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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Senior Kelsey Long writes her monthly letter that she sends to the child, Briani, she sponsors in Honduras. Long was excited to be able to tell Briani about her life and update her on what happened over the course of the month. “I am very grateful for the opportunity to hear about a different culture firsthand,” Long said. "It helped me to realize that there is so much more outside of where I live. She is living in a completely different environment and has very limited resources, and is still so thankful for everyday. It inspires me to be thankful for my life as well.”

Long awaited trip for senior Kelsey Long is suddenly canceled as protests erupt in Honduras

Lauren Crawford, Convergence Journalism Writer • October 29, 2019

Pen pals senior Kelsey Long and her sponsored friend Briani send each other letters, pictures and gifts through Evangelical Free Church. Long was expecting to leave Oct. 24 to meet Briani for the first...

Exchange students Luke Stöckelmann and Celina Henn stand beside the projector giving a presentation. Hen and her classmates traveled to St. Louis for two weeks and departed Saturday Oct. 12. "I'm sad that I have to go back. I wish I had more time here," Henn said. "I wanted to get the experience of high school but I really like the neighborhood here."

German exchange students experience America: Intruder drills

Fatema Rehmani, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief • October 24, 2019

In the back corners of classrooms, students huddle together quietly as teachers secure their doors locked shut; those visiting from Germany follow suit as they hide in an unfamiliar classroom preparing...

Standing in front of her family-owned plane, Nadreau and her grandpa wrap up after her first training flight. She is holding the flight checklist, which includes all the steps required to have a successful flight. “I felt very happy and proud; all the work leading up to that moment was worth it,” Nadreau said. “When I was controlling the plane, I felt nervous at first since it was my first time flying alone, but once I was in the air, I felt a lot more confident.”

Senior Alexis Nadreau lands herself a pilot license

Jacob Stanton, Staff Writer • October 14, 2019

Flying at 1,000 feet, peering down at the city of St. Louis, senior Alexis Nadreau does what she has been learning since she was 7 years old: flies an aircraft.  “Flying is one of the things I am...

Before the homecoming dance, senior Madi Foppe and friends pose in front of a lake outside of the Butterfly House. They invited Foppe after meeting during the pep rally. “I had never been to homecoming,” Foppe said. “It made me feel like a kid again.”

Meet Madi: Senior and Make-A-Wish ambassador

Zoe DeYoung, Staff Writer • October 7, 2019

Whether it be chance or fate, the Longhorn Council decided all funds this year will be supporting the Make a Wish Foundation and the wish of someone who will start walking the halls alongside us for the...

Senior Maggie Brawley smiles with her family, experiencing the Stanley Cup for the third time this year at an event for season ticket holders. Brawley intends to become a professional hockey player. “I played hockey, and as a kid, I really looked up to them [the Blues]. It was a really, really cool experience,” Brawley said.

Play Gloria: Students and staff with the Stanley Cup

Leah Schroeder, Managing Editor-in-Chief • October 2, 2019

Sophomore Emily O’Connor smiles in a photo that she edited. O’Connor hopes that her posts have a positive effect on her followers. “Sometimes it’s hard if I’m about to post something and I think, ‘are people going to like this?’ or, ‘are people going to think I’m weird for posting this?’, but then I think about how it could affect someone and know that it could affect them positively and I just go for it,” O’Connor said.

Inside look: student influencers make the most of social media

Leah Schroeder, Managing Editor-in-Chief • September 27, 2019

Kylie Jenner. David Dobrik. Emma Chamberlain.  With social media being so prominent in today's society, everyone has heard the names of these Instagram influencers. Even if not everyone knows their...

With her hands in the air, freshman Sarah Griege stands with her family and local supporters at a Pedal the Cause event in August. Her family’s organization, Powered by Hope, received a $50,000 check to support kids that are suffering from cancer. “It is such a huge milestone, and we are all so happy to receive such a great donation,” Sarah said. “This will help many kids that are suffering from cancer and give them a huge amount of support.”

Freshman Sarah Griege finds her voice from supporting cancer patients

Jacob Stanton, Staff Writer • September 25, 2019

After freshman Sarah Griege’s aunt, Teri Griege, was diagnosed with colon cancer, she started the cancer awareness organization Powered by Hope. Wanting to support her aunt and provide optimism to those...

Working on homework for AP Statistics, senior Anjali Shah student aids for science teacher and Beta Chi Pi sponsor Sally Steininger. Shah has had Steininger as a teacher since sophomore year, taking AP Biology last year, and she is also now Beta Chi Pi president. “I enjoy helping out because I took all the material last year, so it’s nice to be able to help them with labs with parts that I know I had trouble with,” Shah said.

Senior Anjali Shah continues her journey of STEM learning

Fatema Rehmani, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief • September 18, 2019

Through research papers, internships and pre-engineering projects, senior Anjali Shah decided she wants to pursue a career in engineering. Passionate about her research, Shah never set a plan for a future...

Working with a team of volunteers, junior Zoey Womick prepares to weigh and measure a painted turtle. Womick participated in an investigatory trip on painted turtles with other teens from St. Louis, all members of the Zoo ALIVE program. “I learned so much on the trip, but the coolest thing I learned is that the sex of a baby turtle is determined by the temperature at which the eggs are incubated,” Womick said.

Junior Zoey Womick brings life to the St. Louis Zoo through the ALIVE Program

Kathryn McAuliffe, Managing Editor-in-Chief • September 10, 2019

Most St. Louis natives go to the St. Louis Zoo once or twice and call it a day. But junior Zoey Womick spent her summers there for the past nine years. After aging out of the youth camps sponsored by the...

Coated in dirt, junior Reese Berry poses with people in her mission group, Amigos for Christ, and with a child from the village of Espavel. This was Berry’s first mission trip, but she wants to do more in the future. “I think one of the things that really made my heart melt was when one of the Nicaraguans said to us, ‘you dig as though the water will be yours’,” Berry said.

Sisters Quinn Berry and Reese Berry left their hearts in Nicaragua during their church mission trip

Leah Schroeder, Managing Editor-in-Chief • September 5, 2019

On a service trip to the village of El Espavel, Nicaragua, junior Reese Berry and senior Quinn Berry climbed volcanoes, created a new water system, participated in dance circles and bonded with local children. After...

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