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Junior Hilli Alden practices yoga with Women of West (WOW) on March 3 in the north gym before school.  "I was having a lot of fun, plus the physical sensations of yoga are relaxing in themselves.  I wasn't thinking about the math test I'd have to take fourth hour, thats for sure," Alden said.

Women of West teaches yoga class

Susie Watson, Editor in Chief March 12, 2013

On March 5, Women of West (WOW) taught a yoga class at 7 a.m.  The class was led by English teacher Erica Rogers and senior Misri Patel who both practice yoga regularly. "WOW wanted to do yoga as a...

LOCO Sponsor Linda Ceriotti,  Make-A-Wish® Missouri  Development Manager Mark Turnipseed, Parkway West Senior Make-A-Wish Foundation Ambassador Catharine Conway, LOCO Student Body President Victoria Bezzole and Principal Jeremy Mitchell present the check to Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The student body makes a wish come true

Debra Klevens March 9, 2013

At a school wide Pep Assembly on Friday, March 8 the Longhorn Council donated a check to The Make-A-Wish® Missouri for $7,126.08. The majority of the proceeds were raised at the senior  vs. junior Powder...

Join the Parkway West Baseball team at Bandana's Bar-B-Q Monday, March 11.

Baseball Team begins fundraisers

Debra Klevens, Staff Writer March 4, 2013

With the first game of baseball season just weeks away, the team has set up two fundraisers in which students and families can help support their team. The first of which is a Trivia night on Saturday,...

Philanthropy at Panda Express

Philanthropy at Panda Express

Shane Frazier, New’s Writer March 2, 2013

On Saturday, March 2, 2013, the Panda Express on Manchester Road near 141 will be sponsoring Class of 2008 alumni Rebecca Sheppard and her foundation, Building Foundations of Hope. Started after she...

Students prepare to kick off spirit week

Students prepare to kick off spirit week

Kathryn Harter, Multimedia Editor March 1, 2013

To kick off the spring sports season, the school is hosting a Spirit Week March 4-8. Monday is Special Olympics, an all-day basketball tournament for Special School District Athletes from across the...

Alison Owen to be released from Children's Hospital today

Alison Owen to be released from Children’s Hospital today

Eileen Tully, Staff Writer February 28, 2013

Today, Feb. 28, sophomore Alison Owen will be released from Children's Hospital after receiving treatment for the past 26 days. On Friday, Feb. 1, Owen was involved in a car accident and initially suffered...

St. Louis County canine unit visits West

Susie Watson, Editor in Chief February 27, 2013

On Feb. 25, the St. Louis County canine unit performed their first search at 8:22 a.m. "It was an exterior search," Principal Dr. Jeremy Mitchell said. St. Louis County police officer Brian McCauley...

Governor Nixon proposes longer school year

Shane Frazier, New’s Writer February 21, 2013

On Friday, Jan. 11, Governor Jay Nixon proposed his state budget budget plan while visiting Oak Brooks Elementary School, expressing interest in extending the school year for Missouri's schools. Governor...

As teachers prepare their six week grades, English teacher Erica Rogers plans for parent-teacher conferences.

New sign-up for parent teacher conferences

Annie Spewak, Editor in Chief February 20, 2013

In years past, parents signed up outside classroom doors the night of conferences to meet with their child's teachers. On Feb. 26, however, parents will sign up online for a seven minute conference slot...

Grand Champion team placed first in their division and had the best score overall of all high school teams competing at the 11th/12th grade level. Students are seniors Andrew Smith, Shalini Subbarao, Raveena Boodram, Caleb Ki, Jaron Ma, Andrew George, Tatsumi Yanaba and junior Tony Mansicalco.  Coaches are science teachers Janice Keller and Ellen Wilke.  Ma and Ki were members of last year's winning team that went on to place first in the nation in their division.

Students place in engineering competition

Susie Watson, Editor in Chief February 19, 2013

For the second year in a row, an academic team from West High has taken top honors at the regional Test of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science (TEAMS) Competition held at St. Louis Community...