For as long as I can remember, exams at SLUH have been a critical part of the curriculum— administered every quarter with two to five days dedicated entirely to reviewing the material the exam would cover and shoring up subjects that proved to have been a struggle in the past several weeks. Exams are even more prevalent at SLUH—we are one of the only schools to give quarterly exams as opposed to strictly semester ones.

As the COVID pandemic continues to make group gathering even more difficult to orchestrate,  director Jeff Pottinger and the rest of the SLUH band have found new ways to come together and make music during the Concert Band’s Christmas performance on Dec. 8, as well as the Jazz concert on Dec. 15.

Congratulations to Tyler Ridgway for being awarded 2nd-team all state as a punter! Ridgway is the first Jr. Billiken to make an all-state roster since 2016.

With the approaching holiday season, the Christmas veterans of the Prep News have decided to supply you with some of the best advice we have to help you fully embrace the festive spirit.

After being forced to quarantine, jolly old Santa Claus appointed SLUH’s semi-professional look alike, Mr. Dan Schulte to temporarily fulfill his holiday duties this year. 

The Prep News is excited to announce the newest person to their editorial staff: Carter Spence. Spence will be officially titled Web Editor and will manage the website and social media. The Prep News believes that he is qualified for the position and will be a great addition to the editorial staff.

Around the Holidays, most SLUH students are looking forward to finishing exams and getting into the Christmas spirit. But senior Albert Harrold will be changing things up this year by celebrating Kwanzaa as well as Christmas. Kwanzaa, invented in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, often doesn't get the spotlight during Christmas time. It was originally invented as a way to bring African Americans together during a time of hardship. 

With their first competition of the 2020-21 season complete, the Saint Louis U. High wrestling team is looking to learn from and build on the mistakes that typically accompany first matches while preparing for an upcoming quad meet with Washington, Union, and Rockwood Summit this Friday.

The St. Louis U. High Rifle team now has two matches under its belt, both of which went relatively well considering the recent changes due to COVID-19. The Blue Jay Classic match was finalized with SLUH taking second place and the Junior Air Rifle National Championship gave SLUH 44th place out of 76 teams.

Unfortunately for the St. Louis U. High School racquetball team, their match last Friday, Dec. 11 against Parkway was canceled due to team Covid-19 results not back yet. Players had their bi-weekly Covid-19 testing this past Monday and the past two trials have been a little overwhelming because it has taken several days to receive results.