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By Anna Cichelero '21 Both the varsity and JV field hockey teams have had a strong start to the season. Playing in the annual gateway classic tournament over Labor Day weekend and traveling to Kansas City for games last weekend, the varsity team currently has a record of three wins and three losses. The team, lead by captains Caroline Jung and Jordan Tierney, has been working hard, preparing for upcoming games now that the season is in full swing. Don't forget to come support the field hockey team at their upcoming games, the schedule can be found under the sports tab.

By Carmyn Grapperhaus '20 The cheer team is super excited for Fall Fest on Saturday. We have been working super hard the past month choreographing a new routine to show to the Viz community. The team has spent many hours perfecting new stunts for our routine. We also have been preparing a dance we learned at NCA camp over the summer! I’m so proud of the hard work, dedication, and passion the team has put into Fall Fest and we can’t wait to share what we’ve been working on. VIZ cheer is excited and determined to make Fall Fest and the rest of this year great and hope to fill the VIZ community with spirit!

By Izzy Boedefeld '20 I’m so proud of the team and how far they’ve come! We have so many great new additions this year. I’m so grateful to our coaches for all the time that they spend working with us. I’m really looking forward to seeing how everyone improves for the rest of the season! We have a good chance of making it to state as a team this year. In more specifics, cross country ran in the gold division on Saturday at Forest Park. The team placed 12th overall. Izzy Boedefeld placed 2nd out of 161 runners! Freshman Jacie Tottleben placed 32nd and freshman Mallory Boedefeld placed 46th.

By Grace Kalil '20 Fall Fest is coming up on September 28! Booths are from 3-5. Some booths are Happiness Club Scrunchies, Sophomore Puppies, Latin Club Beauty Bar, and NHS Pretzels! Something new this year is a dunk tank! Tickets will be on sale next week during lunch. Some teachers being dunked are Mrs. Jung, Mr. McKeever, Mrs. Hebron, and Mr. Strohmeyer. There will also be lots of entertainment! Viz's own Mr. Bell is playing as are The Scamps! Food Trucks like Truck Norris, Lion's Choice, Sarah's Cake Shop will be at Viz from 5-7. The cheerleaders are performing at 7 and the fireworks start at 7:30! The High School mixer is from 8-10. Tickets are $10 and will be sold at lunch. The theme is future and wear white for the black lights and bubble bus! Here are some things you should bring… -Cash for tickets -White clothes for the mixer -Phone to use the Stuco Fall Fest Snapchat filter

By Holly Hunt '20 High School Night Season had their opening on Tuesday at Ursuline Academy. We had a great turn out and administrators Mr. Colon and Mr. Murray came out to support the Vivettes. High School Nights are an awesome way to represent Viz and share your experience with prospective students. Any ambassadors should sign up on Portal if interested.

By Bella Leonard '21 After having our first Act 1 run through, I am pleased to say the fall musical Once Upon a Mattress is taking beautiful shape! Tickets went live for the entire school Friday and are selling at a record-breaking pace, with 400 of the 600 tickets already sold. Costumes are being sewn by Mr. Strohmeyer and his team of student volunteers and they all look stunning. Mr. Hartley and the fabulous tech theatre class, as well as the crew members, have assembled a wonderful set that has transformed the stage into the castle straight out of Middle Aged Europe. And a wonderful shoutout to the theatre marketing team for creating this stunning logo!

By Holly Hunt '20 The Varsity tennis season has been off to a great start. They won the Great 8 Tournament for the 1st time in Viz history over Labor Day weekend. They started off their season strong: winning against one of their biggest rivals, MICDS. The girls continue to work hard this season in hopes to have a successful districts and exciting post season. Stay tuned for more updates about the Viz Varsity Tennis Squad. The team's mascot this year is Coach Miller's yellow Lab puppy, Maybell!

Nominated by St. Louis Post Dispatch Congratulations to Jordan Tierney '20. She was selected by the St Louis Post-Dispatch as one of the five players in the St. Louis area to watch for the 2019 field hockey season. Jordan was selected First Team All-Metro, mainly because she saved 90% of all shots against her the last season. We cannot wait to see what you do this year, Jordan!

By Bella Leonard '21 The cast of the fall musical, Once Upon a Mattress, just wrapped up their fourth week of rehearsals. Mr. Strohmeyer, our fearless director, had the entire cast complete character analysis sheets to help flush out the story line as well as their characters'. Mrs. Isom choreographed almost all of Act I and the cast knew all of the group numbers, thanks to the musical direction of Mr. Schweizer. The set is currently taped out on the floor, which aids the cast in knowing their own limits in movement and where to enter and exit. Overall, there is a rough outline of the show--which is ahead of schedule. The show will run from October 10-12.

By Grace Kalil '20 The night of the senior sleepover was filled with music, sign making, and zip line accidents. Seniors started arriving at Anna Dennison's house at 10 pm the night before the school year started. While some sat on the porch outside, others drew signs in the basement. Around 11:30 everyone moved to the basement and sat in a circle in preparation for a giant 86-person game of Never Have I Ever. Secrets were spilled while all the girls left. After the chaos of the game, some girls moved to the upstairs to play card games. Girls started to fall asleep around 2 in the morning, although some stayed up all night. Holly Hunt said that, "staying up all night was an awesome bonding experience, but I regretted it at tennis the next day." Alarms sounded at 5 a.m. so all the seniors could get ready for Morning Mayhem. Everyone drove into Viz around 6:45 with Starbucks and silly string in hand. Melody Lu commented that she "couldn't have asked for a better kickoff to [her] last year." Check out the Morning Mayhem photos on the homepage and a video on the video tab!