The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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Rigel Robinson, Keerthi Gondi, Laura Santangelo, Yasmin Younis and Noreen Webster after qualifying for State.

Speech and debate seniors headed to State

Shannon Anderson, Staff Writer March 11, 2014

Five seniors qualified for the annual speech and debate State competition to be held in April at Mizzou.The competitors were selected for any of 10 speech events and three debates. Speech events range...

Chess Success

Chess Success

Jacob Cupps, Staff Writer March 5, 2014

At Battle High School in Columbia, Missouri, the chess team competed in the Missouri Chess Association (MCA) state championship on Mar. 2, placing secnd with a team score of 12 out of 16 possible points,...

Senior James Liao and freshmen Bryan Zhang and Aaron Dorrance take a break between events.

Science Olympiad competes at regionals

Ruthie Jia, Staff Writer February 28, 2014

With a blend of science and engineering, the Science Olympiad regional competition was held on Feb. 22 at Lindenwood University. Out of 19 teams, the Parkway West team received seventh place. “We got...

Circle Star Ranch provides enriching volunteer opportunities

Eileen Tully, Staff Writer February 25, 2014

With Special Olympics festivities coming to an end, inspiring volunteer opportunities may seem a thing of the past. However, there is another upcoming opportunity to volunteer at Circle Star Ranch, a camp...

Missouri debates legalizing marijuana

Macky Kavanaugh, Staff Writer February 24, 2014

Following the national trend, Missouri might be the next state to vote on the legalization of marijuana in the 2014 polls. With marijuana as an offense to the criminal justice system, possession of any...

The Reflections members hope to share their work online.

Reflections magazine goes online

Ruthie Jia, Staff Writer February 21, 2014

As the world of online media continues to grow, the Reflections art and literary magazine will go online for the first time by the week of Feb. 24 in the hopes of reaching a bigger audience. “We try...

Robotics team gearing up for state championship

Robotics team gearing up for state championship

Shannon Anderson, Staff Writer February 21, 2014

The robotics team is headed to the state competition this week in Belton, Missouri after a successful season, placing near the top at multiple tournaments. “At the past two competitions we placed...

Subway: Eat not-so-fresh

Marisa Drajeske, Staff Writer February 20, 2014

Last week, Subway announced they will be removing the chemical azodicarbonamide from their bread. The additive is used in a variety of products such as yoga mats, and has been linked to causing asthma...

Sophomores Drew Bonnet, Carolyn Kammeyer and Kyla Hatton signing up for COW volunteer opportunities.

COW joining forces with surrounding schools for a good cause

Kathryn Harter, Staff Writer February 12, 2014

Community Outreach at West is collaborating with similar organizations at Parkway South, Central and North to support a local St. Louis non-profit organization on March 3-7. “Community Outreach at...

Common Core is coming

Shannon Anderson, Staff Writer February 12, 2014

 Although 45 states have adopted the Common Core Standards created by governors and state education officials, the effort has begun to raise concerns from parents. “Common Core allows us as educators...

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