CALENDAR st. charles high school // 725 north kingshighway, st. charles, mo 63301 // october 19, 2017 //volume 23 issue 3 // @schspublication

The Ship’s LogEvents

10/19 clubs: FTA, Art

10/19 Seniors Jostens meeting during AIP

10/20 clubs: Maker Space

10/21 SC District Hopefest

10/23 clubs: LGBT, StuCo

10/24 PSAT Testing

10/24 FBLA field trip @ Kokomo Joe’s

10/24 seniors Cap & Gown ordering during

lunch

10/24 clubs: Blue&White Ink, Board Game,

Coding, Key Club

10/26 clubs: FTA, Art

10/27 clubs: Maker space, Renaissance

10/29 Renaissance Special Needs Dance

10/30 clubs: LGBT, StuCo, FCA

10/31 clubs: Blue&White Ink, Board Game,

Coding, Key Club

11/2 clubs: FTA, Art

11/3 clubs: Maker space

11/6 clubs: LGBT, StuCo

Cross Country

10/20 JV/V @ Clayton

10/28 V @ MSHSAA Districts

Soccer (boys)

10/19 @ JV/V Troy (Buchanan)

10/23 @ V MSHSAA

Marching Band

10/21 @ Francis Howell North

10/28 @ Francis Howell

OrchestratingGreatness

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The Ship’s Log StaffZac Snyder - Editor in Chief

Chloe Lueke - StaffJordyn LaBarge - StaffParadise Smith - Staff

Gehazi Whitehurst - StaffLauren Hippe - Adviser

Art Student of the Month

Brittny Ash

CS

B a n d“It was definitely an emotional night because for band it was our last time performing on our football field.”

- Jayla Nick

S o c c e r“It was really special. Getting recognized helps you think back to all you’ve done.”

- Collin White

V o l l e y b a l l“It was bitter-sweet. I love football games, but I’m also ready to move on.”

-Olivia Gibbs

C r o s s C o u n t r y“It is a little sad, it was like our depart from high school, but it was kinda cool. It was a good going away celebration.”

-Dillon Ruble

T e n n i s“It felt new to me. I was the only tennis player other than my sister, but she walked with Danceline.”

- Camryn Gould

F o o t b a l l“It was awkward, a very long walk, but even though we lost it was still fun.”

- Nathan Thompson

D a n c e l i n e“It was bittersweet being a senior. I don’t want it to end but it will be fun to move on.”

- Hannah Gould

SCHS Senior NightOn Oct. 6 students in fall sports celebrated their high school accomplishments

BY JORDYN LABARGE

Over the years there have been different programs to help

teach students life skills and learning tools to help them excel after high school. Life Skills teachers like Catherine Bramstedt, Courtney Hodges, and Laura Spotloe wanted to bring their different programs together. With some help from administrators and students, these passionate teachers were able to form the Life Crew that runs the Coffee Cabana on Early Out Wednesdays. On these Work Day Wednesdays students take orders and deliv-er coffee to teachers.

“We send out a google form, teachers fill it out and send in their order, and what time they want it,” Hodges said.

The teachers formed this idea from an article in a magazine.

“We read an article, got the kids on board, got ap-proval from Walker,” Hodges said. “We took an old cart, the kids decorated it, and we used surplus materials to run it, but now that we have some money coming in, were able to buy products for it.”

By introducing this new branch to the life skills program, the kids are learning real world and workforce skills by learning to count money, take inventory, and interact with people.

“The older kids act as a mentor to the younger kids, they practice telephone skills, we had the teachers call up to my room and order, we had two students taking and writing down the order,” Bramstedt said. “Once they feel comfortable enough, we send two students to deliver the coffees, we teach them skills like not touching the rim of the cup and having one student holding the tray while one holds the cup.”

One student even found his calling.

“I want to work at Dunkin’ Donuts,” sophomore Life Crew member Josef Wansing said.

With this new addition to the program, kids are able to grow and learn skills that will forever impact them. They are bringing their program together and together they are Life Crew.

Life CrewNew program helps kids

excel at life skillsBY CHLOE LUEKE

Gray AreaOn Oct. 5 and 7, the Pirate Players performed The Anatomy of Gray, a dramedy featuring a cast of 15 characters

Dr. Gray turns Paster Wingfield upside down to relieve the pain. photo by Maura Hussey “Being in the play has

allowed me to branch out and really express myself in a way that I can’t really do anywhere but in theatre. I couldn’t imagine not being in something so wonderfully life-changing.” -Hannah Politte

Towns people watch as a storm blows in, bringing Dr. Gray (right). photo by Riley Beerman

“Being involved in the play this year was an invaluable experience for me. It was very unique, as I’d never before had such a pleasant combination of responsibility and fun in something I was dedicating my time to.” -H Metz

Becky and Gray watch as June and Homer sail off into the night. photo by Elizabeth Johnson

Pastor Wingfield suffers from extreme kidney pain. photo by Maura Hussey

June and Homer gaze at little Sister. photo by Maura Hussey

BY CHLOE LUEKE

“This play has impacted me by becoming closer friends and build new bonds with new people.” - Andrew Schappe

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CAPS is a term that has been floating around the school

since late last school year, yet most students have no clue what this word means. CAPS is the Center for Advanced Professional Studies. Un-like the Lewis and Clark Center, CAPS provides hands-on internships that may launch students directly into the work field after high school.

The students, or “student associates”, get to leave school for half of the day to travel to a professional setting of a businesslike skill set.

“To date, student associates have partic-ipated in a two-week Professional Skills Boot Camp, ... toured four

business partner sites, and have been involved in business projects,” CAPS Business & Entrepreneurship Facili-tator Cheryl Graber said.

Due to timing is-sues, the CAPS program was only opened to this year’s seniors.

“The program was so new… we just found out too late,” Guidance Counselor Ju-lie Basler said. “But next year [the program] will be extended to juniors.”

Senior CAPS as-sociate Tyler Barteau rec-ommends the program to any incoming juniors and seniors.

“It’s super fun,” Barteau said. “I like how we meet students from other schools.”

Currently, the St. Charles CAPS program includes three schools: St. Charles High and West, along with neigh-boring Orchard Farm.

“We built a cafe on Main Street,” Barteau said. “It gives us a glimpse into what we can really do.”

Students should ask their counselors if they are interested in applying for this hands-on introduction to the business world.

“I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life, but this is a really good opportunity,” Barteau said. “I wouldn’t have done it if Bichel hadn’t told me about it. It really just caught my eye.”

C A P S LO C K E DSt. Charles High adopts new hands-on learning center

BY JORDYN LABARGE

Tennis season is over but the highlight of the

season was the team winning the doubles tourna-ment against St. Charles West High School.

There were four doubles pairs that competed: Hannah Gross and Camryn Gould, Hannah Gould and Danielle Hoerman, Ashlynn Boyd and Sammy Mousa, and Alicia Lopez and Femke Sietsma.“This was the first tournament the girls had ever played in,” Coach Jona-than Flaxbart said.

The first three pairs (Gross/Gould, Gould/Hoerman, Boyd/Mousa) beat both St. Charles West and Hazelwood West, the pair of Lopez/Femke beat St. Charles West.“I was very pleased and excited when we won. We had tried to play that same tournament last spring with the boys and it got rained out three times so I’m glad the girls team not only got

Going Big in TennisTeam finishes the season strong

BY PARADISE SMITHto play, but won. It is the first time

we’ve been invited to and participated in a tournament that was not districts or GACs,” Flaxbart said.

After winning the tournament, the team celebrated

with treats. “Only eight members of the team got to compete in the tournament since it was only for doubles, so we didn’t really celebrate other than taking pictures with the plaque,” Flaxbart said. “It worked out though because we celebrated senior night for Hannah and Camryn Gould at the tournament. I brought cookies.”

Lopez and her team put effort into the tournament.“My team and I felt proud, because we are a small team and we all try to practice and get better at playing,” junior Lopez said. “We worked hard for that, we felt proud for that because we deserved that.”

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Seniors Grace and Gloria Farmer have been playing volleyball together since the third grade. Their parents before them both played volleyball too, so it’s like a family tradition for them all to play the sport. Both as outside hitters, Grace and Gloria have

collected some amazing statistics over the season.

Twinning and Winning BY GEHAZI WHITEHURST

Aces: 8

Kills: 76

Assists: 6

Blocks: 3

Games Played: 29 Games Played: 46

Blocks: 1

Assists: 14

Kills: 128

Aces: 21

Gloria GraceOn Oct. 11 at

7 p.m. in the auditorium the

fall orchestra concert was performed. This year’s concert had a unique theme titled ‘The Great Ameri-can Eclipse’, which combined a story with orchestra music. The pictures and movie clips shown “coexist-ed” with the special music played by the orchestra.

“The movie is a story about a kid’s day on the eclipse, and the music helps move the movie along. The music kinda sets the stage for the movie,” orchestra teacher Amanda Davis said.

The actor’s studio class creat-ed the film for the performance by acting out the script they were given from the

orchestra. By using a giant sheet with a light source behind it, a shadow effect was constructed for the movie.

Actor’s studio student David Perez said it was difficult to film, but he thought it turned out well.

This wasn’t the only class contributing to the concert this year. Photography class as well added their own work to the show.

“They got to shoot black and white photos to hopefully demonstrate the light and the dark,” photog-raphy teacher Lauren Hippe said.

The students’ photos were on display in the hallways leading up to the auditorium. The art department placed in their share too.

“We’re putting a lot of art in the library pertaining to the eclipse. We have

already started putting up art in the com-mons, in the library,” art teacher Abigail Birhanu said. Displaying the art achieved a gallery opening atmosphere before the concert began. The fine arts department hopes to do collaborations like this in the future.

“We plan on having a fine arts night during the spring play,” Davis said.

Davis and the rest of the fine arts department involved are feeling optimistic about the new cor-relation.

“I’m excited that we are able to bring different artistic groups together for this performance, it’s nothing that we have ever done before,” Davis said.

The Great American ConcertOrchestra concert has special theme relating to the Eclipse

which includes fine arts department BY GEHAZI WHITEHURST

Orchestra students prepare for their eclipse themed concert. photo by Gehazi Whitehurst

SCHS GOES HOLLYWOODA compilation of the 2017 Homecoming at Saint Charles High School

clockwise from top left: homecoming court, back row: Brooke Hendrix, Connor Asbell, Hailie Ketsen-burg, Ryan Bain, Katy Pieper, Caleb Smith, Jakob Bredell, Emma Koehler / Ryan Asbell, Autumn Looney, Andrew Schappe, Hannah Ivy, Cody Thorne, Jada O’Donnell / Cristian Buehler, Reyna Cervantes, Paris Thomas, Jake Mosher, Emma Shoup. | Sydney Wise | Maggie Skeen, Ally Gibson, Emma Booker | Morgan Davidson, Lupe Cervantes | Emily Beardsley, Chase Hodges | Audrey Doughty, Curtis Lenssen, Emma Koehler, Hannah Ivy

BY ZAC SNYDER

Cold SeasonDid you know that about 12 million people get sick

around this time of year because of the cold season? Scary right? According to Qoura about 500 people die

from a cold because it gets worse. But this all can be prevented by washing your hands. Keeping yourself and your area clean can make a big difference. There are 1000 germs on your hands and body, but 70 trillion germs around the world. Keeping a hand sanitizer with you, washing your hands, and wiping your area down clean can reduce the chance of the cold for yourself and others. So be careful..there’s a germ behind you.

BY PARADISE SMITH

The sickest time around, with bad guy mucus in town