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theimagemagazine Lafayette High School • Wildwood, Missouri • April 29, 2021 • vol. 52, issue 5 On The Record How you live your life now will continue to play on forever theimagemagazine 2 Opening April 29, 2021 News Production Staff Image Newsmagazine Issue #5 Editor-in-Chief Makayla Archambeault Image Asst. Editor • Morgan Vehige Lancer Feed Editor • Jack Daws Social Media Editor • Juli Mejia A letter from Sports Editor • Kevin Vera Business Manager • Vijay Viswanathan Staff: the editors Cece Beckmann Janka Gerber Caroline Black Isabelle Grigorescu Claireece Cross Samantha Haney You are holding the Junior Faith Cole made Caoimhe Farris Liv Moran first issue of the Image history as three-time State Hannah Fitts Sophia Scheller Sofia Ganev newsmagazine that we Champion in girls wrestling, have been able to print and Lafayette graduates have Digital Media distribute this school year. made some noise in the Leading up to this music industry, and some Production Staff April edition, we made students have recognized Managing Editor • Kevin Vera the decision to publish their childhood roots can Digital Technology Editor • Joey Weaver exclusively on the build us into the people Assistant Editor • Chiara Bouckaert publication’s website, we are today and allow lancerfeed.press, where us to grow into the sort Staff: Samantha Haney Riley Philipp issues from 2005 to the of people we want to be Kelsey Johnson Randle Smith present are archived and remembered as in the Bross Miller accessible for viewing and future. downloading. Being on the record is Publications Adviser • Nancy Y. Smith, MJE It seems fitting that “on all about owning up to the the record” is the theme of truth, whether it is universal General Information our first print magazine of or personal. The Image is produced publications is determined the school year. The way we record our by students in the News by and reflects only the What’s different about history is how we will be Production class. Free views of the student staff copies are distributed on and not school officials or this issue is not the stories, remembered, it’s our legacy campus. Subscriptions are the school itself, its student but the finality that comes and it’s the reason we made available for $40 per year. editors and responsible with printing a physical the decision to print, to be Rockwood student student staff members publications are the official assume complete legal and copy. completely on the record. student-produced media financial liability for the And we aren’t the only And as long as people of news and information content of the publication. published/produced by A full listing of all ones who went on the have stories to tell, we will Rockwood students and student publications staff record this year. be here to record them. have been established by policies fan be found at both policy and practice as lancerfeed.press under the designated public forums About tab. for student editors to The Image is a member inform and educate their of the National Scholastic readers as well as for the Press Association and the discussion of issues of 2019-2020 edition received concern to their audience. an All-American rating with Publications will not be four Marks of Distinction reviewed or restrained by and was named first place school officials prior to in the NSPA Spring Best publication or distribution. in Show competition for Because school officials newsmagazines. The Image do not engage in prior is also a member of Quill review and the content and Scroll, journalismSTL of all Rockwood student and MJEA. Stay Connected @thelancerfeed www.lancerfeed.press Makayla Archambeault and Morgan Vehige • On The Cover Editor-in-Chief and Image Assistant Editor How our lives are recorded in history is how we will be remembered. Our legacy is on the line, the pressure is increasing and our words will continue to live forever. What do you want on the record? • cover design by MAKAYLA ARCHAMBEAULT theimagemagazine April 29, 2021 Opinions 3 Stars Gripes& Stars & Gripes is a satirical column written collectively by the Image staff members. Stars To: •Half of American adults have had the first dose of a vaccine, which is good, but we still think they could learn a thing or two from the LHS grab n’ go lunch system. It works like a charm. •Thankfully, the parking lot lines will help students practice proper social distancing at Prom. •The Class of 2021 defeated the Seniors in this year’s Powder Puff: Civil War edition. •Busch Stadium has increased its capacity. Now we can see the Cards lose in real time, Going the extra Mile(s) with a hot dog in hand. •Here’s your reminder: Mother’s Day is May Facing unprecedented challenges, superintendent 9. Now you can panic about finding a gift a showed integrity leading district for past two years bit earlier this year. Dear Superintendent Mark Miles, what you believed was best for the Gripes To: students and staffs of the schools. •Former Mizzou Staff We appreciate all you’ve done for When you were originally hired to Wrestler Ben Askren the Rockwood School District (RSD) and take over for the 2019-2020 school let us all down in his Editorial fight against Jake Paul, Staff Editorials reflect are truly sorry for the card you were year, following the departure of a very dealt in your two short years as our popular Eric Knost, you were able to opening the door for the majority more cheesy, clickbait opinion of the Superintendent. quickly establish your presence, set Image staff. Although some of the decisions some guiding principles for the future vloggers to shine in made by you and the Board of all while keeping the core values of RSD the ring. Education did not work out in our favor at the forefront. •Having forgotten personally, we understand you made But, no one could have predicted everything from the Given the decisions you believed were best for what was about to land on your plate. school year, students the majority of Rockwood’s students. Your calm demeanor and thorough will now begin circumstances, No matter what decisions were emails helped us understand the cramming for AP district’s leader made, the backlash from some of the complex decisions you had to make. Exams. Rockwood community, especially this Your communication to the students •Wearing masks as made informed year, was widespread and unfair. and staff of each Rockwood school bracelets is the new decisions The protests at BOE meetings and through your frequent visits, all fashion statement the harsh criticism on social media documented on your Twitter account, creating another way to benefit networks like Facebook could not have truly made all the difference. to cover everything majority of been easy to navigate. Your support of our program but your face. We believe the anger many in particular, has made our jobs as •Seniors who spent students community members felt due to journalists easier and we are thankful all year complaining COVID and its impact on schools was for the access we have been granted. about lack of activities unfairly directed at you personally and While we wish you would stay a little fail to sign up for Mr. was a result of selfish thinking from longer, we understand your decision. LHS, a long-standing individuals concerned solely with their Let the record show our appreciation tradition now also own interests. That clearly blinded them for your service to RSD and we wish you canceled. from considering the needs and views the best in your future endeavors. •Snow in April: of others in the Rockwood community Apparently Frosty the and unwilling to trust you and the Sincerely, Snowman’s flight got board to make the best decisions about The Image Staff delayed. theimagemagazine 4 News April 29, 2021 Records differ in complexity, availability, access Caroline Black secretaries need certain information to School Resource Officer, Chad Deakin, • Staff Reporter • help aid the student in their high school actively works in the criminal justice field Permanent records are documented for career at LHS. This enables them to have and continues to warn students of the the sake of their importance and the value communication with the family regarding potential consequences. they hold in each life. health or education. I also pull lots of “Employers and colleges have access to Different records are necessary for many data for administrators, departments and enough of your record that could cost you instances including travel, job interviews and teachers which the students benefit from a job or scholarship. My advice would be for the enrollment of universities. and aid in getting grades posted and put on to stay away from anything that could get Registrar Aneta Kolb updates each the transcript. All of this plays a part in the you in any amount of trouble. Colleges and student’s file and enrolls new students, success of the student,” Kolb said. employers look at that first and it would be making sure everyone has all of the While educational records are necessary a tragedy if you were to miss out on a great necessary and accurate information in their for a student both in and out of school, a job or scholarship opportunity because of record. criminal record carries consequences that one stupid mistake. It’s just not worth it,” “Administrators, teachers, nurses and have the ability to change one’s future. Deakin said. theimagemagazine April 29, 2021 News 5 How does it work? College applications call for early preparations Vijay Viswanathan • Business Manager• College admissions have varied in the past 50 years, but what do colleges actually look for from applicants? “Colleges look at a variety of factors in terms of admissions.