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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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Handing a snow cone to a customer, employee and junior Audrey DeYoung fulfills her childhood dream of working at Tropical Sno Manchester, where she makes minimum wage. To reach a teenage demographic, DeYoung and her coworker created the Instagram account @trosnomanchester in hopes of having more teenagers drop by as customers. “What drew me to it was that it’s such a little shack and kind of a unique job to have,” DeYoung said. “Everyone I know goes there pretty often, so I knew I’d be able to see a lot of people from school. It annoys me when my friends are getting snow cones together, and I can’t be with them because I’m working.”

Working on their time off, a summer job profile

Brinda Ambal, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief • August 23, 2019

During the awards ceremony of the 2019 Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Speech and Debate tournament, seniors Luke Donovan and Kristina Humphrey await their names to be announced with their placement. Donavon and Humphrey qualified for state in the duet event and placed second overall in the tournament. “I stayed in speech and debate [for four years] because the team and people from other teams in the district are like my second family. While competition can be brutal, it’s worth it to be with the amazing people in Eastern Missouri,” Humphrey said. “Speech has made me grow as a person significantly. It has given me the opportunity to spread important messages through unique ways of conveying them.” Photo by Fatema Rehmani.

Debate team dominates districts tournaments

Fatema Rehmani, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief • April 4, 2019

The Speech and Debate team has been actively expressing themselves through speeches and performances since 1970. The team is sending seven competitors to the state tournament in Springfield, Mo. and six...

11:56 a.m. Conversing with classmates, sophomores Fatima Shabab and Josh Rushing participate in a speed dating activity during their AP World History class. Teacher Kristen Collins (not pictured) assigned each student a historical figure to research and portray. “Suleiman the Magnificent was mine. My favorite part of the assignment was being able to dress up like the figure,” Rushing said. “[Creative projects] are a lot more enjoyable, because you have more control over how you tackle it.”

24 hours across West High

Pathfinder Staff • February 4, 2019

Performing their Victorian England reprise of Romeo and Juliet, freshmen Trinity Mathis and Abbey Thompson act out a scene from their self-written script. The group had two days to rehearse the performance after submitting the written portion of their project. “Being able to act out the work that we put into it at the end, that was really fun,” Thompson said. “We went to Savers down the street and got costumes, trench coats and stuff to really get into character.”

Romeo and Juliet Performances photo gallery

Tyler Kinzy, Managing Editor-in-Chief • April 11, 2018

 

Seniors celebrate as a senior Daniel Loaney scores a basket. This was the first year since 2011 that the seniors won the senior faculty game with the ending score being 27-23. “It was a great win for the seniors. Very hard fought battle, but coming out on top was a victory for the class of 2018 for sure,” Loaney said.

Senior vs. Faculty basketball game photo gallery

Gabby Leon, STAFF WRITER • February 6, 2018

 

Paulina Taranda, Maddie Cooke and Sophie Marx do an improv skit about veganism and explosions. "It's hard because sometimes you don't know what you're talking about," Cooke said. "I had to use my body and elements of the scene to piece together the prompt."

Photo Gallery: Nothing Up our Sleeves

Samantha Gaddis, COPY EDITOR • November 7, 2017

Photo Gallery: Cross country girls’ last meet before championships

Gabby Leon, STAFF WRITER • November 2, 2017

The varsity football team emerges through their sign prior to their first game of the season against Parkway South on Aug. 18. They went on to win the game 22-12.

Photo Gallery: Football wins big in the last quarter

Chris Bass, STAFF WRITER • September 12, 2017
The Longhorns pulled out a surprise victory in their first game of the season on Aug. 18, scoring 22 points in the last quarter of the game against the Parkway South Patriots.
Senior Je’mya Pore screams at the audience and recites a chant in the gym. “When you do chants you have to focus yourself and project your voice towards the audience so they can hear,” Pore said.

Stepping through the season

Donielle Coach, Staff Writer • May 2, 2017
Photos of the Step team showcase their talent and dedication through the season.
Great Gatsby prom fashion show models have a roaring good time

Great Gatsby prom fashion show models have a roaring good time

Maddie Cooke and Hannah Hoffmann • March 30, 2017

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