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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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ASAP students learn more on trust through field trip to Parkway North

Chris Bass, STAFF WRITER November 1, 2017

Members of the African-American Student Acceleration Program (ASAP) participated in a high ropes course at Parkway North High School on Oct 20. The group aims to help young African American students...

Dressed in face masks, gloves and isolation gowns, students pose for a picture for their Health Careers Field Day field trip. Attendees were able to meet and talk with health professionals of varying occupations in the medical field. “I wanted to go because I want to be a doctor, and being able to submerge myself into this kind of environment and get an even better idea on my future career seemed fun and beneficial to me,” sophomore Mckenna Bendle said.

Health careers field trip takes students to Mercy Hospital

Carly Anderson, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief October 31, 2017

Instead of sitting through periods two through four like your typical Friday morning, 15 students attended the Mercy Health Careers field trip along with dozens of other local high schools on Oct. 20 to...

Senior Noelle McGuire waves her color guard flags in the air at the Jaguar Pride Marching invitational. The competition was the marching band’s last, and took place this Saturday. Color guard walked away having been awarded “Best Auxiliary,” which has not happened in a long time.

Color guard wins prestigious award

Dani Fischer, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF October 24, 2017

Saturdays are usually reserved for sleeping in, hanging out with friends, and catching up on sleep. This Saturday, however, the marching band earned the Best Auxiliary Award at the Jaguar Pride Marching...

Parkway food pantry opens doors to all families

Carly Anderson, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief October 20, 2017

Parkway Northeast Middle School held the grand opening for the new district-wide food pantry on Oct. 10, and is looking to include any students or families living within the Parkway district. “You...

Being escorted by sophomore Walker Piles, sophomore Brynn Haun is given a standing ovation during the coronation ceremony.

Sophomore Brynn Haun elected to homecoming court

Sabrina Bohn and Carly Anderson October 16, 2017

The school community continues to support sophomore Brynn Haun in her fight against cancer by electing her to be a homecoming court maid. “It was really awesome to see her [at homecoming], and it...

Running from the juniors, senior Emma Moss tries to prevent her flag from being pulled. Moss tried to score a touchdown during the annual Powder Puff game. "Everyone started to tug at my flag which caused my shoe to fall off! The play stopped because of that," Moss said.

Powder puff turns to turmoil

Pathfinder Editorial Board October 13, 2017

A 14-14 tie. The annual powder puff game is a staple of homecoming week, and a moment for the junior and senior women to take the field and compete with packed stands cheering them on. For the last 10...

On Sept. 27, National Day of Prayer, students gather around a school flagpole for a program known as "See You At The Pole."

Mountains and Valleys raises community through prayer

Noah Gwin, STAFF WRITER October 13, 2017

Waking up and arriving at school before the sunrise, over 40 students meet every Tuesday and Thursday morning in English teacher Shannon Cremeens’ room 3208 to grow in their Christian faiths. “It’s...

Cheering on her buddy, senior Julia DeFrank watches as her athlete shoots the basket.  "She enjoyed the day, and that was awesome because they said last year she was nervous to even go into the gym," DeFrank said.

Special Olympics day to become school-wide day of service

Claire Smout, AWARDS COORDINATOR October 6, 2017

Last school year, over 500 students volunteered in Special Olympics. Although more students applied, the administration had to cap the number of participants because of space issues. This year, as a solution,...

Art teacher Ashley Drissell goes through her folder of plans for We Dine. She based West's chapter of We Dine after a club in Florida. "Their whole purpose was to combat social isolation. I thought that would be a really good thing for West High," Drissell said. "It’s taken off since then, but we want to keep building that momentum."

We Dine Together seeks to minimize social isolation

Sydney Kinzy, PHOTO EDITOR October 6, 2017

On Monday mornings, sleepy students drag themselves out of bed and into the classroom of art teacher Ashley Drissell with their stomachs growling. Drissell founded West’s branch of We Dine Together to...

The school mascot poses in bubbles from a carnival bubble truck.

Fiftieth anniversary celebration brings smiles to students and alumni

Nell Jaskowiak, OPINIONS AND ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR September 29, 2017

Although the daytime high on Sept. 23 was 92 degrees, hundreds turned out for Parkway West’s 50th anniversary carnival, football game and evening gala. “[Bill O’Neil] was a gentleman who graduated...