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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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Unwrapping the finished product, senior Triniti Cook admires the pumpkin pie she baked for Thanksgiving dinner. Cook went to her aunt's house for Thanksgiving dinner. “My favorite part about making [the pie] was listening to Christmas music and singing as I made it. We do it every year and it gets me in the Christmas spirit,” Cook said. “I love this time of year, it makes me so happy and I get excited for the family gatherings and gifts.”

Photo of the Week – Nov. 26

Tre Bell, Staff Writer
November 26, 2021
Seniors Alex Spangler, Joseph Grove and Tre Bell practice their choreography for Mr. Longhorn Friday, Nov. 19. Senior boys competed for the title of Mr. Longhorn in a beauty-pageant style competition which included learning choreography for dance numbers. “Being a part of Mr. Longhorn was a fun experience. [I] was able to hang out with all the guys and learn the dance, which was fun. At first, we sucked at the dance, we were terrible, but by the end we finally got it,” Grove said.

Photo of the Week – Nov. 19

Madi Michajiliczenko, Staff Writer
November 19, 2021
Scooping up pumpkin muffins, junior Rainier Neuwirth-Deutsch practices baking in Prostart One. Neuwirth-Deutsch enjoyed making friends with his kitchen group and making jokes as they worked together. “I wanted to have an apron that showed who I was and some things I love. The camera is because I like photography, the remote controller is because I like video games, a spaceship because I love space and astronomy and dinosaurs because they are my favorite animals,” Neuwirth-Deutsch said.

Photo of the Week – Nov. 12

Addie Gleason, Managing Editor-in-Chief
November 12, 2021
Sophomores Leah Liefer and Caitlyn Allendorph participate in Geometry A teacher Patrick Mooney’s “The Amazing Race” activity. The duo’s class worked on Congruent Polygons. “Caitlyn and I got to the fifth envelope, out of seven. I was trying to cooperate but I was also trying to win because I am a somewhat competitive person,” Liefer said.

Photo of the Week – Nov. 5

Achyuta Ambal, Staff Writer
November 5, 2021
Hitting the taco, senior Christian Frank hits a pinata in Human Anatomy and Physiology teacher Charlie Cutelli’s class to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos. After noticing pinatas on his desk, students of Cutelli’s decided to bring in candy and have a pinata fiesta during class. “We studied for a little bit and we did this for the rest of class. It was nice to relax since we have a test next Friday,” Frank said.

Photo of the Week – October 29

Thomas Bruns, Opinions/A&E editor
October 29, 2021
Abruptly pulled out of Honors English I for a surprise fire drill, freshman Samir Shaik kills time on the football field by having a thumb war with freshman Mya Jenkins. Shaik’s class was working on a research project before they were interrupted by the fire drill and took the moment to just relax and have fun. “Mya and I were goofing off, not really doing anything in particular. I was just having a lot of fun, and I’m glad [this moment] was captured,” Shaik said.

Photo of the Week- Oct. 22

Tanvi Kulkarni, Features Editor
October 22, 2021
Focusing in, sophomore Brian Wright looks through the eyepiece of his microscope to observe a species of microorganisms. During Biology lab, Wright used a microscope to study the structure of a fungal cell and its similarities with plant cells which provides hints to evolution. ”It was amazing making connections about how we may have evolved from tiny single-cell organisms,” Wright said. “I found microscopes interesting because you can observe things that you can’t regularly see, and dive into the depths of our nature.”

Photo of the week – Oct. 15

Raj Jaladi, Newsletter Editor/Data Analyst
October 15, 2021
Aiming for a header, senior Ja’Khai Aiken-Guerrier blocks a rival Oakville opponent. The varsity soccer team beat Oakville 2-1. “It was really fun because there were a lot of people that I've known since middle school,” Aiken-Guerrier said. “[We] had a different kind of connection than [I have with] other [students]...we tried to be the best people we could be.”

Photo of the Week- Oct. 8

Emily Early, Editor-in-Chief
October 8, 2021
Sculpting a "Day of the Dead" project in Ceramics 1, sophomore Katie Wallace creates a mug out of her pinch pot. For the assignment, Wallace carved eyes, a nose and a mouth into her mug, and later painted it in bright colors to make it unique. “Getting to have social time, unwind and talk with my friends was my [favorite part of the] class,” Wallace said. “I also liked getting to hone my creativity and get my hands dirty.”

Photo of the Week- Oct. 1

Elle Rotter, Deputy Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
October 1, 2021
Freshman Kora Elli makes hall decorations for homecoming spirit week on Sept. 19. Elli used Sharpies and a pencil to draw a Barbie head silhouette for the freshman hallway. “My favorite part of floor decorations was how we all came together and worked as a team,” Elli said.

Photo of the Week – Sept. 24

Sadie Burgess, CJ1 Writer
September 26, 2021
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