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 Annika Fahs performs at a home football game on September 18th.

Students share a day in the life of Color Guard

Nell Jaskowiak, OPINIONS AND ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR • November 6, 2015
Have you ever heard a group of girls screaming “Bears on three! One, two, three, BEARS!” after half time at varsity football games?
Students respond to the man behind the wheels

Students respond to the man behind the wheels

Betsy Wait, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF • November 4, 2015
One month after junior Alex Rossi shared his personal journey of living with Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy, students remain inspired to promote positive change
Zoology class dissected molluscs on Oct. 30. [Vericia Pearson]

Week of Oct. 26 – 30

Mary Galkowski, Staff Writer, Photographer • November 2, 2015
Parkway Spark's FREED Education notebooks went on sale Oct. 26!

Candy, costumes and commonalities

Claire Dreller, Staff Writer • November 1, 2015

Halloween is a time for candy, costumes, and celebration. As the transition from childhood to adulthood occurs, the way students celebrate Halloween also evolves. “Me and my good group of friends...

Providing the life form blood, Honors Chemistry teacher Joel Anderson pretends to cut his wrist. "I gave so much sweat and tears, but forgot the blood," Anderson said.

Anderson celebrates his 17th annual Halloween Spooktacular

Justin Cupps, CONCEPTUAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF • October 30, 2015
Around Halloween time each year, you might hear small explosions or see smoke and lights from the edges of the door of room 1212. You might wonder what goes on inside. This is the product of Chemistry Teacher Joel Anderson’s Halloween Show.
Annalise Ruzicka, Katie Hornsby, and Drew Rodgers gather a group of students for a picture.

Students spark FREED Education

Kathryn Martenet, Staff Writer • October 28, 2015
In order to create chances for children in third-world countries, senior Katie Hornsby and juniors (from Parkway South) Wesley Mourton and Luke Bauer, created a for-profit business through Spark! called FREED.
Pro Start I chef's made healthy brownies on Tuesday using zucchini and applesauce. [Ava Larsen, 11]

Week of Oct. 19 – 23

Mary Galkowski, Staff Writer • October 28, 2015
Freshman Chloe Hershenow set a new personal record by 20 seconds on her mile time running 5:49 at cross country practice on Wednesday.
Seniors Audrey Frost and Anna Worpvik participate in homecoming week by dressing up as the cookie and the baker.

Upperclassmen experience exchange

Allie Collins, Staff Writer • October 28, 2015
Junior Tina Tang and senior Anna Worpvik spent the last three months on foreign soil, learning about and experiencing the American culture firsthand during their exchange periods. Tang will be here for a first semester; while Worpvik will be here for the full year.
Awardees standing on risers applaud as President Obama enters the room. There were 108 awardees this year, all teachers of secondary math or science classes. "We were all just mesmerized. They lined us up on risers and since I’m short I got to sit in the front," Knop said. "Very nonchalantly one of the doors opened and the president walked in."

Math teacher Ruth Knop sets a National precedent for teaching

Emily Dickson, CONCEPTUAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF • October 23, 2015
Ruth Knop, who teaches Algebra II and Honors Precalculus at West, met President Obama when she was honored with a Presidential Award for Mathematics Teaching this summer.
Grace Miller and her cross country team threw a party for Cutelli's birthday in his classroom by filling his room with four hundred and fifty embarrassing photos of him on Oct. 15. [Rachel Ebner]

Week of Oct. 12 – 16

Mary Galkowski, Staff Photographer • October 22, 2015
Librarian Brian Welch stayed after school for five hours on Oct. 15 to help students with their research papers for English IV.
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