Seven Jr. Bills live with host families and help nutrition center in Yoro, Honduras
Seven Jr. Bills live with host families and help nutrition center in Yoro, Honduras
Andrew Hunt, Core Staff

If Yoro, a small town in Honduras, is known for one thing, it’s the “Lluvia de Peces”, or “fish rain” that occurs each July. Sadly, the seven Jr. Bills who visited Yoro over spring break did not get to witness this. But they did have an exhilarating experience supporting a local nutrition center and experiencing the culture through their stays with host families.

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Stevenson, Birkmeier help plan 314 Day teen summit
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Months of planning paid off on Saturday as the Mayor’s Youth Cabinet, staffed in part by senior Grayson Stevenson, and junior Henry Birkmeier, launched their very first annual TE3N-1-4 Day Summit, or 314 Day,  a gathering of teenagers from around St. Louis that worked to connect the youth to St. Louis area professionals in various fields. The summit was held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and was followed by a dinner and party that ran until 9:00 p.m.

Top o’ the mornin! Students travel to Ireland ahead of St. Patrick’s Day
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Six students and two chaperones spent spring break in Ireland, conveniently returning on St. Patrick’s Day. Juniors Connor O’Callaghan, Marshall Prost, Thomas Schoenekase, Ben Shup, and Michael Sise and sophomore Andrew Vehige were accompanied by Assistant Director of Admissions Jennifer Thomas and Assistant to the President Nicole Vehige for the trip.

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Box: DuMont and Isom-Mcall sign for D1 baseball

Senior Andrew DuMont (right) signed his letter of intent to play baseball at the University of Tennessee and Senior Charlie Isom-McCall (left) signed to play baseball at Lindenwood University. Photo I Courtesy of Scott Gilbert

 

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Mock Trial Bills narrowly lose to Cor Jesu and Marquette

From a new coach to an influx of junior leadership, the St. Louis U. High Mock Trial team’s season managed to push them towards the regional competition. Despite amazing performances throughout the previous months, the team lost to Marquette, a consistently high ranking team and Cor Jesu, the top ranked team in the competition on March 7.

Stevenson, Birkmeier help plan 314 Day teen summit

Months of planning paid off on Saturday as the Mayor’s Youth Cabinet, staffed in part by senior Grayson Stevenson, and junior Henry Birkmeier, launched their very first annual TE3N-1-4 Day Summit, or 314 Day,  a gathering of teenagers from around St. Louis that worked to connect the youth to St. Louis area professionals in various fields. The summit was held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and was followed by a dinner and party that ran until 9:00 p.m.

Top o’ the mornin! Students travel to Ireland ahead of St. Patrick’s Day

Six students and two chaperones spent spring break in Ireland, conveniently returning on St. Patrick’s Day. Juniors Connor O’Callaghan, Marshall Prost, Thomas Schoenekase, Ben Shup, and Michael Sise and sophomore Andrew Vehige were accompanied by Assistant Director of Admissions Jennifer Thomas and Assistant to the President Nicole Vehige for the trip.

Seven Jr. Bills live with host families and help nutrition center in Yoro, Honduras

If Yoro, a small town in Honduras, is known for one thing, it’s the “Lluvia de Peces”, or “fish rain” that occurs each July. Sadly, the seven Jr. Bills who visited Yoro over spring break did not get to witness this. But they did have an exhilarating experience supporting a local nutrition center and experiencing the culture through their stays with host families.

Features

Satire: Wait?!?…There Are Benefits to Procrastinating?
Jacob Nolan and Marshall Prost, reporters

Studies show that 9/10 teachers at St. Louis U. High agree that you should avoid procrastinating your school work. But, the question remains, who is that one teacher that just plain doesn't care about their student's work ethic?  Sources have revealed this man to be none other than Timothy O’Neil. 

 Students and faculty fire up with New Year’s Resolutions of hard work, focus
Andrew Hunt, Core Staff

2024: the year of the grind.

  Less social media. More sleep. Better grades. As some of Gen Z begins to embrace the concepts of self-care and routine nationwide, the St. Louis U. High community—young and old—seems eager to use their New Year’s resolutions as a way to catch on.

Sports

SLUH pummels CBC, looks to Chicago

They’re back! After last year's state championship loss to Parkway Central, the St. Louis U. High Water Polo team came out hot with a 20-6 win against CBC in their season opener last Saturday. 

Jr. Bills head to Kentucky for River Region Rumble, stay perfect after

The St. Louis U. High lacrosse team took down Lindbergh 12-4 at home with a dominant second half performance on March 8. They then headed to Indiana over spring break to watch a Division I game between Notre Dame and Michigan and face new competition from Cathedral High School in Indianapolis and Saint Joseph High School in South Bend.

Athlete of the Week: James Unwin

This week's Athlete of the Week is varsity baseball pitcher junior James Unwin. Unwin pitched in the Saint Charles West tournament and threw six innings, allowing just two hits. Unwin swung on varsity his freshman year but is really finding his stride as a pitcher now


 

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