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Despite its inactivity in the second half of last year, the intramural program is set to begin fresh next week.According to Assistant Athletics Director Tim Rittenhouse, intramural bashball starts next week in the Field House. The events are scheduled as ...
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The St. Louis U. High swimming team (2-2) split meets against the last two teams it faced, losing 112-74 at Lafayette and topping Metro Catholic Conference rival CBC, 123-62.Although they suffered a loss to Lafayette, the Jr. Bills qualified a few new swi...
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Students in English teacher David Callon’s senior class were treated to outside company last Tuesday, as they participated in a video conference over Skype with author Juliet B. Schor.Schor wrote Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consume...
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The SLUH Democrats and Young Republicans clubs stand poised to reenter the co-curricular community of St. Louis U. High in a year of unfolding political excitement. Both clubs are in restructuring mode after the former moderator of both clubs, social st...
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The Jr. Bills met with success last weekend at the Marquette Relays, finishing fifth out of 11 teams and qualifying another relay team for the State meet.
“We’d been seeking a State time for a little while now, and now we have it,” said senior capt...
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St. Louis U. High’s students were once again very successful on the Advanced Placement (AP) tests, scoring a three or higher on 89 percent of tests taken.
The AP numbers were generally in the same range as last year. The number of students taking exams...
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The St. Louis U. High Russian Club completed another successful trip overseas this past summer. Led by Russian teacher Robert Chura, six seniors made the long plane ride to St. Petersburg, Russia. The six included Conor Gearin, Pat Quinlan, Nick Lewch...
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Junior Matt Hruz entered an essay contest sponsored by the Serra Club of Saint Louis last winter. On Aug. 30, he accepted first prize at a ceremony in the Currigan Room.
Hruz learned about the contest at a morning Mass from Ralph Houlihan S.J., who e...
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Before Ben Sommer travels thousands of miles to South America to assist in United States Peace Corps operations, you better say hello to him. And you better do it quick.
For the next ten weeks, Sommer will assist St. Louis U. High art classes under t...
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A group of eleven St. Louis U. High seniors, along with French teacher Jennifer Crespin and Spanish teacher Charlie Merriott, spent 23 days in Europe this past summer.
After departing June 1, the group first stopped in London. Other stops included the Ne...
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The Junior Bills (1-1) started off their season with a win last Thursday, topping Parkway West 108-78.
“I thought we did pretty well. A lot of people improved their times, but I think we can continue to get better”, said senior captain Jake Chisolm...
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St. Louis U. High’s student publications plan for another busy year of writing. For some, it’s business as usual. For others, significant changes in leadership and mission are being enacted.
Gadfly
Gadfly, SLUH’s magazine of culture, literature,...
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After finishing second in the Metro Catholic Conference (MCC) and 19th in the State meet last year, the St. Louis U. High Swimbills hope to bounce back this year with strong swimmers, experience, and high expectations. The Junior Bills hope to improve las...
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The red carpet was unrolled and the popcorn was popped for the world premiere of the movie Logan, which played to an exclusive audience at Ronnies 20 Cine on Sept. 2. In the movie, Patrick Probst ’08, stars as Tyler Hoffman, the older brother of the pro...
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Beginning with the hiring of Director of Admissions Anja Schmelter last Spring, St. Louis U. High has begun tailoring its admissions to extend its reach. The majority of the changes will come as part of an increased marketing campaign to promote the schoo...
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St. Louis U. High students and faculty closed their summer in a fashion now typical for the school—by venturing into SLUH’s schoolwide summer reading book.Carlisle vs. Army: Jim Thorpe, Dwight Eisenhower, Pop Warner, and the Forgotten Story of Footbal...
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St. Louis U. High junior Connor Stinehart was part of a group of 22 elementary, middle, and high school students from Saint Louis Irish Arts who traveled to Ireland for two weeks at the end of summer and into the beginning of the school year. The group co...
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Dan McGuire is the newest member of the St. Louis U. High IT staff, filling the place of Tim Rittenhouse, who has moved away from daily tech duties.McGuire attended Freeburg High School, where he played football for the Freeburg Mighty Midgets. After grad...
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Students returning to St. Louis U. High last week were greeted by a new addition to the campus—a statue of a Junior Billiken now smiles at students in the Berthold Ave. turnaround from its perch on a brick pedestal next to the Danis Fieldhouse.
The sta...
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The St. Louis U. High math department has hired Dan Schuler to teach Algebra 2 and Geometry.
Schuler grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, and attended Springfield High School, where he played four sports: football, basketball, baseball, and track. During his sop...
