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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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Sophomore Rebecca Su practices her cello at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Lake of the Ozarks.

Student Spotlight: Rebecca Su

Ruthie Jia January 28, 2014

The snow day of Dec. 6 impacted musicians of the Missouri All-State Orchestra. Sophomore Rebecca Su was one of the three students from Parkway West High School that was accepted into the program through...

Student Spotlight: Ameer Khan

Jacob Cupps, Editor-in-Chief January 22, 2014

From Dec. 27 to Jan. 8, along with his mother, father and grandfather, senior Ameer Khan undertook an Islamic trip referred to as Umrah, visiting the sacred (and truly breathtaking) cities of Makkah and...

Senior Lauren Gieseking and Social Studies teacher and Longhorn Council sponsor Annie Wayland discuss Special Olympics buddy applications and volunteer numbers.

Student Spotlight: Lauren Gieseking

Kayla Everett, Retired January 17, 2014

Thirty-three percent of the student body will miss school on Monday, Feb. 24 to volunteer at the Special Olympics, the annual basketball tournament and carnival for children with special needs.  In the...

Student Spotlight: Matt Colombo

Student Spotlight: Matt Colombo

Jacob Cupps, Editor-in-Chief December 20, 2013

By mentoring in a Physical Education class designed specifically for children with specials, senior Matt Colombo is involved in the Parkway Special Education Department— a volunteering program in which...

Student opinions on winter finals: Storify

Jacob Cupps, Editor-in-Chief December 20, 2013

[View the story "Success or Stress? " on Storify]

Student Spotlight: Mahnoor Malik

Student Spotlight: Mahnoor Malik

Rachel Osborne, Retired December 20, 2013

With college approaching, high school students are encouraged to ‘get involved’ in the community: in other words, volunteering time to make oneself more attractive to prospective colleges. For sophomore...

Parkway Superintendent Dr. Keith Marty, who makes the final call on snow days, explains what factors are a part of the decision.

How are Snow Days decided?

John Watson, Editor in Chief December 18, 2013

For students and teachers, snow days begin with a phone call early in the morning that starts off with the all too familiar phrase “Due to the inclement weather...” For third year Parkway Superintendent...

Student Spotlight: Duncan McBride skates against stereotypes

Student Spotlight: Duncan McBride skates against stereotypes

Allie Collins, Guest Writer December 16, 2013

Ever since the age of two freshman Duncan McBride has been on the ice, skating. At the age of four she started hockey. She has been playing for her co-ed team, the Chesterfield Falcons, for 11 years, and...

First Free Evangelical church has raised $65,000 for the organization International Partnership of Burkina Faso. Junior Maddy Brown personally raised $100. The money will go towards funding missionaries, paying for equipment to dig wells, as well as food and medical supplies that will be given to the African citizens of the land-locked town of Burkina Faso in West Africa. “Our goal is to help as many people as we can because these people can not help themselves. We want to help even just one person because we may not change the world, but we can change their world,” junior Maddy Brown said.

Houses for Africa

Alya Bajwa, Retired December 16, 2013

Junior Maddy Brown’s church, First Free Evangelical (E-free), has raised $65,000 for the organization International Partnership of Burkina Faso. The money will go towards funding missionaries, paying...

Student Response to the Snow Day: Storify

Jacob Cupps, Editor-in-Chief December 6, 2013

There was no school on Friday, Dec. 6 due to weather conditions.  See how students spent their day off.   [<a href="//storify.com/PathfinderStaff/snow-culture-anticipations-and-reactions-to-the-sc"...