Remembering alumna Mackenzie Naylor
Maria Newton, Features Editor
January 15, 2019
On Dec. 26 the community lost 2017 alumnus Mackenzie Naylor. Mackenzie was born Dec. 1, 1998, and was a prominent art student as well as a model for Local Ambition, who made their own memorial video for Mackenzie. Mackenzie was known for being genuine and never changing herself to please others. “Mackenzie was always unapologetically...
Student photographers try ugly location photoshoot challenge
January 11, 2019
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From purposely tanking a placement exam to applying to medical programs
Fatema Rehmani, Staff Writer
January 10, 2019
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The test proctor announces that time has expired, marking the completion of another AP exam for senior Shahzan Mian. It's already his 12th such test over the past four years. With one eye on high school and the other on a future career in medicine, Mian's daily life is a tightrope walk. Mian under...
Art teacher Peggy Dunsworth draws her last stroke on high school education
Reese Berry, Convergent Media Writer
January 4, 2019
After dedicating 31 years of service to the Parkway School District, art teacher Peggy Dunsworth is drawing an end to her career as a high school Painting and Drawing teacher. “Students have ideas of how they are creating art, and I need to try to get into their head to help guide it,” Dunswort...
Sophomore Arden Dickson pursues theater in a STEM-focused world
Lydia Roseman, News Editor
December 19, 2018
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What career are you pursuing? I really want to go to a Conservatory Performing Arts college and get a Bachelor in Fine Arts (BFA) in either acting or musical theater, preferably musical theater. Those programs are really hard to get into, but that’s what I’m striving towards. Have you ever fel...
Photo of the week – Dec. 10
Caroline Judd, Social Media Manager
December 15, 2018
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Surviving as an actor in Hollywood
Sarah Lashly, Copy Coach
December 10, 2018
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From taking on lead roles in short films to participating in Buzzfeed and Google Home commercials, 2005 alumnus Scott Bender has pursued his passion as an actor in Hollywood. This dream first surfaced at North Star Camp for Boys when Bender was 12 years old. “My best friends that I went to camp wi...
Wayland wins canned food drive for seventh consecutive year
Dani Fischer, Managing Editor-in-Chief
December 8, 2018
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Standing in the main foyer surrounded by 3,768 cans of food, social studies teachers Jeffrey Chazen and Annie Wayland direct students on how to stack the remaining cases. The next morning, volunteers from Parkway’s Food Pantry will be arriving at school to pick up all the donations; for now, the tea...
Photo of the week – Dec. 3
Caroline Judd, Social Media Manager
December 7, 2018
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