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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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Hitting back

Hitting back

Kyla Hatton, Sports Editor February 25, 2015

Preparing for a match on Jan. 26, junior Tabatha Saake practices skills on the court. Her first year on the team, Saake played Nerinx Hall, beating her opponent. “I decided to join racquetball this year...

A strong foundation for engineering

A strong foundation for engineering

Hannah Hoffmann, TECHNICAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF February 24, 2015

Freshman Jack Burraston works on a lathe to thin and break an aluminum rod for a project in Cliff Amen's Principles of Engineering class. "We are studying the strength of materials and how size and structure...

POW: Maddie DeClue, 10

POW: Maddie DeClue, 10

Jacob Cupps, Editor-in-Chief February 20, 2015
“How did you get into theater?”
Learning from losses

Learning from losses

Bobby Connor, Staff Writer February 14, 2015

Junior forward Nick Lathrop spots up for a jump shot on Camo Night against Maple-Wood High School. “We held up a good fight but at the end of the day, we could not quite pull through. These hard fought...

Irish Dancing

Irish Dancing

Vaishal Shah, Staff Writer February 12, 2015

Irish dancing since the age of seven, freshmen Ellie Joyce participates in several contests including the Irish Dancing Nationals Competition and is training for the World Competition, in April. Preparing...

Defending while airborne

Defending while airborne

Kathryn Harter, Multimedia Editor February 9, 2015

Senior Hayden Vance and Principal Jeremy Mitchell struggle to protect the basket from English teacher Casey Holland during the Senior vs. Faculty basketball game. The game was held Feb. 7 in the main gym....

Collecting for a Cause

Collecting for a Cause

Betsy Wait, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF February 9, 2015

On Saturday Feb. 7, juniors Shannon Anderson, Katie Hornsby, Mary Galkowski, Vericia Pearson and Grace Miller collect tickets at the entrance to the Seniors vs. Faculty basketball game. Half of the proceeds...

POW: Kyle Bernstein and Tucker Watts, 12

POW: Kyle Bernstein and Tucker Watts, 12

Allie Collins, Convergent Media Writer February 7, 2015
“Do you guys still beat box?”
Taking a stand in government

Taking a stand in government

Bronte Segura, Staff Writer February 6, 2015

Lobbying at the State Capitol in Jefferson City, junior AJ McNamee, Isabel Steinmetz, Grey Ferber and Lauren Arthur, the representative for District 18 Clay County and North Kansas City, work with a group...

Plucking a tune

Plucking a tune

Sohia McMorrow, Staff Writer February 5, 2015

Freshman Rachel Wang plucks a chord on her violin while practicing for an upcoming orchestra concert. Wang is one of seven freshmen in Symphonic Orchestra. “In Symphonic you can be with older kids and...