ACT preparation class delivers improved test-taking skills
February 9, 2012 • Alex Ernst, Turret staff writer
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Pre-Registration decisions are due for everyone this Friday, February 10. This year, there is one of the new classes in particular that should be on every sophomore’s list to consider. That is the ACT Prep course that was started last year. The main goal of the ACT Prep class is to help get students... Read more »
Kim Jong-un “The Supreme Leader” of North Korea
February 2, 2012 • John Sydow, senior Turret writer
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The government of North Korea has long been known as the source of suffering in East Asia. North Korea is known by many as one of the few remaining communist countries and it seems to have no interest in human rights. But, few know of what occurs politically behind the Iron Curtain of North Korea. Recently... Read more »
CBC’s IT-HelpDesk keeps computers running
December 16, 2011 • Julius Adewunmi, Turret staff writer
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CBC is known for being a technologically advanced school. Everyone in the student body has a laptop. Having the latest and sophisticated equipment, also gives students the latest and most confusing problems. We do have an answer to most of our problems, and that answer is The IT Department. IT is the... Read more »
Change in exams schedule brings complaints but a positive side is there
December 15, 2011 • Alex Ernst, Junior Turret Writer
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Every semester here at CBC, students come to face with one of their most dreaded enemies, the exams. In the past, exams have taken up four days. The schedule has been two exams per day with an exception of having one exam and Mass on the second day. However, this year, the administration has decided... Read more »
St. Louis is Sports Heaven
December 15, 2011 • Joe O'Brien
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It has been an amazing year for athletics in the city of St. Louis. The St. Louis Cardinals are 2011 World Series Champions after a playoff run that can only be described as spectacular. We have always been blessed with having such great professional sports teams and athletes in St. Louis. Here is... Read more »
Egyptian Elections
December 4, 2011 • John Sydow, Senior Turret writer
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Long lines gathered outside polling places all across Egypt the week of November 28. What once seemed impossible was now a reality. Egypt was having a fair election that would determine its course. These first-round elections will determine who will serve in Egypt’s upper and lower houses. These... Read more »
Prime Minister of Pakistan Issues a Warning
December 4, 2011 • John Sydow, Senior Turret writer
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Following a friendly fire incident where a NATO aircraft killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers, Pakistani – US relations took a setback November 28. The Pakistani Prime Minister stated in an interview that there would be “no more business as usual” with the US. It seems that Pakistan issued this... Read more »
CBC has different appearence when seen from the outside
December 1, 2011 • Julius Adewunmi, Turret staff writer
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CBC High School is a Lasallian Catholic college preparatory school for young men in St. Louis, Missouri. It is full of students who enjoy every aspect of excellent education and development that CBC has to offer. We (the students) drive by CBC every day, and see it through our own eyes. But what does... Read more »
Teacher Meetings and Monday late starts – a student’s perspective
November 30, 2011 • Ben Hendrickson, Senior Turret staff
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Being a senior, I remember the wonderful Wednesday 9:30 late starts that we enjoyed my freshman through junior year. These wonderful late starts would allow me to sleep in and get a nice breakfast, catch up on some work, and take a break in the middle of the week. However, sadly, the 2011-2012 school... Read more »
CBC Football narrowly misses coveted state championship
November 29, 2011 • Kenny Zesso, Senior Turret writer
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The CBC Varsity football team entered the 2011 season with little expected of them by local and statewide media polls. Some Missouri high school football scouts did not expect them to win the Metro Catholic Conference (MCC) or even to continue their season after district play. In the preseason STLhighschoolSPORTS.com... Read more »