Senior Michael Yemm will be continuing his volleyball career next year at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis. He announced the commitment last August after exploring his options. Carthage, a small liberal arts school, has a lot of upsides for Yemm, including its impressive location on the water and team culture.

Senior Baker Pashea announced his intention to commit to Dartmouth University to run cross country and track on Oct. 31. 

The Jr. Bills were out tiger hunting in their most recent quad meet. This past Tuesday, Festus hosted St. James, Orchard Farms, and the Bills for a quad meet and no one was prepared for the SLUH onslaught. Two of the three teams that SLUH faced that night had tiger mascots, which quickly became a rallying cry for the Jr. Bills as they took to the mats. 

After a fun and exciting doubles tournament, racquetball wasted no time getting back to work with a busy schedule last week. On Jan. 28, they played Lafayette for the first time this year and three days later, they had a rematch against Lindbergh. SLUH did not lose a single match in the two contests, going 12-0 in match play last week.

The basketball team wrapped up its slate of January games this past week with two MCC games in two days. The Jr. Billikens (14-4) split the pair, losing 71-55 to CBC but then rebounding with a 63-54 win over the Vianney Griffins. 

There are three things in life that are certain: death, taxes, and students loving snow days. Students from everywhere have their differences, but they bond together over their mutual love for these days off. On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, students had their wish come true and got to experience their first real snow days in a long time.

After the brief two-day snow break, it was time to get back down to business, but on Zoom. While some students embraced the idea of a little extra sleep and not having to make the morning commute, the day brought some flashbacks of Zoom classes in the height of the pandemic.

Chess—the game of patience, strategy, and skill. A timeless classic. And for a group of Jr. Bills, their livelihood, as the SLUH chess team closed out their regular season and prepare for their playoff quest.

Around the Hallways includes snippets that were not quite newsworthy but important to get across to our readers.

St. Louis U. High students are known for their intelligence, and last Saturday, a group of Jr. Bills were able to showcase their brains when the SLUH Scholar Bowl team squared up against tough opponents in the Parkway Patriot Tournament.