principal for Mission. 

SPORTS

Athlete of the Week: Ivan Kennedy

Get in the Hole! This week’s Athlete of the Week is standout Freshman Ivan Kennedy. Kennedy has been a crucial part of the Jr. Bills team success this year, which has included placing top three at every event with their varsity starting five. As SLUH’s “five guy”, Kennedy posted a 74 at Dalhousie country club, his best score of the year, followed by a 76 at districts. The highlight of districts, and the year perhaps, came on the 12th hole, a 180 yard par 3, where Kennedy dribbled in a hole in one to send the Jr. Bills to state for the first time since 2017.

SLUH continues MCC dominance for fourth year in a row

The grounds of Oakland are renowned for St. Louis U. High student’s dedication to academics, arts, and faith. These splendid virtues are all accompanied by an athletics program that gratefully accepted its fourth straight all sports Metro Catholic Conference (MCC) trophy yesterday.

Lacrosse turns up the heat in playoff games, capture two big wins

The St. Louis U. High varsity lacrosse team began its playoff run in the MSLA Class 2 state tournament this past Tuesday. After being named the No. 6 seed in the bracket, the Jr. Bills were matched against a Kirkwood team filled with explosive offense. After the Jr. Bills claimed an 11-4 victory over the Pioneers, they went on to face off against the Chaminade Red Devils last night, capturing an explosive 8-5 victory to move on to the semifinals of the playoffs.

The Return. Rugby defeats Eureka and STL Jets, brings home state trophy

“It ain’t a thing without the ring.” These words, uttered by team manager Martin Miller during a huddle, became the mantra for the St. Louis U. High rugby team in the state final and semifinal matches. This past Saturday, the team defeated both Eureka and the St. Louis Jets to become the 2025 Missouri rugby state champions.

Golf makes state tournament for first time in eight years, Kennedy makes hole-in-one

Following a cancellation due to rain last Thursday, the top five golfers of St. Louis U. High traveled to Crescent Farms Golf Course on Monday to compete in the Class Five District One District Tournament. A hole-in-one from freshman Ivan Kennedy and top ten performances from juniors Harrison Zipfel and Nick Vilela led to a second place playoff win that will send the entire squad to the state tournament for the first time in eight years, marking a turning point for the program.

Athlete of the Week: Alex Bendaña

This week’s Athlete of the Week is record breaking senior distance runner Alex Bendaña. Bendaña is a standout star on the track team and is committed to the University of Dayton next year for Cross Country and Track and Field. The superstar has broken the SLUH record and is currently ranked at 3rd in the 3200 in the state, and 11th in the 1600. Last Wednesday, the runner won the 1600 and 3200 at MCC championships adding to his tally of gold medals.

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