Basketball Wolves Receive Recognition
(COVINGTON, La.) — The 2020-2021 basketball season took a group effort from all the coaches, players, parents, and administrations, and now, they are being recognized. St. Paul’s Stephen Dale was awarded the Clarion Herald’s Coach of the Year Award. In his fifth year as head coach of the Basketball Wolves, the team finished 13-1 in […]
St. Paul’s Very Own NCAA Basketball Challenge
(COVINGTON, La.) — March Madness is here and the Paper Wolf is hosting a tournament for all St. Paul’s students. Click the link below and fill out your bracket. The winner will receive a PJ’s gift card and will be the focus of a feature story. Be sure to rename your bracket as your full […]
Mothers’ Club Honors Seniors With Fun Lunch
(COVINGTON, La.) — The SPS Mothers’ Club recently sponsored a Fun Lunch for seniors, featuring barbecue sandwiches from Walk-Ons and a slew of competitive activities. In addition to corn hole, volleyball, and ping pong, students were able to ride a mechanical bull and play on a bungee cord basketball inflatable. Despite some students reporting brush […]
Basketball Wolves Fall Just Short of Trip to State
(COVINGTON, La.) — In a heart wrenching overtime loss at the Cajundome, St. Paul’s was defeated by the St. Augustine Purple Knights 75-72 in the Louisiana Division 1 state semifinals. The Wolves controlled the game in the first half, but stalled in the second. After allowing an 11-point lead slip in the third quarter, it […]
Soccer Wolves Fall to Catholic High in State Final
(HAMMOND, La.) — After beating rival Jesuit in the semi-finals, the prominent St. Paul’s soccer team looked to three-peat as division one state champions against the Catholic High Bears. It was their eighth championship appearance in the last 11 years. Before the game began, Coach Sean Moser told the team to focus on their practice […]
St. Paul’s Faculty Gets Vaccinated
(COVINGTON, La.) — Thursday, Feb. 25 was a late start for St. Paul’s students, but the faculty arrived early to receive their COVID-19 vaccines now that Gov. John Bel Edwards has expanded eligibility. The setup for the event was in the new gym. Pharmacists from Braswell Drugs had tables in place for faculty and staff […]
St. Paul’s Student Council Promotes Spirit Week, Again
(COVINGTON, La.) — Normal student council activities have been dramatically reduced this school year because of COVID-19 restrictions. Behind the scenes, President Davis Lagarde and the rest of the student council has worked to implement student activities that raise school spirits while keeping the student body safe. This week is Spirit Week at St. Paul’s. […]
St. Paul’s Students Pounce on the Stock Market
(COVINGTON, La.) — The St. Paul’s Investment Club started buying and selling this school year under the direction of new teacher Shawn Mullet. The Investment Club studies the stock market – how it works and its lingo. Members choose sectors to research and make investment recommendations. Seniors Axel Henderson and Matthew Collins helped start the […]
In Memory of Robert Lee Simpson
(COVINGTON, La.) — Beloved teacher, husband, father, and friend Robert Simpson died on the evening of January 6 at the age of 51. His death came after a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer. Simpson is survived by his wife, Ann Koerner; children, Elias Andrew, Gabriel Thomas, Miriam Grace, Edith Clare and Sarah Frances; mother, Shirley […]
(OPINION) Predicting the Conference Championships of the 2020-2021 Playoffs
(COVINGTON, La.) — Last week’s divisional round predictions looked to be perfect until Jared Cook of the New Orleans Saints fumbled, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tied the game and never looked back. Only a pair of games will be played this weekend as two of the four teams remaining will punch their ticket to […]
