Looking back on the first blog I wrote in August, I referenced that I could see the light at the end of the tunnel. I felt that I was so close to the end. Looking back from where I am today on those foolish...

The varsity boys basketball team enters GAC play with a record of 8-5, including a second place finish in a tournament in Rolla over Christmas Break. The team defeated defending champion, Rolla High School...

Over summer, a friend of mine who was just finishing his first year at college gave me a piece of advice: “Don’t apply to too many schools because it will just make the selection process all the more...

The boys basketball team has been focusing on defensive drills in preparation for its first game of the season Tuesday night in the Hillsboro High School tournament. “We have been doing a lot of 5-on-5...

Day after day, week after week I sit waiting, waiting for an answer. I check my mailbox every day, waiting for that seemingly golden envelope from either Saint Louis University or Seton Hall. I never...

With a trip to the sectional stage of the state tournament on the line, the Spartans fell 2-1 to top seeded Francis Howell North on Thursday, Nov. 4 in a game marred by questionable calls and physical...

Life is all about balance. Too much of something is just as harmful as having too little of something. One of the things I have been struggling with most recently is this balance. A balance between my...

After giving up the lead twice in regulation, senior midfielder and captain Derek Hoerman found the back of the net for the Spartans with seven minutes to play in the first sudden death overtime period...

Senioritis, the “disease” that has infected the entire senior class. Various things contribute to this supposed disease: college acceptance letters and a yearning for graduation. But, I believe that...

There are numerous factors that a play a role in deciding which college is right for you. The majors offered, the location, the price and the size of the school are some of the bigger ones. However, there...

2009 graduate Phillip Vinnedge was killed yesterday while fighting for his country in Afghanistan. The truck Vinnedge was in was hit by a roadside bomb, according to information Principal Sonny Arnel...

This past week I traveled to Costa Rica. It was an incredible experience in its own right, but on the plane ride home I thought about how the trip had really affected my life. I have been blessed to...