Some students wrote letters to public officials or filmed persuasive videos for their Grande Projects. Others students drew sketches or created art pieces to teach their truths in a more abstract way. For seniors Erald Murati and Patrick Gannon, they created a podcast, recording a conversation they had about the issue of immigration.

In January, band students auditioned for the District Concert Band and District Jazz Band. Despite the setbacks of this unique school year, a surprising number of SLUH students were selected to one of the bands. 

One company was on the minds of retail investors throughout St. Louis U. High these past two weeks: GameStop. The story begins with a Reddit community called WallStreetBets—a name known to many SLUH students. WallStreetBets is an online community of non-professional, retail investors who discuss investments, make predictions, and share screenshots of their profits or losses.

Confucius was a Chinese philosopher who died over two thousand years ago, but even today, his philosophies and rules of life are being kept alive in those who study his works. Over the weekend, SLUH’s Confucius Classroom celebrated their tenth anniversary on zoom with the Chinese community and students from local schools alike.

Jack Rosenstengel focused his Grande Project on Education inequities in the St. Louis region. "There's a huge gap in the quality of public education based on geography in the St. Louis region" said Jack. 

With the regular season officially finished as of last Friday’s MCC Tournament, the Saint Louis U. High wrestling team is now shifting its sole focus towards making final preparations for the postseason, which begins with the district tournament on Feb. 13.

SLUH’s administration announced on Tuesday that they will be launching what they’re calling the Breath Bacteria Begone campaign following numerous complaints from students and faculty about the bad breath of many Jr. Bills.

The St. Louis U. High Rifle team spent its weekend at the Missouri Military Academy shooting for the MO CMP 3PAR State Championship. The Jr. Bills are on the road to returning to their high scores after a dip this past week. 

While many seniors worked on their projects over the recent Grande Project work week, senior Daniel  Blittschau and other members of the St. Louis U. High Hack Club were busy typing away and solving puzzles in the Capture the Flag Coding Competition.

The St. Louis U. High basketball team used what was initially scheduled to be a week-break to schedule games vs. Cardinal Ritter and Miller Career Academy. SLUH split the games, falling at Cardinal Ritter on Jan. 28 by seven points and defeating Miller Career Academy on Feb. 1, a game that was postponed in December due to COVID-19 testing. The Jr. Bills moved to 6-5 after the two games.