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The Mirror

The student news site of De Smet Jesuit High School

The Mirror

The student news site of De Smet Jesuit High School

The Mirror

Junior Nolan Mark meets with new Counselor Calvin Kohler
Counselors seek change in student relationships
Andrew Dolan, Editor-in-Chief • September 18, 2024

Starting this year, the counseling department will meet with students twice a semester in small groups during study halls to improve relationships.  “This...

Green team rolls out a new recycling plan including posters and stickers for every recycling bin.
Recycling system rolled out with the new year
Charlie Frein, Staff Writer • September 10, 2024

The school has started a separate recycling collection for the first time since COVID-19 shut it down. The Green Team initiated this in an effort...

Tanner Culleton '24 attacking the net in a game versus the Lindbergh Flyers.
The hard work pays off
Liam Mahfood-Thurman, Entertainment Editor • May 1, 2024

He stays after practice to shoot on the net. It’s all he wants to do. He loves lacrosse. Even before school he’s in the weightroom focusing...

Will Timmons '24, Teacher Alexander Hall, and Myles Nigh '24 take a picture after the end of a powerlifting meet for De Smet's new Powerlifting club.
Going against gravity
Hank Hardage, Opinions Editor • May 1, 2024

Senior Miles Nigh scrolls through social media, he stops, and zones in. He presses on a high school powerlifting ad, posted by powerlifting coach...

Luke Koenig '24 ego lifts in De Smet Jesuit weight room.
Athletes are being over trained
Hank Hardage, Opinions Editor • May 1, 2024

Sports are a huge deal in America, as over 60-70% of kids ages 3-18 play sports at some point during the year. Nowadays, it is rare to see children...

Advanced Placement are offered at the school, but are not worth it for those are naturally bad test takers.
AP is not worth it
Luke Koenig, Editor-in-Chief • May 1, 2024

This past year, 1.2 million people took AP (Advanced Placement) tests which are exams that are scored 1-5 for students enrolled in a class for...

Recent Results
Members of the newspaper staff went on a five-hour adventure to try all of the best sandwiches St. Louis has to offer. Hank Hardage '26, Luke Koenig '24, Will Timmons '24 Liam Mahfood-Thurman '26, and Andrew Dolan '26.
Newspaper staff rates the top sandwiches in STL
Luke Koenig, Editor-in-Chief • April 25, 2024

Experiencing music live takes your listening pleasure to another level. Here are some top shows coming to St. Louis this summer that you may find entertaining.
Summer concerts worth seeing in St. Louis
Andrew Dolan, Features Editor • February 29, 2024

The most important aspect of summer is the music. Summer isn’t the same without some good tunes as you are basking in the sun. With summer...

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