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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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Kitty Strong poses with Mario Pupillo on Cardinals Day. The two have worked each other for four years. “Kitty and I have a very close relationship and I know she will bring great success to her new position,” Pupillo said.

Kitty Strong takes new position as Building Manager

Susie Seidel, Convergence Media Editor • September 21, 2018

Former Junior grade level secretary Kitty Strong began a new career as the Building Manager July 1. A New York native, Strong initially graduated with a degree in Hotel-Restaurant Management and was...

Mondonna Ghasedi poses for a headshot for her profile on St. Louis County Courts. She was able to learn how to apply rules to real-world situations at 14 years old as the only female baseball umpire at the Ballwin Athletic Association. “It took a lot of courage to make the calls on a diamond full of older male teenagers, but I quickly learned that a firm grasp of the rules and the confidence to apply them made me one of the more sought after umpires by coaches and players alike,” Ghasedi said. “It was not always easy and sometimes the answer was not clear but, with attentiveness, commitment and an understanding of the rules, I made the calls with confidence. These experiences only enhanced my commitment to justice and fairness and furthered my desire to know the rules that applied to those principles.”

Alumna Mondonna Ghasedi pursues her dream career as an associate circuit judge

Sarah Lashly, COPY COACH • September 20, 2018

Alumna Mondonna Ghasedi has fulfilled her dream of becoming a judge after getting her law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law. Ghasedi was appointed associate circuit judge for...

Student Resource Officer Zeus Hernandez directs traffic in the parking lot. Hernandez has been working as an SRO for the past five years, but this is his first at West. “Like any profession [in police work], you are always aspiring to do different things, better things,” Hernandez said. “I love my job.”

Get to know the new SRO

Maria Newton, FEATURES EDITOR • September 19, 2018

The new Student Resource Officer (SRO), Zeus Hernandez, has claimed his spot in the front office. Hernandez has worked as an SRO at several different schools for the last five years. When he moves...

Senior Caleb Canatoy leads the pack during a boys Cross Country practice. Despite having his lung collapse last spring, Canatoy is a captain on the Varsity team and hopes to inspire young runners in the same way alumnus Jacob Cupps did for him. “My freshman year we had Jacob Cupps as a captain and he was also going through an injury, but it was cool how he had a connection to the freshmen,” Canatoy said.

After suffering a lung collapse, senior Caleb Canatoy is inspired to pursue nursing

Maria Newton, FEATURES EDITOR • September 17, 2018

During the spring of 2018, senior Caleb Canatoy woke up one morning to a sharp pain in his back. “It was just a really normal day...my mom thought it was just muscle cramps,” Canatoy said. “But...

Standing with a family friend, mother Xiao Gray, brother Christopher Gray, freshman Victoria Gray and sophomore Andrew Gray visit the terracotta warriors in Xi’an China. The Gray family visited the museum after the children finished camp. “By the end [the museum] got jam packed with people, tourists, students and guides, but luckily we got there early. It was really interesting to see all the statues in real life,” Victoria said.

Andrew Gray and Victoria Gray attend camp in Shanghai, China

Irene Yannakakis, STAFF WRITER • September 13, 2018

In a pursuit to learn Mandarin, freshman Victoria Gray and sophomore Andrew Gray spent two weeks in Shanghai, China, at a camp called ‘That's Mandarin.’ ‘That’s Mandarin’ is a two-week camp...

Helping junior Ronik Bhaskar with an assignment, English teacher Leslie Lindsey checks Bhaskar's work on rhetorical analysis. Bhaskar finds Lindsey attentive to her students needs. "I think as a teacher, she is very structured and organized which is good," Bhaskar said. "It helps makes sure everyone knows what's going on, what's going to happen and what they need to be prepared for. After setting up the kind of system, she still works hard to makes sure every student understands."

Getting to know English teacher Leslie Lindsey

Ridwan Oyebamiji, Features Section Editor • September 11, 2018

Former Parkway South Middle teacher Leslie Lindsey is taking on the role of the new AP Language and Composition teacher filling the shoes of English teacher Erica Rogers. After attending Parkway Central...

James Bosanquet sits with his wife Jill, his son Grant and his daughter Clara at the Muny entrance for a family picture. Grant and Clara are both future longhorns and Jill currently a family physician practicing weight loss medicine. “As a critical care physician, we work some long, yet predictable hours. I could not ask for a more supportive family, " Bosanquet said. "My wife, Jill, is the rock of our family and keeps everything scheduled, planned and moving forward."

Alumnus James Bosanquet saves lives through critical care medicine

Sarah Lashly, COPY COACH • September 11, 2018

Since graduating in 2001, alumnus James Bosanquet has pursued a career as a Critical Care Physician at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, and has been practicing critical care medicine since July 2015. “I...

Junior Lauren Beard reads weather pattern graphs after attending an Earth Sciences camp this summer. At the camp, Beard explored her passion for meteorology with students from all over the United States. “[I] thought it was a great opportunity to see if this is something that I’m really interested in," Beard said. “I’ve just found myself drawn to that subject, I’ve always just found it really interesting."

Earth Sciences camp inspires junior Lauren Beard to pursue Meteorology

Maria Newton, FEATURES EDITOR • September 5, 2018

Junior Lauren Beard visited an atmospheric and Earth sciences camp at the University of Wisconsin (UW) over the summer to further her knowledge of meteorology. “I’ve just found myself drawn to [meteorology],”...

Kaitlyn Yang and her crew attend a premier party for Miss 2059, a show that her team did visual effects for last year for Verizon go90.

Alumna Kaitlyn Yang aspires for change in the entertainment industry through Alpha Studios

Sarah Lashly, COPY COACH • August 30, 2018

After graduating in 2007, alumna Kaitlyn Yang founded Alpha Studios in 2013. Alpha Studios is a post-production company Yang created in Los Angeles, CA. “We do visual effects, motion graphics, titles,...

Covered head to toe in mud, senior Harper Stewart poses with a cabin mate after venturing out to a nearby swamp. Along with spontaneous mud wars, campers went wakeboarding, jet skiing and practiced their archery skills. “One of my favorite memories would be having a mud war. It looked like a scene straight out of ‘Shrek,’” Stewart said. “I had algae and mud stuck in my ears for the next week.”

Senior Harper Stewart returns to Camp Foley as a first-year counselor

Carly Anderson, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief • August 29, 2018

After attending Camp Foley in Pine River, Minn. for three years as a camper, senior Harper Stewart returned this summer to work as an intern camp counselor. “While being a camper, I had participated...

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