This teacher has spent this year using multiple different styles of teaching in her classroom. She helps students learn their math skills not only by offering help in class with problems but also by coming...

At 10:30 a.m. on Saturday August 25, 2012: I awoke to go to the biggest indie music festival in the St. Louis area. Loufest is held at Central Field in Forest Park: a vast, open area perfect for setting...

When I started school at FHC last year, I was taking French 1. I was taking it to have better communication with my cousins in France, so I was hoping it was going to be really easy. Sadly, I was very...

Hank III’s show at Pop’s in Sauget, Illinois, on March 21, was quite an interesting show. When I walked into Pop’s central area at 7 p.m., the pit area in front of the stage was empty, (as expected,...

Glassjaw was an essentially unknown post-hardcore band of the 1990s. The band mixed elements of goth rock (like The Cure), hardcore punk and heavy metal music together, in an interesting blend that left...

Even though the year is young, and expecting many album releases, thrash metalers Lamb of God may have released the best metal album of 2012. Their newest (as well as seventh) release “Resolution,”...

I don’t know if it’s the emotion evoked through the music or the excellent instruments, but something makes the blues one of my favorite genres. This album is by the fanatical blues guitarist/vocalist...

Art teacher Mrs. Michelle Ridlen was recently presented with National Board Certification for Teaching in the area of Art for Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood. It is an advanced teaching certificate...

The Grateful Dead are one of my favorite bands. I can’t help but to love the jams, outstanding instruments, beautiful vocals, lyrics, a dedicated fan base and spaciness of their many songs. Their...

I arrived at Family Arena Thursday, Nov. 11, ready for Judas Priest’s final tour to be outstanding. With a line-up of Thin Lizzy & Black Label Society as openers for the heavy metal legends, I thought...

The year of 2011 has been a big one for metal, with highly anticipated sophomore albums from Of Mice & Men and Asking Alexandria, as well as new albums from metal veterans such as Skeleton Witch, but...

I’m going to start this review by saying that I am not a huge fan of most country. I will also say that when I started the album I was immensely shocked with what I heard. Lauren Alaina was the 10th...