Baseball Beginnings

Summer Smith
April 27, 2011

Starting off the season with a bang, the Westminster Varsity Baseball Team went to Florida over Spring Break and came back with a 5-0 winning streak. “We outscored the opposition teams 52-17 and had a .485 team batting average. The boys had had an ERA of 2.48 and only made 1.8 errors per game, which... Read more »

You Can Not Delete What You Just Entered

Melinda Oliver
April 27, 2011

Megan Meier, then thirteen, was ecstatic when a cute boy befriended her on Myspace. They struck up conversation quickly and became fast friends. He was three years her senior, claimed to be homeschooled and live in a town nearby and seemed like a really good guy. But soon things took a turn for the worse—compliments... Read more »

To See The Sun Again

Morgan Koetting
April 27, 2011

A single person’s tears often calls the attention of a fellow neighbor; a nation weeping draws the notice of the entire world. Violent storms; raging wars; unforgiving hunger – all are common occurrences within planet Earth. When a tragic earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, people from all backgrounds... Read more »

Mad City Money

Anna Franceschelli
April 27, 2011

18 students in Abby Karsten’s Advanced Math Concepts class participated in a hands-on budget simulation on March 8, 2011, that incorporated the math they learned in class to situations in the real world. The students were given a salary, family, and certain purchases they had to make. There were stations... Read more »

Accept the Challenge

Danielle Cicka
April 27, 2011

A 14-year old boy has served on the British navy since he was seven. He is in charge of bringing the ship safely back to port. Everyone on the ship is underneath his command- including men three times his age. This boy’s name was George Washington. To many this is a surprising story and seemingly... Read more »

Revolution Spreads Throughout the Middle East

Parker Briden
April 27, 2011

The Middle East has been plagued with unrest and combat for as long as anyone to remember, but recently more and more instances of war and uprising have erupted. Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya are in transition periods, either directly following a revolution or in the middle of one. Oil has been a huge factor... Read more »

Tennis Team Pursues State

Cameron Smith, Sports Editor
April 26, 2011

After key wins against MICDS, Clayton, and Belleville West, the Westminster varsity tennis team remained hot and kept a perfect season as they earned an ABC league title last week.  The Wildcats edged out MICDS in the ABC tournament in the last match.  Cameron Smith, senior, and Bailey Merkel, freshman... Read more »

Coming of Age

Abby Becker, Features Editor
April 26, 2011

Sweet 16, car keys, freedom, and independence.  Liberated 18, moving away from home, and going to college.  Sixteen and eighteen years old are considered to be the years when kids become “of age.”  These years bring significant changes and signify becoming an adult.  The sophomore English classes... Read more »

UMSL Presents Younkin with Science Award

Danielle Cicka
April 6, 2011

On March 2, Gordon Younkin, junior, recieved the Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Science. The University of Missouri-St. Louis presented the award to Younkin and other St. Louis high school students at a banquet held at the university. Younkin was nominated by Dr. Andrew Shaw, upper... Read more »

Rango

Ellie Straub
April 4, 2011

The new delightfully animated movie Rango proves to be not only a delighting and charming movie for the kids, but also one that adults may find entertaining. Rango is about a lonely yet intelligent pet lizard, voiced by Johnny Depp, who accidentally finds himself stranded in the Moab desert and thrown... Read more »