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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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Mrs. Wayland has won the competition against Mr. Chazen for the second year in a row by a margin of approximately 300-400 cans. She won last year by a similar amount, having collected more than 2,300 cans to Chazen's 2,000, slightly more cans total than were collected this year. "Last year we got about 5,000 cans together," Wayland said.

Wayland vs. Chazen: the battle’s results

Brendan Riehl, Staff Writer December 17, 2013

Modern US History teacher Anne Wayland defeated Modern US History teacher Jeff Chazen in a competition that shook the Social Studies department and had the school choosing sides. Their charitable competition,...

Drama teacher Amie Gossett instructs her students.

Gossett for upcoming Teacher of the Year

Tori Downar, Staff Writer December 16, 2013

Receiving a “Monday Memo” from Principal Jeremy Mitchell on  Nov. 4, every teacher was asked to nominate a colleague for the 2014-2015 Teacher of the Year Award.  Each nomination included a two or...

Sophomore Jacob Cupps taking a rare moment to check his Facebook news feed. "I prefer Twitter and Tumblr over Facebook because I can be anybody I want to be on those sites. On Facebook it's a lot of drama all the time, so it's not as fun," he said.

Facebook’s new Privacy settings redefine borders for teens

Kayla Everett, Retired December 13, 2013

Facebook has modified their privacy policy to expand the amount of information shared with other Facebook users and anonymous Internet browsers. As of the fall of 2013, the company relaxed their teen privacy...

Holiday light recycling drive

Holiday light recycling drive

Jacob Cupps, Editor-in-Chief December 5, 2013

The Parkway School District, for the third time annually, is participating the St. Louis Green Holiday Light Recycling Drive. The idea originated from Parkway Southwest Middle, who has been involved in...

The Jazz Choir performs at the Fall Concert. The Jazz Choir will also be performing at the Chesterfield Barnes and Noble at 7p.m. on Dec. 12. “We need money. This is a great money raiser. It promotes reading and helps the Jazz Choir. I think one of the goals of Mr. Parrish is to help the group perform more and get more experience. It is an opportunity for the students to perform in front of a non-student audience,” librarian Mary Ann McFarland said.

Library and Jazz Choir join together to raise money

Kathryn Harter, Multimedia Editor December 4, 2013

For the second year in a row, the library and Jazz Choir are banning together to raise money for the Jazz Choir program at Barnes and Noble. On Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. the Jazz Choir, led by music teacher Brian...

Sophomore Lily Briscoe hands in her money she earned for the Walk-a-Thon to teacher sponsor Annie Wayland. The Walk-a-Thon ends 'West Chest Week', a week of efforts to raise money for local charity West Chest. “The charity West Chest comes right back to our own West community and helps those families in need. There are far more families that need this help than most students recognize,” West Chest sponsor Susan Anderson said.

West chest week

Rachel Osborne, Retired November 21, 2013

With Thanksgiving approaching, many organizations throughout the United States are hosting food drives and are collecting money to help families financially during the holiday. More locally, Longhorn Council...

Typhoon Haiyan leaves the Philippines in disaster: how you can help

Typhoon Haiyan leaves the Philippines in disaster: how you can help

Austin Oakes, Editor in Chief November 12, 2013

Community Outreach at West (C.O.W.) is holding a donation appeal to assist the victims of the tropical storm.  You can help by giving money during either first lunch or second lunch from Nov. 13 – Nov....

The Walk-a-Thon will be on Nov. 22 from 3-9p.m. in the stadium.

West Chest Walk-a-Thon

Lily Briscoe, Staff Writer November 11, 2013

For the first year ever, the students of LOCO, are hosting a Walk-A-Thon. All the proceeds will go to West Chest, which is an organization that helps kids who attend West get the things they need. The...

Senior Megan Reilly eats her school lunch of chicken fingers and french fries.
"I buy my lunch everyday, and it looks more appetizing. It no longer looks fake," she said.

Cooking up new ideas in Parkway

Kayla Everett, Retired November 11, 2013

Parkway’s resident chef Dan Flick is cooking up new recipes and concepts for student nutrition. Fresh, home-cooked style meals are hitting student lunch trays in Parkway elementary schools and Parkway...

Sparks Middle school shooting

Brendan Riehl, Staff Writer October 28, 2013

On the morning of Monday, October 17, 2013, a school shooting occurred in Sparks, Nevada. Two are dead, including the shooter himself, and two have been wounded. Shortly before classes were to start...