Senior Gus Tettamble has a lot to celebrate. An undefeated tennis season, an easy District win even with an injured shoulder, plus a bright future. Next year, Tettamble, a top junior player in the region, will join the D1 program at the University of Tulsa, a school with excellent facilities and a long history. 

I’m sure every senior has heard that college is a period of excitement, freedom, and learning. In such an exciting time, I would encourage any freshman in college to not be shy in meeting new people and taking new classes. However, above all, the best advice I can give to any incoming college student is take ownership of your faith.

Melting the ice for spring, the SLUH inline hockey team set up shop at Fenton forum ice arena, where the team ended its 14 game season 6-8, just good enough to make the playoffs. 

After an exhilarating double overtime victory last week versus Eureka, all eyes shifted to the 12 seniors celebrating Senior Night. SLUH matched up against one of their easiest opponents all year in the O’Fallon Panthers. O’Fallon has had a rough year, sitting at 4-11 before heading to Sheridan Stadium, a season that culminated in a 20-0 loss vs. Chaminade. All signs pointed for SLUH to do the same if they could execute as well as they knew they could. This included the return of junior goalie Will Barnidge, who was sidelined in the game against Eureka thanks to an injury. 

he St. Louis U. High community is all too acquainted with the greatest trophy in all of high school sports: The Jesuit Cup. Every year, SLUH’s hockey and golf teams face off against fellow Jesuit institution De Smet to lay it all on the line for the honor of raising the Jesuit Cup trophy and proving which school is really better. This year, in an event synonymous with nail-biting finishes, the SLUH golf team blew out De Smet to retain the J Cup title for the second year in a row. However, this success couldn’t be translated into the next week at Districts, when only senior captain Louis Cornett—who tied for first place individually with an even-par 72—qualified for State.

SLUH wrapped up the regular season with a 2-2 split over the past week, adding two wins to a record that has seen significant improvement this year. At 18-14, the Jr. Bills now prepare to host the District tournament next week. Despite struggling at the plate at times, they feel confident that their stellar pitching can push them deep into the District bracket next week.

World Religions, a second semester senior theology elective, has helped expose students to the diverse religions of the world for over 25 years. Last year, the introduction of Zoom learning allowed World Religions teacher Rob Garavaglia to organize Zoom meetings with speakers around the world and offer students a firsthand perspective on the religions they learn about in class. After two years, the Zoom program has proved to be a successful way to foster learning beyond the classroom.