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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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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School board members Jeff Todd and Pam Hill take notes as the Advocacy Club describes ways Parkway can be more environmentally friendly. Advocacy Club sponsor and English Teacher, Erin Fluchel oversaw the meeting and assisted the club when needed. "It takes a lot of work to prepare for something like this. I am incredibly proud of the research they have done. I was beaming at the end of their presentation," Fluchel said.

Advocacy Club meets with school board, discusses climate change and sports funding

Audrey Ghosh, Opinions Editor • March 16, 2022

Parkway West High is ranked fifth-best public school in Missouri; still, there are some issues the school’s Advocacy Club wanted to address. The club focused on two specific topics一climate change and...

Sophomores Ben Gingrich, Nora Fredrick, Ryan Smith and Maddox Miller, sit in the library during Casey Holland's English 2 class. The student's decorated cards for children in the hospital with supplies from the library's Creative Commons craft corner. “I love to see [students] work on it. I love to see their creative side [because] I don't get to see that as much. I love to see their little hidden talents and what they create,” librarian Lauren Reusch said. “Everyone [is] just relaxing and enjoying themselves, able to sit back with their friends. I think that [relaxing is] a really important piece of the school day too.”

Crafting for a purpose

Sarah Boland, Staff Writer • March 14, 2022

Vinyl, 3D pens and puzzles are a few of the crafts available within the library's Creative Commons craft corner. While librarians Lauren Reusch and Brian Welch first began collecting materials for the...

New Courses on the Block

New Courses on the Block

Madi Michajliczenko, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief • March 10, 2022

Sixteen requests, four alternates. For years, students have logged into Infinite Campus to register for the following year’s courses. While the registration period has passed, several new courses have...

Teachers, counselors and students share their opinions on the ACT test-optional policies.

ACT test-optional 101

Ashlyn Gillespie, Deputy Managing Editor-in-Chief • March 9, 2022

Before the pandemic, students around the country participated in the test score rat race, hoping it would enhance their college application enough to get into their dream school. But that was two years...

Alumni Nicole Simmons, Lisa Savage and Casey Glasby dance at the 2015 Glow Dance. The Glow Dance was held Feb. 27 in the gym. “It was amazing. I had the best day of my life there. Everyone was all happy and dancing and partying; it was a great day,” Simmons said.

Go with the Glow

Elle Rotter and Madi Michajliczenko • March 8, 2022

The Glow Dance has finally made its return. Last year, due to COVID-19 protocol, Longhorn Council (LoCo) could not host a winter formal for the student body. However, with restrictions slowly lifting,...

Seniors Daniellie McLaurin and Amber Coach work on door decorations after school.

Staff and students celebrate Black History Month

Addie Gleason, Managing Editor-in-Chief • February 28, 2022

As the first week of February took its course, students gathered in groups after school to create the behind-the-scenes magic of the Black History Month door decorations. Careful hands traced intricate...

Huddled in senior Brinda Ambal’s living room, the Scholar Bowl team members write questions to read at their trivia night. Students drew out random answer lines from a hat and wrote trivia questions around them in three groups. “The hardest thing was rallying the troops because we've never done a big event like this before. It took a little bit of convincing,” Ambal said.

Help the Scholar Bowl team quiz to nationals

Serena Liu, Editor-in-Chief • February 24, 2022

Between grueling Russian Twists, Twilight pizza parties and field trips, Scholar Bowl members developed their friendships and skills. The only thing standing between them and nationals this June is $3,000. The...

Principal Jeremy Mitchell sits in his homecoming float and waves to the students lined on the sidewalk for the homecoming parade. During homecoming week, he enjoyed getting to build connections with students. “I couldn’t have asked for anyone better to work for,” Athletic Director Brian Kessler said. “[He] pulled off homecoming, [when] nobody knew what it was going to look like. It happened, it was great, it was beautiful, and [students] loved it.”

Principal Jeremy Mitchell decides to pass the torch onto new leadership

Elle Rotter, Deputy Conceptual Editor-in-Chief • February 23, 2022

After a 28 year long career in education, including 12 years as head principal, Dr. Jeremy Mitchell announced his plans to retire in July. Read on to learn more about his journey and his contributions...

A display in the library featuring a variety of novels from Black authors.

Annual African American Read-In set for March 4

Leah Schroeder, Managing Editor-in-Chief • February 22, 2022

The words of African literature echo across the library while students and staff listen intently. This is the annual African American read-in, set to occur March 4 during Academic Lab after a one-year...

Graphic depicting the Pathfinder's drive to support the unhoused population of St. Louis.

The Pathfinder’s spring drive for the unhoused

Pathfinder Editorial Board • February 15, 2022

This month, the Pathfinder will be collecting housing move-in supplies to support the unhoused population in St. Louis. In our January Editorial, we advocated for maintaining a ‘holiday spirit’ year...

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