Although attending St. Louis U. High retreats are a highlight of many students’ time at SLUH, the COVID-19 pandemic has threatened to take away this important tradition. 
    Students’ faith lives in general have been significantly impacted by the pandemic. For the first three months, churches were closed, preventing students from receiving the sacraments and attending weekly Mass.

Ever since he was a child, biology teacher Bradley Mueller wanted to fly a plane. Now, as an adult, Mueller has achieved his dream of being up in the air after recently receiving his private piloting license, allowing him to fly small, private planes.

On Friday, Sept. 18, sources confirmed that, after much deliberation, Satan finally decided to redesign the fifth circle of Hell to incorporate endless Zoom calls with poor internet quality. 

How do you, in the midst of a global shutdown, attempt to change the art of teaching, which has existed for thousands of years, to break down barriers of distance, technology limitations, and public health risks? It’s a tough question. Last spring, though, following the closing of St. Louis U. High due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a group of SLUH faculty set out to answer it.

For the first time in 2020, jerseys were being worn on the St. Louis U. High soccer field on Monday and Tuesday night. No, it was not SLUH vs De Smet or another MCC Rival, but Jr. Bill. vs. Jr. Bill as tryouts were held for the SLUH soccer program. Originally scheduled for the week of Aug. 12, tryouts had been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the loosening of restrictions by the city this past week, they’re now on.  

At the start of fall, senior tight end Luke Ratterman didn’t know if he was going to suit up for his senior year. As the possibility of a season approaches, he and his teammates are excited about the idea of finally scrimmaging, and quite possibly lining up against a team with a different colored uniform in the very near future. 

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Students and faculty might have noticed new signs near their classroom doors and around the hallways as they wandered around the building for these past few weeks. Designed and created by iLab Director Jeff Schaefer using the materials and equipment in the iLab, the signs are a new and much needed update to the outdated classroom labels that were there before.

St. Louis U. High welcomes back Jack Zimmerman, ’16, as an English teacher in the Alumni Service Corps for the 2020- ’21 school year.  
Zimmerman recently graduated from the University of Kansas with a major in English, and is using this year in ASC to gain some work experience and think over the next steps in his career.