82 spread by | kristina forst and claire boenitz 83weekly | february 17-23

Art teacher Michael Leistner started a post-it wall in the

art hallway where students could

anonymously write something on their

mind on a post-it and stick it on the wall.

He was inspired to do this by an art gallery

he visited with Art Club, where they had

a similar setup that he wanted to recreate.

ON YOUR MIND thursday 02.20| post-it wall

ICE ICE BABY monday 02.17| icy day

Prom fashion Showcasing

Juniors and seniors showcase dresses and tuxedos for the annual Prom Fashion Show

uniors and seniors showed off 2014 Prom fashions in the Feb. 20 Prom Fashion Show. The show started at 7 p.m. and emcees Alexis Happe and Jessica Olsen introduced models as they walked on stage.

“It’s fun to see the dresses and what they actually look like on people,” junior Elizabeth Scanlon said. “The fashion show was a lot of fun to be able

to participate in.”Junior Delegates and sponsor Marissa Cohen hosted the event to showcase

new dress styles from David’s Bridal and Caché along with tuxedos from Savvi. Models went to the stores ahead of time to be fitted and choose a dress or tuxedo to wear for the show.

“It was really fun to try on dresses,” junior Bailey North said. “And it was nice to not have to pay a lot of money to wear them.”

Boys modeled their tuxes first, then escorted the girls. Each model posed three times on stage, once as they first entered, then at either edge of the

stage.“I had never been to David’s Bridal so it was cool to go see the dresses they

have there,” junior Allison Weyhrich said. “It gave me good ideas for Prom.”To participate in the show, each student had to sell five tickets or pay $25

to participate. Junior Delegates put together baskets and prices, such as a free tuxedo rental, to raffle off during the show and raise money for Prom. This year’s theme is “Party at Gatsby’s” based on the novel and movie The Great Gatsby.

“My tux ended up being pretty cool,” junior Jacob Pardo said. “It was fun to come up with different poses and make people laugh.”

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Courtney visHy

a young scientistOn Saturday, Feb. 22, senior Courtney Vishy

participated in the Missouri Tri-County Regional Science Fair held at St. Charles Community College. A panel of five judges from various backgrounds were in charge of judging the projects. Out of 13 competitors, Vishy took 5th place, which earned her a trip to New York from June 15 to June 20 for another science fair. First place won a trip to Los Angeles for the National Science Fair.

Chemistry teacher Donna Malkmus is in charge of planning the science fair and registering people. There are different divisions of the fair; Vishy participated in the Honors Division for grades 9-12. There were also divisions for kids K-8. Only students with projects in the Honors Division were interviewed by judges about their presentations.

Vishy’s project was about how humans’ impact on the environment increases the success of invasive species. Over the summer, she worked with a research fellowship at Washington University with a group led by Washington student Erynn Maynard. She repurposed that research for her science fair project. Most high school teams had leaders from either St. Louis University or Washington University.

Her success on this project helped her get accepted into Washington University, and earned her the Ricoh Sustainable Development Award for having research that best demonstrated principles and technical innovation for future scientific development.

Vishy plans to major in chemistry and remain involved in biology when she gets to college. She believes that this experience will definitely benefit her. She has previously applied for research positions, but was turned down due to lack of experience. With this project, she now has more experience and knowledge, which she feels will help her get to where she wants.

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saturday 02.22| regional science fair

Freshman Amanda Shaw writes a thought on a post-it to stick on the wall. Many post-it notes included jokes, thoughts, quotes, and Twitter handles. (kristina forst)

Freezing rain caused a thick, dangerous

layer of ice over roads on Presidents Day. Some students had trouble getting around because of

the freezing rain that fell during the night

and into the morning. Students talk about

their experience with the winter weather.

“It was awful. I hate ice so much, so I didn’t go outside at all.” Abby Wurm, 10

“I was trapped inside and I couldn’t go anywhere. I was expecting my day off to be fun, but I sat on my phone all day.” Bo Nixion, 11

“My family was moving on Monday, and the sidewalks weren’t salted, so it took a lot longer than we thought to move all of our stuff because of the ice.”Haley Haug, 10

THINGS ON THE WALLI love hot pockets.

Math will be the death of me.

I don’t need you, I have the internet.Be yourself, never be someone you wouldn’t like.

1.

2.

3.

4.

Don’t eat hot pockets.

You mad or nah.

Turn up for days.

Cheese cakes.

6.

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8.

9.

5.

Thinking something does not make it true. Wanting something does not make it real.

10.

Oooh kill ‘em!

THE STYLES Each prom dress has a unique style to it. Girls that participated in the Prom Fashion Show talk about the style of dress they chose to model, as well as why they chose the dress. Each girl showed off a different type and color of dress. Four participants explain why they chose their dress.

far left: Austin Franzen snaps a selfie during his performance at the prom fashion show for one of his poses. left: Austin Franze, Mike Ebert, and Brandon Chac performs a skit in the talent section of the fashion show, along with Kelsey Schaffrin, Tiana Johnson and Ashley Perry.above: Tiana Johnson poses to model her prom dress. Her dress was from Cashé at West County Mall. (photos by matt krieg)

“I chose my dress because I thought the color was really pretty and I liked the style.”Bailey North, 11

SWEET HEART ONE SHOULDERSTRAPPEDBALL GOWN

See it

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View the entire prom fashion show photo gallery.

“I chose it because it was different and it was something I would not normally try on at the store.”Allison Weyhrich, 11

I chose my dress for the prom fashion

show because it was beautiful in a very simple and elegant way.”Kelly D’Amico, 12

“I liked the color and the beading on the dress. It reminded me of the Great Gatsby which is the theme of prom.”Maddie Richterkessing, 12

“On days that we can’t go anywhere, I’d rather just be at school and have nice day off.” Evan Miller, 11

watch it

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Courtney Vishy shares her experience in the regional science fair.