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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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Shhh…it’s a secret!

Alex Ripper, Features writer January 22, 2013

Go into Subway and order a pizza sub, or McDonald’s and get a Neapolitan milkshake. These items are not found on the regularly displayed menu, but can still be ordered. Tons of restaurants offer sandwiches...

Freshman Sarah Booth sells cookies door-to-door on Wednesday, Jan. 16.

Girl Scouts defer prizes to help the community

Kathryn Harter, Multimedia Editor January 17, 2013

Don’t have a Girl Scout in your neighborhood to buy cookies from? Don’t worry; we have troop 2534 walking the halls. Twelve freshman girls formed the troop in 2003 and have been doing charity work...

Instead of texting, senior Alexa Emerson and sophomore Kaitlyn Lawler Snapchat  their friends during study hall. "I like that I can show my friends what I am thinking through facial expression," Lawler said.

Snapchat taking over texting

Lily Briscoe, Staff Writer January 14, 2013

Texting has a new competitor, Snapchat. Over 50 million snaps are sent out a day. Snapchat is an app used to share pictures and videos with captions for up to ten seconds. After those ten seconds are up,...

Welcome to the "Digital Age"

Welcome to the “Digital Age”

Alex Ripper, Features writer January 11, 2013

Your English teacher just assigned you a research paper over the American Revolution. Where do you start? To most students, they open Safari on their iPhones or Google on their laptops and research through...

Experience with experiments

Debra Klevens, Reporter January 9, 2013

In a sterile biology lab senior Rowan Hamilton wore purple gloves while pipetting cheek cells into test tubes.  Hamilton spent the summer shadowing a graduate student.    Hamilton wanted to attend...

Making his name

John Watson, sports writer December 22, 2012

The varsity boys basketball team is steadily working its way into the season, holding a solid 3-3 record and staying in every game until the final buzzer. Aside from players who were key contributors last...

You feast, they fast

Debra Klevens, Reporter December 22, 2012

While the holidays are filled with sweets, treats and parties galore, seniors Megan Tully and John Pappas began a strict 40 day Christmas fast, for the Greek Orthodox religion, on Nov. 15. For Pappas,...

Lights, camera and Clifford Chi

Catharine Conway, Arts and Entertainment Editor December 19, 2012

For the final exam in Literature and Film class, taught by English teacher Julie Gerding, junior Clifford Chi created and a silent short film starring himself, his father, and CBC junior Tyler Creath. The story...

Senior Annie Schuver and Lauren Jones, from Belleville West High School, attend the Jay Jansen Debate Tournament. "This tournament made me learn how I can improve myself and how to take constructive criticism," Schuver said.

Senior Annie Schuver talks her way to a 15K scholarship

Kathryn Harter, Multimedia Editor December 18, 2012

Senior Annie Schuver has been dominating the debate scene since her freshman year. She holds 13 first place titles at different tournaments. “I was once told, 'People are not special. People do special...

The Longhorn Stampede cheers on the team during Neon Night at the boys Basketball game against Parkway Central. "We wanted to try and have as many themed nights as possible because we're the best senior class to come through Parkway West," senior Kevin Doherty said.

Themed basketball nights approved

Debra Klevens, Guest Reporter December 17, 2012

This season’s tradition of themed basketball games began on Friday, Nov. 30 at the boys’ first home game against Parkway Central. Originating with “Neon Night,” organized by the school Activities...