Volume LXXXI, Issue XVIII St. Louis University High School | Friday, January 27, 2017 sluh.org/prepnews Block days cut for Beugg, 2017-18 school year ’81, finds BY Jack Schweizer and Ben let’s try it each quarter, see Klevorn how that goes.” success as CORE STAFF, REPORTER However, block days he Instructional Coun- never made it out of the test- producer Tcil decided to eliminate ing phase. After a few years, block days from the schedule most students forgot it was of La La beginning next year, a change ever an experiment at all. after years of having block “We did it, and we did it days once per quarter. While again, and we did it again, and Land teachers are still open to the it just became a fixture on the Movie joins elite idea of having a new type of calendar,” said Hannick. block day in the future, no Teachers have used the company with 7 new format has been deter- block days in various ways. Golden Globes, mined. Some used them to teach a Block days, which have double lesson or give a test. 14 Oscar occurred for two days in the Others used the day to show middle of each quarter, were movies or do more hands on nominations originally implemented into activities. the schedule to test whether But over the years, block BY Galen Bacharier SLUH should adopt the block days started receiving in- FEATURES EDITOR system of class rotations. creasing amounts of criticism As a growing number of among teachers. illions packed movie public and private schools in According to Robert Mtheaters this winter to the St. Louis area switched to Chura, chair of the foreign see La La Land, the original the block system—which in- language department, block Hollywood musical film star- Grade schoolers flood the Danis Field House for the Robotics Jamboree. photo | Mrs. Kathy Chott volves fewer classes per day, days have always felt awkward ring Ryan Gosling and Emma but more time allotted in each for foreign language teachers. Stone that found success from class—SLUH faculty mem- Since they only come once Robotics Jamboree hosts grade both the box office and critics, bers thought they should test each quarter, Chura thought setting a record with seven the new system’s effective- block days were too infre- schoolers through Clavius Project Golden Globe wins this Janu- ness for themselves, accord- quent to be effective. BY Matthew Quinlan ary. The film had St. Louis U. ing to interim Principal Craig “Because they happen STAFF about robotics. they could do it, and 6, 7, and High fingerprints all over it, Hannick. so infrequently, it wasn’t The set-up for the event 8 were more difficult, that the courtesy of Michael Beugg, “I think SLUH has al- something that we were able he Robotics Club hosted began Friday night, as the veteran teams could do bet- ’81, who worked as a produc- ways looked to best practices to take full advantage of and Tthe Second Annual Ro- club prepared eight differ- t e r.” er on the film. of other schools to determine really make use of that ex- botics Jamboree last Saturday ent challenges for students to The challenges consisted As a producer, Beugg how we can manage the day to tra time,” said Chura. “It in the Danis Field House, in- participate in. mainly of obstacle courses, was an essential part of plan- day operations of the school,” seemed like an odd change in viting 21 schools and approx- “The first four (chal- specialized for the Lego EV3 ning sets, costumes, and said Hannick. “So many years the schedule for us from the imately 250 students that are lenges) were pretty easy, so robots that were being used, lighting, as well as ensuring ago we had a trial run, the typical 45-minute period that a part of the Clavius Project. the rookie schools, that was but they varied in difficulty, that casting came together. block day experiment, where we were used to. So I think Many of the students for them,” said senior Dan making participants use dif- He’d work with well over 100 we would have a block day, people kind of felt like there came from schools in St. Wagner. “Challenge five was a ferent techniques for moving people a day to help his fellow two day period, one block day was some value in them, but Louis City, where the Clavius surprise, and when the team backwards and sideways, and producers coordinate almost over two days, where we said continued on page 5 Project goes to teach kids showed up, they figured out if continued on page 8 all aspects of the movie. “My role was to try and Meier, ’55, donates stamp collection Teachers, junior attend solar take the director’s vision, the script, and the resources BY Riley McEnery As his collection started ever they went to a foreign eclipse planning meeting available, and figure out the REPORTER to grow, Meier decided to country they would bring best possible way to achieve BY Jacob Hennes red Meier, ’85, has donat- focus on collecting United back foreign stamps for me,” STAFF is only visible from a small those objectives,” said Beugg. Fed his extensive collection States stamps, rather than said Meier. area on Earth. The people But La La Land brought of United States stamps to St. stamps from all over the The history of post- everal members of the who see the total eclipse are in very different resources and a Louis U. High to pass on the world. age stamps is quite intricate. SSLUH Science Depart- the center of the moon’s shad- unique vision and script that joy of learning about the his- “There are so many dif- When stamps were first cre- ment, as well as junior Philip ow when it hits Earth. The provided an unusual experi- tory of the stamps. ferent countries that issued ated, they were printed in Schlichting, have attended sky becomes very dark, as if it ence compared to Beugg’s Meier’s collection in- stamps so it would have sheets, requiring that the user task force meetings for the were night. For a total eclipse past projects. As a musical cludes almost every stamp been impossible to collect of the stamps cut them out planning of the solar eclipse to take place, the sun, moon, film, the actors’ involvement ever issued by the United stamps from every country,” and paste them on their own, that will occur on Aug. 21, and Earth must be in a direct with the crew and presence States government up to 2005. said Meier. “I decided that it rather than using the modern 2017 in St. Louis. They hope line. During a solar eclipse, on set were a lot more signifi- It includes United States Post- would be best to specialize perforated stamps. to bring ideas for the plan- the moon casts two shadows cant, as they needed two to age, Air Mail, Special Deliv- in collecting United States “The first stamp ever ning of the extraordinary on Earth. The first shadow is three months to rehearse the ery, Special Handling, and stamps, and from then on printed in the United States event back to SLUH. called the umbra (UM-bruh). countless dances and songs. Revenue stamps. The stamps that’s basically what I did.” was of Benjamin Franklin A total solar eclipse is People standing in the umbra Rather than the usual meet- were professionally appraised Although Meier began and was a five cent stamp. A incredibly rare, and the last will see a total eclipse.” ings with the crew during at having a value of $97,000. to collect only United States Washington stamp was then total eclipse that took place Due to the rarity of this pre-production, the director, Meier began collecting stamps, he still had a variety a ten cent stamp. The five in St. Louis was in 1442. After event, many different organi- Damien Chazelle, spent am- stamps at age seven when he of stamps from foreign coun- cent stamp you could put on Aug. 21, the next eclipse will zations have been planning ple time in separate meetings received an envelope of for- tries. something and send it, for ex- not be until 2505. activities for the day of the with the actors themselves. eign stamps from a family “My friends knew I liked ample, 100 miles, and the ten According to NASA’s eclipse. “There’s a lot more jug- friend. collecting stamps, so when- continued on page 5 website, “A total solar eclipse continued on page 5 continued on page 4 News Features Sports INDEX The weekly student newspaper Mock Trial takes win and loss Rifle team dominates competition Pick of the Lot: FJ duo 2 News of St. Louis University High Varsity Mock Trial had a clean Pick of the Lot makes its second The rifle team dominated a recent School sweep of both the judge and ju- semester debut featuring Patrick competition, despite being popu- 3 Senior Project Spotlights 4970 Oakland Ave. - St. Louis, rors’ ballots last Thursday against Howley and Max Twardowski’s lated mostly by underclassmen. 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