School behind screens changes jobs for support staff
Ulaa Kuziez, News and Sports Editor
4 days ago
Walking the almost empty halls at 7 a.m., you might have made a stop at the bookstore before heading to the cafeteria for a morning snack. On your way to class, you may have said hello to a custodian as they completed their morning rounds. Virtual learning has taken away much of the fluid, lively envir...
A warm welcome from Link Crew
August 19, 2020
As the new school year comes into view, Link Crew is working to welcome the freshmen as the next chapter of their life begins: high school. Despite the global pandemic, Link crew still plans to welcome underclassmen to school Aug. 21 for orientation through a zoom call. Link Crew begins the planning process after ...
Community reflects on police presence in schools
July 11, 2020
Student and community organizers are calling on schools across the country to cut their ties with police departments. While campaigns to remove armed officers from school campuses have been ongoing for years, the recent national uprising against police violence sparked by the murders of Breonna Taylor an...
What can you do?
Bri Davis, Staff Writer
June 11, 2020
Moving further into 2020, the death of George Floyd caused by police officers has awakened the Black Lives Matter movement. For the past two weeks, protests have been spreading all over the world, from the United States all the way to Europe. The attached video shows how people all over the world are...
A virtual reality: Juniors tour their future schools online
Makinsey Drake, Staff Writer
May 25, 2020
With colleges closed all around the country due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, college-seeking students have had to explore their future school options via virtual tours. Juniors Reese Berry, Bri Davis and Nicholas Harms have all attended virtual college tours as an alternative to in person v...
24 hours of quarantine
Elle Rotter, Staff Writer
May 22, 2020
Daily routines have changed with the pandemic as there are few requirements to hold students accountable. Getting out of bed in the morning depends on whether you have a required Zoom call. With so much added time, and less after school commitments, the pandemic has provided students the opportunity to exp...
Religious observances during quarantine
Tasneem Nasufovic, Ulaa Kuziez, and Ridwan Oyebamiji
May 21, 2020
With holidays arriving during a pandemic –and social distancing measures remaining in effect across the globe to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus–students describe how their practices changed during this unprecedented time. Ramadan: Ramadan is a holy month observed by Muslims as a month of ...
Students and teachers adjust to a new online learning system
Tre Bell, Staff Writer
May 6, 2020
Due to the Coronavirus epidemic, students and teachers have transitioned to a new way of learning through technology. The class of 2020 seniors got an unusual send off to college with having to finish their last months of high school virtually. “The switch has killed all motivation I had f...
COVID-19 is exposing inequities
Ulaa Kuziez, Staff Writer
May 5, 2020
As health departments in Saint Louis City and County release COVID-19 data about cases and deaths relating to race and ethnicity, it has become clear that the burden of cases is falling heavily on communities of color. As of May 4, 38% of the deaths and 30% of positive cases in Missouri were Bl...
Parkway reevaluates meal pick-up services
Leah Schroeder, Staff Writer
May 5, 2020
Due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, Parkway made the decision to temporarily suspend their daily meal pickup service in order to reduce the spread of the novel Coronavirus. “Food for our children is one of our primary concerns right now. We also have an obligation to ensure we ar...
