By Abigail Miller, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
• Published February 8, 2012
At 16, when teens can finally go get their driver's license, they're asked multiple questions: height, eye color, weight, and also if they want to donate their body or organs to those who need it if they die. Donating organs is an emotional decision...
BY MIA KWESKIN, Parkway Central
• Published January 11, 2012
It isn't everyday that a teen from Chesterfield is "MADE" into a beauty pageant queen on a MTV reality show. But that's exactly what happened over the summer to Parkway Central High School senior, Angie Tozer."Initially, I auditioned for (the MTV series)...
By Bella Adler, Epstein Hebrew Academy
• Published January 11, 2012
As founder and chief executive of Build-A-Bear, Maxine Clark is a "beary" important person. Clark founded Build-A-Bear Workshop in October of 1997 at the St. Louis Galleria. Today, more than 400 stores belong to the worldwide company, which bring smiles...
BY SARAH ALLEN, Ladue High School
• Published January 11, 2012
Most eighth grade math students take pre-algebra or algebra. In their eighth grade year of math, Max and Stella Schindler found themselves surrounded not by fellow middle school students, but by high school seniors at Ladue Horton Watkins High School....
BY JULIANA WISHNE, Parkway West
• Published January 11, 2012
A new trend is gaining steam in the Orthodox community that has many frightened for the future of observant Jewish teenagers. The phenomenon of "half Shabbat" is literally and metaphorically a hot-button issue: Orthodox teens who practice half Shabbat...
SAMMY CHERVITZ, Epstein Hebrew Academy
• Published January 11, 2012
Happy January, folks-and a happy New Year! On the subject of the new year, and since this is a Jewish newspaper, it's a perfect time to discuss the Jewish New Year. According to the Oral Torah (the Mishnah) there are actually four Jewish new years-each...
By Jennifer Rubin, Sophomore, Parkway Central
• Published December 14, 2011
One of the hardest, but most important parts of being a police officer is the training. Officers learn and participate in activities that include physical training, continuing education, driving tests, role-play and target practice. To become an officer,...
By Bella Adler, Freshman
• Published December 14, 2011
When it comes to Hanukkah, most Jewish families have certain customs and traditions to celebrate this joyous holiday that are unique to them. Many of these customs start with the menorah, which is lighted with candles over an eight-day period to commemorate...
By Abigail Miller, Freshman, Ladue Horton Watkins
• Published December 14, 2011
Many Jewish teens have moved from city to city, and at one time or another, ended up in St. Louis. Such teens are Jake Bergman, 14, Sam Kahn, 14 and Rachel Mitchell, 15. Each has moved once, twice, or even more than three times, and experienced multiple...
BY LILY SIWAK, JUNIOR, CLAYTON
• Published November 9, 2011
Every November, St. Louis is home to one of the most celebrated film festivals in America. The St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) is an annual event that was started in 1992 to present and promote films to advance filmmaking as an art form....
BY MIA KWESKIN, Junior, Parkway Central
• Published November 9, 2011
Talented, hilarious, unique, smart, reliable, friendly and determined-these are the words family and friends use to describe Parkway Central junior Alex Tash. But there's one more word describing Alex that people may be surprised to discover: Jewish.Born...
BY SARAH ALLEN, SOPHOMORE, LADUE HORTON WATKINS
• Published November 9, 2011
Most Jewish students learn Hebrew during the course of preparing for their b'nai mitzvot or in language classes at school. Now, the establishment of Hebrew immersion schools in cities across the United States offers students the chance to learn Hebrew...
