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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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Meet the 2016 Presidential Candidates

Justin Cupps, CONCEPTUAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF January 4, 2016
That's right... It's presidential election time again. Get to know your candidates for the 2016 presidential election race.
School Resource Officer Scott Scoggins and Front Office Receptionist Vickie Hankammer stand outside the access door.

Student privilege to eat off-campus lunch

Hasan Baig, Staff Writer December 24, 2015
Students are forced to hang out in the cafeteria and eat the cafeteria food for lunch unless they bring their own.
Freshman Nolan Gregorio in front of the Le Petit Prince mural in the MCL department.

STP: the tragedy in Paris and ISIS

Nell Jaskowiak, OPINIONS AND ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR December 8, 2015
Nell Jaskowiak interviews seven members of the West High community about their view point on the ISIS attack in Paris.
Senior Mason Gervich takes a nap during his fourth hour study hall.

West community debates senioritis

Hasan Baig, Staff Writer December 4, 2015
Freshmen, sophomores and juniors must be careful about keeping up with their grades, doing their homework and staying up-to-date with their assignments. If not, something happens when the student approaches senior year.
Haunted house photo illustration

Shut down McKamey Manor

Sydney Kinzy, PHOTO EDITOR October 15, 2015
McKamey Manor: the haunted house that begins an eight hour tour by kindapping people and blindfolding them in the back of a van.
Freshman Quinn Licata sits in front of the mission statement for West High's GSA.

LGBT Spotlight: New Rights

Nell Jaskowiak, OPINIONS AND ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR October 12, 2015
More than 200,000 people converged in downtown St. Louis to celebrate one of the largest PrideFests in the country on June 26-28.
An artistic rendition of what the Anonymous author practices in his/her free time.

Anonymous new Assange-type creates enthralling Twitter account

Jacob Cupps, Editor-in-Chief August 20, 2015
"A social media mastermind has... taken the reigns of tradition into his/her own hands."

Sports cause a rise in overuse injuries

Sarah Burnham, Staff Writer May 18, 2015
With the Spring sports season at its peak, and with an increasing number of students playing sports year-round, student athletes are facing injuries that keep them from being able to compete in their sport.

The downside to racially diverse Emojis

Betsy Wait, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF May 4, 2015
Remember when you had to press the colon and the parentheses key to type a smiley face into an email or text?

Why SeaWorld should not be your vacation destination

Macky Kavanaugh, Staff Writer April 25, 2015
Seven reasons to skip the lines... and the Shamu Show... and SeaWorld altogether.