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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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High school families invited to Career Fair Feb. 20

High school families invited to Career Fair Feb. 20

Debra Klevens, Staff Writer February 18, 2013

Parkway is hosting the 2013 District-Wide Career Fair from 6:30-8 p.m.on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Parkway Central High School, 369 N. Woods Mill Rd., Chesterfield, 63017. Students from all five...

Vegas at West

Vegas at West

Shane Frazier, New’s Writer February 13, 2013

While people placed their bets and predictions in Las Vegas the weeks before the Super Bowl, Parkway West English teacher Dan Barnes was doing his own prediction board. In the weeks leading up to the...

Sophomore Hanna Rutter holds her best friend, Alison Owen's hand tightly.  "I am so happy she's getting better. I feel like we have a story to tell and we have to tell it together. I want my best friend back," Rutter said.

Talking and texting: Alison Owen update

Annie Spewak, Editor in Chief and Staff Writer February 11, 2013

As of Monday Feb. 11, 10:00 AM, sophomore Alison Owen is progressing. She is beginning to talk, telling her mother that she loved her. She told her mom, "you're so pretty." Owen has been able to only make...

Sophomore Jake Seers created a shirt that reads "Hope 4 Ali." The decal was made out of duct tape.

Alison Owen updates and trends

Annie Spewak, Editor in Chief February 8, 2013

Throughout the week, students have decided on ways to show their support for sophomore Alison Owen. Students have been glued to their phones, awaiting updates on Owen's condition and progress. In addition...

#Hope4Ali

#Hope4Ali

Annie Spewak, Editor in Chief February 5, 2013

On Friday, Feb. 1, sophomore Alison Owen was involved in a car accident. After hitting two trees, Owen was taken to Mercy Hospital and then transferred to Children's Hospital. She suffered from a brain...

Senior vs. Faculty: it's going down!

Senior vs. Faculty: it’s going down!

Alex Ripper, Staff Writer February 2, 2013

Feb. 2 marks the 30 annual Senior vs. Faculty Basketball game. The seniors will strive to end the teachers’ two-year winning streak. This year, members of the Drug Free Council and Captains’ Council...

FaceWash your Facebook

Eileen Tully, Staff Writer February 1, 2013

Admit it; Most people, at one point or another, have either posted or had something containing profanity posted on their Facebook walls. However, Facebook has climbed to the number one most popular social...

Gatorade makes changes to their ingredients

Susie Watson, Editor in Chief January 31, 2013

PepsiCo Inc. is removing an ingredient called brominated vegetable oil (BVO) from its Gatorade drinks. The ingredient is a synthetic material that is bonded to the element Bromine. However, the National...

A second round of budget cuts in Parkway

A second round of budget cuts in Parkway

Susie Watson, Editor in Chief January 29, 2013

In addition to the $8 million Parkway School District cut from the budget in 2012,  an additional $2-4 million will be cut in the 2013-2014 school year. “Initially, we knew that this was a two year...

Junior Kimberly Mayden, sophomore Sami Corbitt, junior Megan Reilly, sophomore Stephanie Quoss, sophomore Stefanie Elsperman, junior Gabby Rath, sophomore Allison Hughes and junior Rachel Brown stand in downtown Washington, D.C. the day before the Presidential Inauguration. While in D.C. they visited many different historical monuments and museums. "I wish we could have visited the Holocaust museum and other museums as well," sophomore Stefanie Elsperman said.

There and back again: D.C. edition

Eileen Tully, Staff Writer January 28, 2013

On Jan. 18, 22 students from West along with 14 chaperones and 66 students from the other Parkway schools left from Parkway Central to begin their trip to Washington, D.C. “The Inauguration itself...