Back to School Dances Welcome SPS Students, Old and New
(COVINGTON, La.) — School is back, and so is the back-to-school dance. On Friday, Aug. 16, St. Scholastica and St. Paul’s Student Councils are holding the annual back-to-school dances. St. Paul’s is hosting the 8th and 9th– grade dance in the Briggs Assembly Center. The 8th– grade social begins at 7 p.m. and they will […]
Spring Sports Catch Up
During the 2018-2019 school year multiple St. Paul’s sports teams succeeded at the district and state level, with the Spring Season being no exception. Golf: The Golf Wolves are the district, Northshore League, and regional champions this year. In fact, they were only six shots away from winning the state championship. Tennis: The tennis team went […]
St. Paul’s Students to Travel to China With International Education Expert Dr. Shawn Mullet
(COVINGTON, La.) — A small group of St. Paul’s students will travel to China this summer for a two-week intensive study of the country’s culture, politics, and economy. Dr. Shawn Mullet, St. Paul’s Class of 1992, teaches a semester-long online enrichment course called “21st Century Issues–China.” for St. Paul’s students in which he […]
Student-Athletes Recognized at the Athletic Awards Ceremony
St. Paul’s athletes were recognized at the school’s recent athletic awards ceremony. While individual sports usually receive their own season recap assemblies, the athletic awards serve as an opportunity for all sports to have their accomplishments read out in front of the whole student body along with parents who attend. In addition to the recap […]
[satire] CRY WOLF: Satirical News Writer Runs Out of Ideas Just in Time for Graduation
Cry Wolf Satirical News (COVINGTON, La.) — Hyde Healy, the creator and writer of the beloved, highly-respected satirical news column Cry Wolf (which Brother Ray Bulliard once called “the best thing to happen to St. Paul’s since Brother Ken”), has announced he has completely run out of ideas just in time for his high school graduation, […]
Next Year’s Football Team Square Off at Annual Pie Bowl
The Football Wolves held their annual Pie Bowl on May 11, where parents and fans were given a sneak peek of next year’s team. As always, the white team faced off against the blue team in a friendly scrimmage. Players and coaches are excited for next season, hoping to improve on a difficult 2018 season. […]
Students and Teachers Honored at Academic Awards Ceremony
(COVINGTON, La.) — There are many students at St. Paul’s that go above and beyond the average in their high school careers. These students are recognized at an annual event at St. Paul’s- the Academic Awards Ceremony. At this ceremony, the valedictorians and salutatorians were announced for the year. The valedictorians for the 2108-19 […]
Mark Johnson, St. Paul’s Alumnus, Elected to Mayor of Covington
(COVINGTON, La.) — Mark Johnson became the new Covington mayor on Saturday, March, 30th, succeeding Mayor Mike Cooper. Johnson graduated from SPS in 1976 and his four sons all attended St. Paul’s. Johnson has a long history with the school. “As a boy, I used to fish in the pond. When I got a little […]
St. Paul’s School State Literary Rally Results
St. Paul’s had eight winners at the April State Literary Rally held at LSU. The State Literary Rally is an academic competition in which the top high school students in a given subject from each district in Louisiana take a standardized test. Each testing room divides students up into three to four different sections, with […]
Anne Levy’s Story and How Education Fights Anti-Semitism
(COVINGTON, La.) — The Holocaust is one of the most devastating genocides in history with six million Jewish men, women, and children murdered at the hands of the Nazis. The Holocaust is the result of anti-Semitic rhetoric centered around the political ideology of national socialism, an offshoot of fascism. Ideas of white supremacy and strong […]
