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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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What Teachers Make

Kathryn Harter, Multimedia Editor September 25, 2014
A synopsis of Taylor Mali's poem, "What Teachers Make," and what it means to you as a student.
Keith Marty, superintendent of Parkway School District.

Editorial: Should West High and other Parkway schools start later?

Vaishal Shah, Staff Writers September 22, 2014
Sleep. For some people it’s a time of restful comfort, but for high school students it’s practically non-existent in their busy lifestyles.
Junior Stefanie Elsperman tries on her $305 prom dress for final alterations. "Prom is obviously a really expensive event, but I think it will all be worth it," Elsperman said. The 2014 junior and senior prom will be held May 3 at the Kemp Auto Museum in the Chesterfield Valley.

Editorial: The wrongs of prom

Eileen Tully, Staff Writer April 28, 2014

No matter how much we don't want to admit it, prom brings stress and insecurity to all teenage girls. With the big day right around the corner, girls are going through extreme measures to get ready...

Editorial: Vaping on campus: why it has no place in Parkway

Editorial: Vaping on campus: why it has no place in Parkway

Kayla Everett, Retired April 14, 2014

Most high school students are not avid smokers; it’s become rare to find a full ashtray in a student’s car and to see tobacco-stained fingertips in the hallways. However, glass pens that emit delicious...

Editorial: The true meaning of yearbook

Editorial: The true meaning of yearbook

Brittany Thompson, Staff Editor April 10, 2014

A yearbook is something that brings back memories through every page display of pictures and captions and helps us relive the past.  Upon graduating, people flip through their Yearbook to feel something...

City-county merger: good or bad idea?

John Watson, Editor in Chief April 9, 2014

In 1876, St. Louis city and St. Louis county separated in what was known as "The Great Divorce." Given the circumstances at the time, this was a good deal for taxpayers within the city. However, a lot...

Editorial: Dressing for the dress code

Editorial: Dressing for the dress code

Eileen Tully, Staff Writer April 4, 2014

After a harsh winter, spring has finally sprung! However, this means warmer weather, more flowers, more fun and unfortunately, more skin showing. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for shedding the sweats...

Missouri considers passing anti-gay bill to protect religious freedom

Marisa Drajeske, Staff Writer March 31, 2014

Missouri senator Wayne Wallingford has proposed a bill that would allow business owners to refuse to cater to homosexual couples, using religious belief as a justification, and takes away a homosexual...

2013 Mr. Longhorn winner, Jaron Ma (left) and 2012 Mr. Longhorn winner, Andrew Kuehnle (right).

Missing out on Mr. Longhorn

Eileen Tully, Staff Writer March 28, 2014

For the past two years, the senior boys have provided the West community with one of the most exhilarating events of the year: Mr. Longhorn. Mr. Longhorn is essentially a male beauty pageant that allows...

Colleges smothering sophomores

Kathryn Harter, Multimedia Editor March 12, 2014

It has begun. Colleges have started sending letters to the sophomores who took the the Preliminary Scholarship Aptitude Test (PSAT). The test requires that students include their addresses and emails for...