Apr 17, 2019
A Wee Bit of Learning and Fun
By Stephen Wilson What one wish would you make if you caught a leprechaun? That question for fifth-graders may be easier to answer than naming their favorite…
Landis Center
Apr 6, 2019
Small Print. Big Impact.
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson The students in Mrs. Hunt’s fifth-grade classroom are shuffling to their lockers, dropping off books from one subject…
Mar 27, 2019
When the World Is Your Classroom
During winter and summer breaks, Lafayette students have the opportunity to enroll in an intensive study-abroad academic course that immerses them in an…
Mar 18, 2019
Scoring Community Goals
By Stephen Wilson When Coach Pat Myers took the reins of men’s lacrosse, he laid out a few simple yet key tenets: hard work, toughness, and brotherhood…
Mar 12, 2019
Bin There. Scrap That.
Story by Stephen Wilson, photos by Clay Wegrzynowicz Forty percent of food in the United States is never eaten, according to National Resources Defense…
Mar 8, 2019
Science of Fun
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson A soda can dipped in ice water instantly crumples. Fifth-graders observing the demonstration gasp with shock. The student…
Feb 21, 2019
Travel. Work. Make a Difference.
By Bryan Hay, Katie Neitz, and Kathleen Parrish Lafayette students don’t stop learning when classes are on break. Alternative School Break (ASB) Club…
Feb 19, 2019
9 Countries in 90 Minutes
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson Around the world in 80 days is one thing, but around a continent in 90 minutes is another. Yet it didn’t stop Asian…
Feb 11, 2019
Kindergarteners & Clay
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson When Nestor Gil, associate professor of art, handed out pencils to kindergarteners, he asked them to notice what made…
Jan 29, 2019
Wins All Around
by Stephen Wilson Picture 700 fifth-graders screaming, clapping, chanting, and stomping. What’s caused this chaos? Several things, like visiting campus…