imagethe Friday, August 18, 2006Vol. 38 • Issue 1

Inside This Edition•Meet the new staff

see page 2•Stars and Gripes are

back with a bite see page 3

•Sports teams get new digs & Rockwood gets a new exam exemption policy

check out page 6•Spring sports roundup

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Lafayette High School • 17050 Clayton Road • Wildwood, Missouri • 63011

• New View. Construction on the new Commons ran as scheduled throughout the summer, and continued until the start of school. Additional work on the lighting and tile will take place throughout the year. The new area features an upper-level, additional staircases and a new light and sound system.

photo • Alexis Myers

Grand Opening:Ashley Edlund • Reporter

With construction up until the first day of school, new Commons makes its debut

Work continued, days before the 2007 school year began.

Scheduled to be completed by Aug. 11 or 12, Principal Larry Schmidt and construction workers pledged the Commons would be ready for the opening of school.

Still, there were some doubts as to whether or not the work would be completed.

“Oh yeah, there were doubts,” electrician Mr. John Voss said.

Although other construction projects in progress due to the passing of Prop K will continue to be finished throughout the school year, students will be able to enjoy a new Commons area.

“I believe students will like the new mezzanine area,” Schmidt stated.

He added, “It provides us the additional seating needed for our crowded lunch rooms and the stage in the commons will be

The Mod Squad will be mak-ing a comeback, but not on tele-vision.

After eight months of com-mittee meetings, students, teach-ers, parents and administrators decided on a “Flexible Modu-lar” schedule for the 2008-2009 school year at all four Rockwood School District high schools.

Originally planned to take affect next year, 2007-2008, the schedule has been postponed until the following year. The plan is now to implement the new schedule by August of 2008.

According to an article re-leased on the Rockwood web-site, the new schedule will call for 17 blocks of time that are 22 to 23 minutes in length, as well as greater flexibility for meeting student’s needs.

The Board of Education ap-proved this “Flexible Modu-lar” schedule at a meeting their meeting on June 13, 2006.

During the next few months, the committee plans to develop everything necessary for an im-plementation of the new sched-uling system.

Committee reports are not expected until October or No-vember of this year.

“There exists the possibil-ity of many new and exciting features with the new schedule. However, we must wait until all are studied to insure that we can offer them to the students,” Prin-cipal Larry Schmidt said.

Until committee reports are finished later in the year, no spe-cifics concerning what “exciting features” will be present during the 2008-2009 school year will be given.

“No one wants to promise anything and then find out they cannot deliver,” Schmidt said.

used intermittently throughout the year to add programs for the enjoyment of our students.”

Changes to the Commons in-clude three new stairwells, which have replaced the main one used before, and an upper-level has been added, where students can eat lunch.

A stage has also been added, and will be used for performanc-es such as Coffeehouse through the school year.

“It makes the school look big-ger,” junior Bridget Ryan said.

Although new additions in the building are exciting and considered necessary, some stu-dents wondered if the changes needed to be made.

“I didn’t know if it was nec-essary,” junior Abby Orlowski said.

She also believes the parking lot will be a challenge to get in and out of, without all projects approved by Prop K completed.

“I think its pretty cool,” ju-

nior Rachel Larson said, “[but] i thought it [the Commons] was fine before.”

Despite student comments, the administration is looking forward to the new addition to the building.

“I just think its fresh and up-dated,” Assistant Principal Tim Jones said “[It] offers opportu-nities for performances during lunch [and] more space because of the upper deck, no one needs to be sitting in the hallway.”

He is also enjoying the ben-efits of Prop K with a new office upstairs in the Senior Hallway.

Other project included work to the athletic facilities and some improvements to the heating and air conditioning units.

In addition to the Commons, construction on a new Welcome Center in the front of the build-ing should begin in September or October.

Schmidt said he anticipates the challenge, because the ce-

Editor’s Note: Welcome back students,

staff and parents. This is the first edition of the 2006-2007 Image.

The Image is a public fo-rum where content and cov-erage decisions are made by student editors. We are com-mitted to following all accept-ed journalistic practices and adhering to a set of strict legal and ethical guidelines in our coverage.

We welcome your partici-pation as well. Write letters to the editor and let us know when there are people and events we should be covering.

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ment underneath the overhang will have to be removed.

“This will force some adjust-ments in the traffic pattern,” he said. “The plan is to accommo-date these changes, but students will need to plan on arriving at school earlier and departure from the parking lot at the end of the day will be more controlled.”

Other work will begin later in the year including a total reno-vation of the Auditorium. Ad-ditional improvements will be made to the FACS area.

Although construction stayed on schedule throughout the summer, Schmidt said the Commons will still need tweak-ing.

“Some of the tile on the new mezzanine floor will need to be laid after the start of school, and there may also be some adjust-ments to the sound and light equipment, scheduled to supple-ment stage activities,” he said.

2008-2009 year will mark major overhaul of high school scheduleAaron Casias • Reporter

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Jen Apoian and Brad Schelmmer • Reporters

Tom Beckmeyer

Mathematics

Emily Benner

Art

Jodi Davidson

Principal

Todd DeckerScience

•Decided to teach near family, who live in St. Charles.•Formerly taught at Doniphan H.S.•Enjoys stargazing and owns an telescope.

Ashley Dutton

Langauge Arts

•Born in St. Louis•First year in Rock-wood•Scuba dives and wakeboards

Doug Ell

Social Studies

•Born in St. Charles•Ninth year teaching in Rock-wood •“I’m an open book.”

GaryFishgall

Drama

•Born in St. Louis•First year teaching•Worked as a the-ater administrator and actor in New York City and wrote biographies on famous actors

JoeGutowskiOrchestra

•Born in Muskegon, MI•Taught in Cincin-nati, OH for two years prior•“I’m a professional singer.”

Pam HausfatherLanguage Arts

•Born in California•Has taught for 15 years•Lived in Japan and taught German and Theater.

Steffanie JarvisSpanish

•Born in Minnesota •Has taught for eight years•Served in the National Guard for six years

Paul Jaycox

Language Arts

•During the 2005-2006 school year, Jaycox was Ms. Crystal Maier’s student teacher.•Enjoys Renais-sance and Medieval literature

Kristen KeuneScience

•Born in St. Louis•First year teaching•Plays softball and volleyball

Sophia StephensonMathematics

•Born in Portsmouth, NH•Taught for 7 years •A Marquette grad

Tom Wade

Social Studies

•Taught for eight years•First time teach-ing AP European History•Coaches soccer

Tim Wilson

Social Studies

•Moved a lot when he was young•Taught for 9 years in Pattonville at Holeman Middle•Has bad taste in music--likes Chris-tina Aguilera

Meet the TeachersFresh faces, fresh personalities join the teaching community

Jennifer Bange

Language Arts

•Born in Vannorne, IA•Her third year of teaching, her first at Rockwood•“I love playing with my 15 month old son.”

Sharon Bigogna—Support staff

Debbie Brader—Guidance counselor

Anne Fessler—Support staff

Brenda Fischer—Registrar

Paula Grana—Physical Education

Nahed Haddad—SSD teacher

Paige Hereford—TAG coordinator

Jill Karagiannis—SSD teacher

Paul Lapinski—Hall monitor

Lynne Litzau—Support staff

Shalleee Lessmeier—CSS

Carold Linder—Librarian

Janet Sadowski—Support staff

Margo Scanlon—Support staff

Toni Thiemann—Guidance

The rest of the team...

•From St. Louis•His first year in Rockwood•A Lafayette grad

•Born in St. Louis•First year teaching in Rockwood•“I’m completely normal.”

•Born in Cincinnati, OH.•Seventh year as an administrator•Loves sports, espe-cially indoor soccer and softball

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Stars To:•Seeing old friends again. Sure, the start of school means you have nine months left of stress and sleep de-privation, but it’s time to catch up with all those people you never got around to seeing this summer. •We’re loaded with new stuff. New Commons, new track and soon a new Theater. And have you heard that new sound system? Maybe a couple of new staircases will stop the epidemic of freshmen being unable to walk at a steady pace through the halls. Thanks, Prop K.•Lafayette’s own Ryan Howard won the All-Star Home Run Derby this year. He continues to make us proud with his sweet home run powers.•This year there’s a new policy on iPods and other mp3 players. Rather then being outlawed all together, it’s up to the teacher as to whether or not you can use it in class. No more wiring your music through your clothing. Gripes To:•Freshmen. Sure, we were all there once, and we were all a pain once. But exactly how difficult is it to keep your mouth shut, dress modestly and walk in the halls?•Summer is finally over. Back to the late nights of homework, early mornings of zero hour, and more pressure than you can handle. Wel-come back.•New exemption policy for final ex-ams. At least it’s not based on grade point average anymore, but only one exemption, no matter what? So now we’re motiviated to only get an A in one class. Rock on.

This is a high school newspaper. It is not the New York Times, Rolling Stone or Britney Spears’ diary. But just because the rich and famous may not be catching up with us monthly doesn’t mean that our voices do not matter.

The powers that be listen to student voices, and this year we’re going to get more reader participation than ever be-fore. We know our editors aren’t the only Lafayette students with something to say. So prove it.

Here at the Image, we have privileges that lots of school papers across the coun-try are deprived of. We are fully support-ed by our administration, as opposed to

being restricted by it. So take advantage of it. There’s no better way to do so than writing a letter to the editor.

Tell us what makes you angry. Tell us what makes you smile. Talk about school. Talk about us and our articles. Talk about politics. Talk about anything. If you want people to hear you, then let them.

Above all, do not be afraid to speak your mind. We’ve done it, taken the hear, and done it again.

This is what we do. We’re here for you, as a forum to express your love or dissat-isfaction with anything around us. So this school year, make it count. Take a risk. Speak your mind. And see who listens.

Three years later, and nothing to show for itIt’s all come down to this. Here I am, at the start of my senior year. I’ve been looking

forward to this for years, and now that I’m here, it’s kind of frightening.This is my last year here. And what have I gotten out of it? I’ve complained about this

school every single day since I got here. All I’ve learned is what passing period is best to go buy cookies. But I guess I’ll miss it once it’s all over.

This year is my last chance for everything. My last Homecoming. My last pep assem-blies. My last chances to write a controversial column and end up getting my car egged. After this, I’m moving out and moving on.

So I feel it’s my duty as a senior to tell everyone the things I wish I would have known during my previous years in this fine establishment.

Juniors, make this year count. For most of you, it will be your hardest year. You’re prob-ably loaded with AP classes and you’re starting to feel the pressures of college. If you’re like me, you’ll blow it off. You’ll have the mindset that you still have another year, so why worry now? Well, don’t do that. It’s not a good plan, and you’ll just be destroying your grade point average.

Sophomores, have fun. This is your last year that you have much room to screw around. Take advantage of your easy classes. Have fun with your friends. And don’t worry too much about your future yet. You’ve still got time. And don’t call them stupid freshman. You’re barely older than them. You don’t have the right yet.

And freshman, people will tell you all year just how stupid they think you are, so I’m

Quite Contrary

by Mary Belzer

not going to bother with that right now. But I will tell this: don’t be obnoxious to let everyone know that you’re a freshman, don’t dress like a prostitute to pretend you’re older, and above all, walk in the halls. We all did it when we were freshman, so please just try and be the class to change the trend.

As for my fellow se-niors, let’s make this year the best one of our lives. We don’t have a lot of time left, so don’t get bothered by little things. Have fun, let loose and don’t forget your friends.

For some of you, all that I just said may be completely useless. You might already know what I’ve told you.

But if you remember nothing from this column, remember this: take risks this year. Cause controversy. Speak your mind. And don’t be afraid to hear you’re wrong. Because there’s nothing better than using your voice. I know you’ve got one. I know you’re keeping quiet. Let me hear it.

Freedom of speech: something we all believe in.

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Matt Hibbard • Reporter

District establishes final exemption policyExemption now available for only one class; eligibility based on course grade rather than Renaissance status

In past years, the final exemption policy at Lafay-ette gave students with higher GPAs the privilege to exempt one to two finals each semester.

Lafayette’s previous plan was proposed to the Board of Education by the Renaissance Steering committee, was approved and was in place for several years.

Other Rockwood high schools based their final exam exemptions on other areas such as MAP scores.

However, the district wanted a uniform policy for all four high schools, so a committee made up of rep-resentatives from all the schools worked to create a new policy that goes into effect for all students this school year.

“The other schools preferred moving to a new policy that would reward students for grades earned

during the present semester of work,” Principal Larry Schmidt.

He added, “Since all schools did not have a Renais-sance Program, the Renaissance exemption policy did not have as much bearing on their schools.”

The new Rockwood policy allows all students, who have maintained an “A” in the course, one exemption per semester. However, freshmen may not exempt from any exams first semester.

Seniors will still be able to exempt from all courses in which they have earned an A during their last se-mester.

The policy encourages students to step up and en-roll in AP classes and take the AP exam.

“It was decided to give exemptions in all AP class-

Ashliegh Grammer, 9“What is the exemption

policy?”

Alex Mace, 10“It gives people the oppor-tunity to exempt; if you’re

really strong in one subject, you can be rewarded.”

Ms. Catherine Dantin, Language Arts Teacher

“I like the new one. Everyone can be rewarded for already

showing proficiency.”

This month the Image asked

“What do you think of the new

final exam exemption

policy?”-compiled by Brett Hamlin

Just asking...opinion

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David Sajewich, 12 “It’s ridiculous. It ends the

reward for trying hard, so it will stop the urge to try hard“

Megan Drissell, 11“The district wants it to be

fair, but it ends the competitiveness and

encourages slacking.”

es if the AP exam was taken in the second semester,” Schmidt said.

The AP exemptions work as follows: No exemp-tions are allowed first semester.

Also students will be exempt from final exams in all AP courses in which he/she takes the AP exam and is earning at least a “B” (80%--non-weighted) in the class at the time of the final.

Teachers have the final decision in deciding wheth-er to exempt a student that has a weighted grade “B” from the course. es in which they are earning an “A” (90%) at exam time.

Students qualifying for the AP exemption(s) may still exempt from one non-AP class final as stated previous-ly.

School athletic complex back on trackIncoming freshmen are al-

ways in danger of getting lost in their new school. The new sur-roundings always make for a difficult transition into our large campus.

This year, however, returning students and teachers had better watch out as well.

With last April’s passage of Proposition K, the additions to Lafayette have created an en-tirely new look for the school. For athletes, perhaps none were more significant than the re-sodding of the varsity field and the resurfacing of the track and tennis courts.

While the Common’s addi-tion may make the school look better, no athlete would have ar-gued that resurfacing of the track and tennis courts, along with the resodding of the field were abso-lutely necessary.

The Rockwood School Dis-trict recognized this necessity, and allotted the track $200,000 and the field $100,000 of Prop K bond issue money.

“The Lafayette attendance area represents about 30 percent of our District,” David Glaser, Rockwood’s Chief Legislative and Financial Officer said, “so having the support of parents and students in that area is very important to the District.”

The priority system for Proposition K did not rank the schools, said Glaser, but rather the individual projects.

“This recommendation is

Ryan Beuckendorf • Reporter

•Fantastic Field. The new track and field features improved rebound for athletic means. Fall Fanfare has been canceled because the field will not be ready for use until Labor Day.

photo • Brett Hamlin

made by the district’s long range planning facilities committee, which includes representatives from throughout the District, and includes Rockwood employ-ees, parents, and community members,” he said.

He added, “They establish a list of needs and then work through them to prioritize such needs. Their recommendations are then submitted ultimately to the entire Board of Education for their approval.”

Problems with the track and field were both connected due to the field’s drainage system. The track, which had developed significant potholes and cracks since its last resurfacing job, was a victim of deficiencies of the field’s drains. The field, whose previous turf was suffering due to heavy usage from the various varsity teams, also had lost some of its initial quality.

“The drainage system for the old field was inadequate. It was running underneath the track, forcing the track to ripple,” Prin-cipal Larry Schmidt said.

It was the result of long-range planning that they were both able to be done around the same time, with both projects sched-uled to be completed by Labor Day.

The track’s surface will be made of similar material as the older version, but will regain much of the rubber cushion that it had lost over the years. Run-ners will no longer be affected by the problems created by the

potholes and ripples of the old surface.

The field has been resodded with Bermuda grass, which is much more durable than its pre-decessor and much more condu-cive for playing football, soccer and lacrosse.

The possibility of laying down synthetic turf has not been eliminated. The District awaiting cost feasibility studies in order to proceed further.

Pros of synthetic turf include elimination of most of the main-tenance costs required by natural

grass and increased durability, but in the meantime Bermuda grass is a significant step up from Blue Grass. The synthetic turf is a possibility for the whole Dis-trict, according to Activities Di-rector Steve Miller.

All renovations are part of Proposition K’s three year plan. The $47 million bond initiative passed with a 67 percent ap-proval rating within the district, with every school in the District, including the Early Childhood centers, recieving renovations and new equipment.

All of Rockwood’s high schools’ athletic complexes are enjoying similar benefits with work being done on all four run-ning tracks and varsity fields, and extensive re-grading work on the various practice fields.

Several schools, Eureka and Marquette in particular, are receiving entirely new fields through the bond initiative.

Lafayette students, teachers, and parents, meanwhile, are set to start enjoying the benefits of a revamped campus and, espe-cially, track and field.

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In case you missed it:

BaseballThe season ended with a heartbreaking 2-4 loss to Parkway

South in the first round of Districts. “When you have high expectations and it ends abruptly, it

hurts,” Coach Steve Miller said. The Lancer’s short post-season play had almost everyone

scratching their heads. Entering Districts with a record of 18-7, the Lancers hoped to advance all the way to State.

While the final loss was a disappointment, the hardest thing for the graduating seniors to grasp was the fact that they would no longer be playing high school baseball together.

Next year’s team will have big cleats to fill, but with success-ful returning senior pitchers Mark Davidson and Johnny Kelly, the spring season looks promising.

Boys GolfThe team placed fifth overall in Districts. Going into the

tournament with a 9-4 dual record, the team hoped to qualify for State. Unfortunately, inclement weather and tough District opponents kept them from advancing as a team.

“We didn’t play as well as we thought we could,” Coach Gay-len Laster said.

While the team did not qualify, they sent Tim Leonard (Class of ‘06) and senior Brian Holthouse, who placed ninth and tenth respectively.

Leonard finished tied for 36th place, while Holthouse fin-ished tied for 111th place.

Overall, the Lancers are content with their season. The team that was primarily composed of inexperienced underclassmen has gained a year of varsity experience and will no doubt be ready for the Spring season.

Boys Track & FieldThe team finished the season fourth in Conference and Dis-

tricts, with more success than they have had in a long time. In addition, several individuals and relays placed well. At

the Suburban West Conference Meet, the 4x800 meter relay, consisting of Alex and Chris Bartelsmeyer (Class of ‘06), se-niors Ryan Garrone, and Kyle Meyer placed first. Nicholas Robinson (Class of ‘06) placed second in the two-mile, and ju-nior Michael Izuchukwu placed second in both the long jump

and the triple jump. At the District Meet, the 4x800 meter relay placed second,

and Meyer placed third in the 800 meter run. The State team consisted of the members of the 4x800 meter relay and discus thrower, senior Joe Wittenberg.

The 4x800 meter relay team finished in 11th place with a time of 8:10:68. Wittenberg placed 10th overall, with a throw of 145-00.

After such a successful season, it was hard to say good-bye to the graduating seniors and Coach Jameson Allen, who will not be returning to Lafayette this year.

Girls LAXLadies lacrosse finished its season second in the Conference

to Parkway West with a 14-4 overall record. The team blew away opponents by outscoring them 194-91.

Senior Erin McFerson finished the year with an impressive 2.688 goals per game, second in the Conference. Senior Caro-line Heitkamp led the Conference with 15 assists.

Lafayette’s 10.8 goals-per-game was best in the Conference as well. The team finished third in State.

Girls SoccerLadies soccer returned to greatness last season with a fourth

place finish in the State tournament. Senior Amanda Ehrhardt and sophomore Megan Link split most of the time between the pipes for the Lancers with Ehrhardt achieving an outstanding 0.902 save percentage, good for second in the Conference, and Link was not far behind at 0.830.

Junior Rachel Hoff was selected as a First Team All-Metro Defender and sophomore Samantha Martinez was selected to the All-Metro Second Team.

Senior Melissa Lantz was also selected as a Honorable Men-tion.

“We didn’t really think we would make it [this far] but it worked out.” Mann said. “We would have liked to have placed second or first.”

Lantz led the Conference with 12 assists tied for fourth with three game winning goals. Ehrhardt’s 0.47 goals against average (GAA) led the conference easily with the next best goalie com-ing in with a 0.56 GAA.

Girls Track & FieldTen girls competed in nine events to State in Jefferson City. Among the 10, Emily Baker and Megan Long (Class of ‘06),

and senior Jillian Kyle all set new school records in their events. Baker set the record in the mile again, Kyle broke her own re-cord for the third time in the 400 meter dash, and Long set the record for pole vault at 11 feet.

On the first day of State, Kyle came in ninth place in the 400 meter dash, Lauren Casper (Class of ‘06) placed 16th in the high jump, and Baker placed sixth in the 800 meter run and fourth in the mile.

The next day, the 4x800 meter relay which consisted of Bak-er, former seniors Kelsey Henshaw, Staci Huelat, and sopho-more Kelsey Pischel placed 10th. Henshaw also finished 12th that day in the two-mile, senior Kaitlin Moore placed sixth in the long jump and Long placed second in pole vault.

Overall, the Lancers placed 13th of Class 4 schools at the State Championship.

Boys TennisThe boys tennis team finished the season at 6-5, fifth in the

Conference. Led by John Underwood (class of ‘06), the team was able to

finish 1-1 in league play and outscored their opponents 46-43. “I thought we came out about what I thought we would.

Overall it was a good season,” Coach Jay Buck said. “I think we met our goals. We came in second in Conference and we did rather well this year.”

VolleyballLed by former seniors Max Burgess, Steven Lancaster, Tim

Meier, Chris Reyering and Mike Willis, the Lancers were able to win the Suburban West title before falling to DeSmet in their final match of the year. In league play the team was a perfect 8-0-0 for the year and achieved a 26-4-2 record for the season.

Sophomore Tony Meier lead the team with 23 aces and 9.80 assists per game. Senior T.J. Shaffer led with 1.30 blocks per game and Willis and Tim Meier tied for the team lead with 87 digs. Senior Mike Horton was selected as an All-Metro Honor-able Mention.

Lafayette finished seventh in the area.

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