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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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Using the new website, freshman Lilly Bucher navigates the district homepage to find West High.

Parkway launches a new district-wide interface

Gabriel Weber, Staff Writer January 26, 2017
After hours spent revising and reformatting the district wide website, the only thing left to change are teacher pages.

Students and teachers are effected by fake news epidemic

Claire Smout, AWARDS COORDINATOR January 26, 2017

With 2016 being a presidential election year and 2.3 billion active social media users increasing, fake news has never been more prominent. “I have only encountered fake news on social media. I typically...

Sophomore Jason Wan performs at the fall orchestra concert.

Orchestra students prepare for All-State

Anjali Shah, Staff Writer January 25, 2017
“All-State is always an honor to participate in and it’s a great experience,” Wan said.
Standing in line, students wait for the bus to arrive and take them to the metro. However, due to many road closures for the Inauguration parade, the group had to walk three miles to get to the metro.  “We walked almost 13 miles the second day we were there, so we walked a half marathon,” senior Ann Rapp said. “That was definitely the most difficult part of the trip.”

Parkway students travel to Washington D.C. for the inauguration

Carson Lolley, Convergent Media Writer January 23, 2017

Students tuned in from their smartphones or watched from Smartboard projectors as President Donald J. Trump was sworn in as America’s 45th President on Jan. 20. While most students watched from their...

Flyers featuring Homer Simpson advertise the Trivia night for Jan. 21.

First annual trivia night scheduled for Jan. 21

Grant Aden, SPORTS EDITOR January 19, 2017

With a slue of long-standing traditions from the dodgeball tournament to the Senior vs. Faculty basketball game to the Mr. Longhorn competition, the class of 2020 is hoping to add another annual tradition...

To prepare for the AP fair, freshman Nate Kronert picks up his pass in counseling.

AP Fair takes place Wed. Jan 18

Hannah Hoffmann and Nell Jaskowiak January 17, 2017

The AP fair will be held tomorrow during Common Ground. Students wishing to go need to go to counseling to pick up a pass allowing them to do so. The fair is a chance for students to talk to teachers of...

Students Remember John Glenn

Mary Claire Moriarity, STAFF WRITER December 22, 2016
Marine Aviator. Senator. Professor. Astronaut. In John Glenn's 95 years, he served his country through his numerous accomplishments.
Junior Sydney Veltman poses with her dog, Carlee, in the photo that was submitted to the Petco contest.

Junior Sydney Veltman spreads holiday cheer to animals in need

Dani Fischer, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF December 20, 2016

This December, holiday wishes aren’t just for humans. Junior Sydney Veltman is looking to spread holiday cheer to abandoned animals in the St. Louis area through a contest sponsored by Petco. “Our...

Students dive deep for a lifetime certification

Leigh Ann Barnett, STAFF WRITER December 13, 2016

After a year hiatus, the Scuba and Aquatics class returned as a Physical Education credit. “We did not have enough students sign up for it, so we did not have the class last year.  It was the first...

During the week before Thanksgiving, freshmen  Megan Kixmille and Carly Andersen practice with the StoryCorps app in preparation for interviewing their loved ones.

Students participate in StoryCorps Great Thanksgiving Listen

Grant Aden, SPORTS EDITOR December 13, 2016
The app promotes meaningful conversations with older family members by selecting and following up with interview questions about family history.