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Marquette Messenger
Aubrey Lacavich

Aubrey Lacavich, Co-Sports Editor

This will be Aubrey’s 3rd year with the Messenger. This year she is a Sports Editor. She is involved in the Environmental Club, and the Marquette Orchestra. Outside of school, she is a competitive dancer at Renee Johnson’s Dance Studio. Aubrey has earned a couple awards for her coverage, including a Best Of SNO.

All content by Aubrey Lacavich
Graduation is a bittersweet moment for many seniors. Many grads feel like they are losing their childhood and leaving meaningful connections behind. But, the silver-lining is the growth and experience that lie ahead of you.

Opinion: Embrace Change

Aubrey Lacavich, Sports Editor
May 8, 2024
Labadie Energy Center is the largest coal-powered power plant in the St. Louis region. It began operating in 1973.

In-Depth: Path to Power

Aubrey Lacavich and David Moss
May 8, 2024
MHS students should expect a change in lunch schedules for the 24-25 school year. Next year, instead of four lunch shifts, there will be three. “I like the three lunch shift idea because on A-Days there is such an imbalance of classes and we always end up doing something in fourth hour that the other classes don’t get to,” Sen said.

MHS Alters 24-25 Lunch Shift Schedule

Aubrey Lacavich and Claire Lowder
April 19, 2024
Juniors Anvita Rani and Apurva Ganti witness the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, alongside all students, faculty and staff. During today’s eclipse, only 98.3% of the sun’s visible light will be blocked, so the sky won’t darken. Wearing solar eclipse glasses was highly recommended to protect viewers’ eyes.

MHS Experiences Partial Solar Eclipse

Aubrey Lacavich and Kate Jesperson
April 8, 2024
Earlier this month, Taylor Swift took her jet from the Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield to the St. Louis Airport in Cahokia Heights, taking 13 minutes, 2 tons of carbon emissions and $844 worth of fuel.

Opinion:Taylor Swift Causes Needless Carbon Emissions

Aubrey Lacavich, Sports Editor
April 5, 2024
Rockwood has 135 buses and 12 early childhood buses, making it the largest district in the St. Louis area. “As the EPA meets the geographic areas marked as priority, we will eventually become eligible,” Heyman said.

Missouri Districts Receive Grant for Electric Buses

Aubrey Lacavich, Sports Editor
March 15, 2024
67% of parents hope that their investment will pay off in an athletic scholarship, and 34% think their child-athlete will go to Olympics or turn pro. USA Today

Competition Cost

Aubrey Lacavich, Sports Editor
February 12, 2024

MTC Present Senior One Acts

Emily Chien, Aubrey Lacavich, and Angel DiSalvo
January 31, 2024
To get accepted into colleges, college essays need to “stand out” and “be unique.” But I know plenty of students just like me who work hard and get good grades, but haven’t been this extreme person.

Opinion: College Essays have Unreasonable Standards

Aubrey Lacavich, Sports Editor
December 15, 2023
Anna Speaker, registrar, hopes to see a more fluent schedule change process with the new procedure. “Unfortunately, this caused students to come in and change their schedules two, three, four or five times,” Speaker said. “They would change it and change it again which is a huge workload on the counselors.”

MHS Implements New Schedule Change Procedure

Aubrey Lacavich and Claire Lowder
December 6, 2023

Varsity Swim Breaks Two School Records at State

Aubrey Lacavich, Layla Shockley, and Harris Ellington
November 15, 2023
Member of the water polo team, Cai Walz, senior, eats an apple at lunch. The average apple is 95 calories with 1 gram of protein.

FUELING UP

Aubrey Lacavich and David Moss
November 3, 2023
Three Messenger staffers collected their college mail for less than one week and it filled a recycling bin.

Colleges Disregard Environment

Aubrey Lacavich, Sports Editor
October 25, 2023
Senior Brady Payne and juniors Henry Chen and Jacob Yn poor drinks to pass out to the 55 students who attended Oktoberfest in the Flex Room during the second mod of Ac Lab on Tuesday. The event was a collaboration between the German Club and the Geography Club.

Clubs Collaborate to Offer Oktoberfest During Ac Lab

Aubrey Lacavich and Claire Lowder
October 11, 2023
On March 13, 2023, the Biden Administration signed the Willow Project, allowing for the drilling of 250 oil wells in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, producing 600 million barrels of oil, dubbed the name “carbon bomb.” Read more here https://marquettemessenger.com/opinion/2023/03/28/give-nature-a-voice/

Opinion: Climate Support Cannot be Gained with Silence

Aubrey Lacavich, Co-Sports Editor
October 10, 2023
Seniors Kayla Gifford and Makayla Cook stand on the sidelines at MHS' first home football game ready to assist the players with water. "We basically just help the players and team out so the coaches can worry about the game," Gifford said.

Managers Fill Supporting Positions

Aubrey Lacavich, Co-Sports Editor
September 22, 2023
Officers from MTC traveled to Jefferson City this weekend for the Missouri Thespian Leadership Conference. They received Honors status in the International Thespian Society. “It shows that all of our hard work has paid off,” said Mathers.

MTC receives Honors for International Thespian Society

Claire Lowder and Aubrey Lacavich
September 11, 2023
MHS attendance rate is 92%, right on par with the rest of the district.There are no disciplinary consequences for excused absences, making skipping school easy for students with complying parents. Attendance is important for students because it can impact grades, relationships and mental health, said Dr. Hankins.

Lack of student Attendance Causes Concern

Aubrey Lacavich, Business Manager
May 24, 2023
Seniors ride down Clarkson Road on the annual Tour de Clarkson, celebrating senior year. With a police escort, about 50 students rode bikes, golf carts and mowers to school.

Tour de Clarkson Rides Again

Willem Hummel and Aubrey Lacavich
May 17, 2023
Today, May 1, marks National Decision Day, when high school seniors are supposed to be making their last choices regarding college. From left to right, seniors Madi Bode, Lauren McGauley, Kahley Sheen and Cece Kreh represent their future colleges on National Decision Day.

College Decision Day

Liza Cooper and Aubrey Lacavich
May 2, 2023
Anthony D'Amato plays last Wednesday at Forest Hills country club for a break room concert. It was a fundraiser for MHS golf team.

Break Room Concerts Raise Needed Funds

Aubrey Lacavich, Business Manager
April 20, 2023
President Biden as a presidential candidate, preached climate health, but his presidency hasn't quite reflected that. The Willow Project has completely contradicted Biden's specific climate plan, and will release 287 million tons of carbon emissions.

Opinion: Give Nature A Voice

Aubrey Lacavich, Business Manager
March 28, 2023

District, Community Encourages Educated Recycling

Aubrey Lacavich and David Moss
March 28, 2023
Rebecca Strong, senior, wins her wrestling match at Lafayette High School during Districts. Strong placed first at Districts, which scared her a spot at state.

Seniors Succeed in Wrestling

Emma Tyulyayev, Kate Jesperson, and Aubrey Lacavich
March 13, 2023
Emmaline Little, sophomore, is selling dairy in a German Market simulation. The simulation was created to foster long-lasting discourse to help students improve their German communication skills.

Class Simulates German Market

Pranav Sriraman and Aubrey Lacavich
February 13, 2023

New Art Class Intrigues Students

Willem Hummel and Aubrey Lacavich
December 9, 2022
Police officers from Chesterfield, Saint Louis County, Clarkson Valley and Wildwood were at the scene of the evacuation at MHS.

[Photo] Breaking News: MHS Evacuates After Social Media Threat

Pranav Sriraman, Production Editor
November 17, 2022
Rusty Willis, senior, repairs a bike for his shop. Rusty opened his shop during lockdown, when bike shops were booked.

Rusty’s Bike Repair Shop

Aubrey Lacavich, Business Manager
October 28, 2022
Students evacuated the building Tuesday due to a faulty sensor in the kitchens that triggered the fire alarm. Firefighters were automatically contacted and arrived at the school shortly after the evacuation.

False Fire Alarm at MHS

Aubrey Lacavich and Elle Devous
October 7, 2022
Senior Nick Lee asks senior Elley Dwyer to Homecoming with a sign. Lee asked her at a friend's birthday party. “We talked about it before, but I didn’t know there was going to be a poster,” Dwyer said.

Signs Dominate Homecoming Proposals

Jacob Robinson and Aubrey Lacavich
September 16, 2022
Breanna Boevingloh puts her phone in the caddy before the start of class.

MHS Sees An Increase In Phone Cubbies

Aubrey Lacavich, Business Manager
September 13, 2022
The first "real" prom of the 20s was held at the Frontenac Hilton in Creve Coeur. In the past couple of years, prom has been cancelled, or held outside.

Return to Norm: MHS Hosts First Real Prom since Pandemic

Aubrey Lacavich, Business Manager
May 17, 2022
Aubrey Adams, junior, puts gas in her 2010 Mini Cooper at Petro-Mart for about $50, a jump from her usual $37. This is due to the increase in gas prices in response to the impending invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The increase is mainly caused by increased sanctions by both the U.S and other countries who have taken Russian oil off the market.

Gas On The Rise: Increased Sanctions on Russia Led to Gas Price Increases

Aubrey Lacavich, Business Manager
May 13, 2022
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