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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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Journey North

Journey North

Alya Bajwa, Retired May 9, 2014

Last Fall, three students planted 20 Red Emperor tulips in the Peace Garden as part of Journey North, a National Science Activity. The tulips were marked with red string to distinct themselves. The project’s...

Boys varsity lacrosse recovers from tough game

Boys varsity lacrosse recovers from tough game

Macky Kavanaugh, Staff Writer April 23, 2014

Junior Kyle Bernstein, alongside the boys of the varsity lacrosse team, played a game against the Eureka cougars Thursday, April 17. "We all worked really hard throughout the game. We started off not trying...

Parkway celebrates Compressed Natural Gas Buses

Shannon Anderson, Editor-in-Chief April 3, 2014

Claymont kindergardeners step off their new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) bus hand-in-hand after a bus parade that ended in West's parking lot. Parkway purchased 30 buses with a $1.5 million grant from...

Reading between the lines in Piano

Reading between the lines in Piano

Kathryn Harter, Multimedia Editor March 28, 2014

Senior James Eason and sophomore Luke Christensen play intensely in Piano class. In the class, students work on music pieces independently and then play for teacher, Eric Anthony, when they are ready....

Trompe l'oeil

Trompe l’oeil

Ruthie Jia, Staff Writer March 13, 2014

In order to complete her Advanced 3D Studio Art project, senior Kelly Schreiber starts by cutting out tracing paper to shape her clay. To give herself a challenge, Schreiber chose to replicate a telephone...

Using new perspectives in Drawing

Using new perspectives in Drawing

Kathryn Harter, Multimedia Editor March 6, 2014

Looking through the viewfinder in Drawing, junior Kaitlyn Lawler studies a piece of her composition. The viewfinder helped students focus on specific areas of an object. Lawler drew a still life of her...

Face-off

Austin Oakes, Editor in Chief December 10, 2013

Senior Mitch Regel faced off against the opposing center in their game versus Seckman High School on Dec. 6th.  “What I’m usually thinking about is the guy I’m facing off against.  Is he big? ...

Chess Club

Chess Club

snoadmin, Staff Writer November 21, 2013

While planning his next move, senior David McKnight, Chess Club Co-President, is playing an intense chess game. Chess Club meets every Tuesday in the library. "I love Chess Club because anyone can come...

The calm before the race

The calm before the race

Austin Oakes, Editor in Chief October 29, 2013

The Parkway West Boys Cross Country team finished seventh in the District meet at Parkway Central on Oct. 26.  Despite the team's finish, senior James Morse as well as sophomores Philip Aden and Andrew...

Making Waves

Making Waves

Hannah Foldy, Guest Writer October 22, 2013

On Red and Blue Night, after starting the 50-meter backstroke during time trials, senior Eli Harris loses his goggles. Every team member participated in an array of events such as the 100-meter free and...