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The image shows new Activities Director Dustin Hays in a graphic celebrating his hiring at Summit. (media from Rockwood School District)
Pulling the rope, sophomore Anderson Tibbs helps his grade in a game of tug of war.
Junior Amelia Otto swings her rifle as she jumps in the air during the Marching Band's show "Luxe." The band performed their first and second movements of the show at the home football game on Sept. 5.
As teammates freshman Tre Stewart (68), sophomore Aiden Anders (23), senior Connor Taylor (62), and junior Brady Jansen ride along in the Rockwood Summit Hockey Club's float, junior Scott Muholland (53) tosses candy to the crowd. The homecoming parade took place on Sept. 19, highlighting various clubs and teams across the school.
Senior Claire Worley dances with her tongue out at the homecoming dance. The homecoming dance took place Sept. 20, 2025 in the main gym.
Falcon Field Hockey players covered almost every hole in the field with colorful cones.
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Missouri State Bill sets new Minimum Wage to $15.00
Audrey Venneman, Reporter • September 25, 2025
Graph showing how Missouri voted on Amendment Three. (media created by Skylar Holtgrewe)
Progress made on Missouri’s Amendment Three
Skylar Holtgrewe, Associate Editor-in-Chief • September 23, 2025
A Communications Workers of America press conference being held across the street of the US Capitol building protesting for the federal support of funding National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting System. (photo from the Denver Clarion)
Trump’s new transgender military policy caused backlash. Many people in the military who are transgender and those who want to join the military, but are transgender, push back against Trump’s new policies. Protesters protest these new policies in Washington, D.C. in 2017 to try and get the policies redacted. (photo from The American Homefront Project)
Seniors Finnley Free and Jonah Roberts embrace at the class of 2025 graduation ceremony. Graduation took place at the Family Arena on May 10.
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Library claims another award for their exellence
Library claims another award for their exellence
Laura Gordon, Reporter • May 13, 2025

The library is a valuable resource to many students and teachers in the Summit community. Recently, they were recognized as a Missouri Department of Elementary...

With a stack of many more on his desk, President Trump signs an executive order on Jan. 20. On this day, the president also signed the “America First Trade Policy” memorandum, outlining his ideas for an economy that relies less on foreign products. (photo from Assahifa)
President Trump’s tariffs spark global controversy
Elizabeth Davis, Copy Editor • May 7, 2025

Throughout the first few months of his term as 47th president of the United States of America, President Donald Trump has placed unprecedented amounts...

Stock market fluctuates
Skylar Holtgrewe, Associate Editor-In-Chief • May 2, 2025

The Trump administration implemented a general tariff on April 5 2025, causing all three major indexes to close at 4 PM lower than they opened at 9:30...

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