[satire] CRY WOLF: Sleeveless, Baseball Bat-Wielding Watkins Standing Guard Outside Main School Building to Prevent Senior Prank
Cry Wolf Satirical News Note: Today (Friday, May 3) is the seniors last day of school, and they have been warned by the St. Paul’s administration not to pull a prank. __________________________________________________________________________ (COVINGTON, La.) — Gripping a baseball bat and clad in a sleeveless shirt and jeans, Principal Watkins stood outside the main school building to […]
Back to School Dance: Seniors Embrace the Toga Tradition
(COVINGTON, La.) — Under the lights of the Briggs Assembly Center, sophomores and upperclassmen donned jerseys and soccer cleats for the Back to School Dance in a show of late-summer defiance to the whirlwind of studying and essays knocking on their doorstep. The Back to School Dance, which took place on August 10th, is an […]
2018 Graduates Prepare for Next Step in Their Education
(Covington, LA) On Saturday, May 12, the 107th class of St. Paul’s crossed the stage and received the reward of five years of education: their St. Paul’s School diploma. With this diploma comes a new set of challenges. Next year, they will not be the oldest students, they will not have their parents to wake them […]
Senior Class’ Year Ends Early for Benilde Rennovations
(COVINGTON, La.) The freshmen, sophomores and juniors have always been envious of the senior class at the end of the school year. This is a result of exam exceptions, and a longer summer vacation. This year, the senior class will end school almost a month before the other grades, a week earlier than in previous […]
School’s New Apprenticeship Program Shows Results in First Year
(COVINGTON, La.) In years past, St. Paul’s seniors who were academically eligible were given the opportunity to enroll in a free period. The creation of this elective was intended to give burdened seniors a break so that they may catch up on school work and college applications, while also introducing them to the free time […]
Students Express Gratitude at Father-Son Dinner
(COVINGTON, La.) — In celebration of the special bond that St. Paul’s students have with their fathers, the SPS Dad’s Club held its annual Father-Son Dinner in the Briggs Assembly Center on Saturday, April 8. As fathers and their sons started flocking into the Briggs, many took their seats at the round tables that had […]
Four St. Paul’s Seniors Achieve Eagle Rank
(COVINGTON, La.) — On Jan. 14, Boy Scout Troop 611 held a Court of Honor at St. Paul’s School for the promotion of four of its members to Eagle rank. These new Eagle Scouts are Jeremy Boudreaux, Alex Seese, Austin Scheyd, and Evan Vamprine, who are all seniors at St. Paul’s. “It was awesome,” Seese […]
Six Wolves Take Part in National Signing Day
(COVINGTON, La.) — The first Wednesday of February was national signing day, so on Feb. 1, 2017, six St. Paul’s seniors met in the new gym to sign with four different colleges. Four of these seniors each signed a national letter of intent, or NLI, which indicates the student athlete’s commitment to the college. “I am […]
Senior Week Revives Brotherhood, Tradition
At the start of every second week of school at St. Paul’s begins a unique experience for the seniors of the school known commonly as Senior Week. The week stretches from the first principal’s assembly on Tuesday morning all the way to Senior Ring Ceremony on Thursday night. The week is designed to bring the […]
