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  • Lamping, ’81, runs for Mo. State Senate

    St. Louis U. High alumnus John Lamping ’81 is currently in the midst of a bid for the Missouri State Senate. According to Lamping, he was inspired by the Jesuit motto of being a ‘Man for Others,’ and therefore decided to expand that idea to his car...
  • Science Club members backpack along Lower Rock Creek

    Biology teacher Steve Kuensting led the Science Club last weekend on its first backpacking trip of the year to Lower Rock Creek. Kuensting wanted to take the club to Lower Rock Creek because, he said, “It is the best example of wilderness in Missouri....
  • Eating Club reheated

      It is safe to say that, as teenage boys, we all love to eat. One would be hard pressed to find a St. Louis U. High student who doesn’t look forward to lunch all morning. However, this year a group of students have taken their love of food to another...
  • Zinn, ’07, hosts SLU TV’s “Mondays in Midtown”

      In an attempt to broaden Saint Louis University students’ knowledge of the community and local government, St. Louis U. High alum Mark J. Zinn, ’07, in conjunction with SLU TV, has begun a show titled “Mondays in Midtown.” The show first aired...
  • M216’s large donation: suspect?

      Junior homeroom M216 hauled in the most food in the school for the CSP food drive, and they have been rewarded with food in return—a reward in the appetizing form of donuts and Jimmy John’s sandwiches. The homeroom dominated the food drive by a co...
  • Swimmers capture MCC victory over Vianney, 7-2 now

    The Jr. Bills’ swim team (7-2) steamrolled Metro Catholic Conference (MCC) opponent Vianney 130-56 on Monday. Great swims from freshman Luke Sloan, senior Steve Hoerr, and senior captain Michael Hagerty powered them through Vianney. “It was a good me...
  • International SciFest to come to Science Center this weekend

      The St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis U. High’s neighbor on Oakland Ave., will host SciFest, an internationally known science festival, from Tuesday, Oct. 12 to Sunday, Oct. 17. The convention will draw experts from all across the country to St. L...
  • Diversity Series comes to a close

    Before he left to become principal at Christ the King Jesuit High School last year, former assistant principal Rob Evans said that last year’s inaugural Diversity Series, which focused on jazz, “could not have been more successful.” However, with Ev...
  • “Whose line” club takes the stage, replicates skit show

      Seniors Brad Pitlyk and Kevin O’Meara recently launched the “Whose Line is it Anyway Club?” Moderated by acting improv teacher Paul Pagano, the club will host games based on the hit improvisational television show of the same name. The idea of ...
  • AP Politics class hears Zakaria in speaker series

    Typically, the Maryville University St. Louis Speaker Series is attended by people in their fifties and sixties, according to social studies teacher Bill Brown. Brown, fulfilling his pledge to take AP American Government and Politics students, joined eigh...
  • Swimming cruises to fifth straight triumph

      The Swimbills (6-2) cruised to a win over Cape Notre Dame and Mehlville in a tri-meet Wednesday, scoring 163 to Cape Notre Dame’s 112 and Mehlville’s 41. The victory came on the heels of a win over Zumwalt West. Last Thursday SLUH took on Fort Zu...
  • STUCO adds to updating of SLUH website with their own page

    Student Council (STUCO) expanded its section of the SLUH website this week, which STUCO hopes will improve communication with the SLUH community. The site includes basic information about STUCO, including its constitution and a list of its members. How...
  • ACES hosts revamped Middle School Night

      As part of an effort to increase applications to St. Louis U. High, members of the Association for Cultural Enrichment at SLUH (ACES) hosted a Middle School Night last Friday to work on St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) students’ exposure to SLUH. Ro...
  • Science Club hikes at MinaSauk Falls

    Science Club moderator Steve Kuensting and theology teacher Matt Sciuto led 10 members of the Science Club on a day hike to MinaSauk Falls, the tallest waterfall in the state, located in southeast Missouri. The group also visited Mount Taum Sauk, the hig...
  • Food drive nets triple last year’s total

    The CSP Food Drive was last week, and thanks in part to a new twist, about 2,000 more requested items were donated this year than last year. “I would say that the food drive was a success,” said CSP Program Coordinator Simonie Bieber. This year, an a...
  • Pipe burst on south field over weekend, dealt with quickly

    As custodian Jeff Fields made his daily rounds of the Saint Louis U. High campus last Saturday, he was approached by a student reporting an unusual problem: water shooting six to eight feet in the air on the field at the south end of SLUH’s campus, betw...
  • Swimming builds streak, second at DeSmet

    The St. Louis U. High school swim team (4-2) extended its win streak to three with wins this week over Jackson and MICDS. The team also took second out of seven in the DeSmet Invitational last Saturday. The Jr. Bills crushed Jackson last Thursday, winnin...
  • KUHI morning show trying to reorganize

    KUHI TV, St. Louis U. High’s morning television program, looks to fire up its teleprompter after a recent period of inactivity following the resignation of former moderator social studies teacher Tim O’Neil.     “The biggest reason I decided to s...
  • SLUH students intern at Science Center

    Fourteen St. Louis U. High students will serve as junior interns this fall at the Saint Louis Science Center in an effort to share their love of science with the public and build valuable skills for their futures.    The students will be serving in a p...
  • Webb, ’13, spends two months in Japan

    How do you get from St. Louis to Tokyo? Just ask sophomore John Webb, who traveled to Japan as an exchange student. Webb learned of the opportunity after reading an article about a new program that allowed students to make the journey. The idea especially...
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