Nick Perriman Visit

Nick Perriman ’15 spoke at a meeting of the Young Conservatives Club on Tuesday, May 4 during 8th period. Perriman is currently the outreach coordinator for Rep. Ann Wagner, but he previously served as Deputy State Director for both the Missouri and Wisconsin Republican Parties. In his talk with the club, Perriman discussed the current state of the Republican Party and shared some words of encouragement about how to get involved with the party. Students walked away enlightened with a greater sense of the politics around them.

For its 2021 campaign, SLUH’s freshman volleyball team went 4-0 in its individual matches, and participated in four tournaments, with its most recent result being a first place trophy at the SLUH Volleyball Round Robin. The team won its most recent match against Lindbergh 2-1 to finish its season with a win. 

For the St. Louis U. High JV golf team, this season has been a roller coaster, as the team sits at a record of 4-2-1. This year has been a learning opportunity for the entire squad, with about half of the players having had no prior experience in matches, mostly due to Covid-19 last spring. They overcame the lack of experience to finish the season with a winning record; highlights included a second place finish in the Clayton Best Ball and MCC Tournament. 

So far, the 2021 season for the JV lacrosse team has been one full of ups and downs. The team currently sits at a record of 7-6, having won big games against De Smet in the Father Marco Cup, but also having suffered close losses to rival teams like MICDS and Chaminade. Success for the team has been driven by selfless play and ground ball hustle.

Along with a capstone class of any kind comes symbolism. Named in reference to the final stone put on a building under construction—like a garnish on a labor-intensive meal, perhaps—a capstone project is meant to represent the accumulation of everything learned in a course. It’s reflection. It’s realization. It’s moving on and taking the course with you. That was the goal the English Department had in mind when they created the Senior Capstone English course, which premiered last year with the class of 2020, and it continued to be their goal coming into the new school year. Reaching that goal, though, has proved perilous in large part due to the lack of ‘normalcy’ that has accompanied this year and last.

There’s nothing like a baseball game at Busch Stadium: the comfortable seats, rustic architecture, beautiful scenery, the sound of an enthusiastic crowd, and the food, glorious taste and even better smells included. There’s nothing like a bacon-wrapped hotdog, german-style bratwurst, or the incredible nacho tots which blow every other Busch Stadium food item out of the park. This year especially, I’m missing the salty and savory processed meats, the fresh and spicy peppers, and the somehow amazing queso that doesn’t taste fake.

Although AP tests have moved to the forefront of many students’ minds in the past few weeks, the volleyball team has stayed focused on the season at hand. The regular season is coming to an end, and the team is working hard to prepare for the State run. A match against De Smet and the Lafayette Tournament were perfect opportunities for preparation, the Jr. Bills using the games to add finishing touches to their game plans. Throughout the entire season, but notably this past week, SLUH has proved that they are the team to beat for the gold.

Over the last three weeks the St. Louis U. High water polo team has had a tough five games, having experienced their first losses of the season, accompanied by three close wins. The squad’s two losses were against Parkway West and Kirkwood, with the victories having been against Lindbergh (11-10), Parkway Central (10-8), and Ladue (13-12).

The St. Louis U. High varsity lacrosse team faced off against another MCC rival, CBC, on its home turf this past Friday. The team looked to add another W to the books and gain some momentum after an exciting two-goal win against Priory. The team used its practices leading up to the game to polish up its offensive shooting and looked to minimize errors on ground balls, which have plagued the Jr. Bills for the majority of the season.

The St. Louis U. High rugby team is continuing its win streak with a 55-12 blowout against Lindbergh last Thursday. SLUH’s rugby team played hard and kept the momentum from the previous game to keep their undefeated streak alive.