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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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Orchestra and choir spring break trip

Ruthie Jia, Staff Writer April 1, 2014

As students traveled around the globe for spring break, about 40 members of the orchestra and choir headed to New York to perform. The orchestra played in a square on Madison Avenue, and the choir had...

“Noah” review

Austin Oakes, Editor-in-Chief April 1, 2014

It’s been easy to snicker at Darren Aronofsky’s "Noah". The notion of "Requiem for a Dream" filmmaker taking on a Bible epic was enough to turn some heads, and trailers framing the film as a "Day After...

Senior Johnny Galvin leads the student section in the traditional "roller coaster."

25 reasons to appreciate West

Allison Wright, Staff Writer March 31, 2014

1. “Everyone loves Dr. Mitchell.” - Brian Roskamp, 12 2. “When we win a football game, we storm the field.” - Michael Lanham, 12 3. “Hand wall art in the cafeteria for seniors.” - Nina...

St. Louis Spotlight: oh the places you should go

Macky Kavanaugh, Staff Writer March 31, 2014

Get out of town, to beautiful Saint Louis! Break the weekly routine of staying in West County and venture out to some of Missouri’s exciting locations. The Loop 6504 Delmar Blvd, St Louis, MO 63130 Bursting...

Spicing up Parkway with the Culinary Cook-Off

Spicing up Parkway with the Culinary Cook-Off

Austin Oakes, Staff Writer March 13, 2014

On March 5, seniors Catherine Kuehner, Ricardo Perez, Claire Patterson and junior Gus Unwin competed in a culinary cook-off at Parkway South High School.  The competition included all four Parkway schools. "Whenever...

Colleges smothering sophomores

Kathryn Harter, Multimedia Editor March 12, 2014

It has begun. Colleges have started sending letters to the sophomores who took the the Preliminary Scholarship Aptitude Test (PSAT). The test requires that students include their addresses and emails for...

Rigel Robinson, Keerthi Gondi, Laura Santangelo, Yasmin Younis and Noreen Webster after qualifying for State.

Speech and debate seniors headed to State

Shannon Anderson, Editor-in-Chief March 11, 2014

Five seniors qualified for the annual speech and debate State competition to be held in April at Mizzou.The competitors were selected for any of 10 speech events and three debates. Speech events range...

Girls swim and dive team makes waves at state

Girls swim and dive team makes waves at state

Shannon Anderson, Editor-in-Chief March 5, 2014

The Swim and Dive team left the state championship podium last weekend with nine placing finishes in the bag. “I’m really proud of how my team did at state. Everyone had a really good season, we...

Senior James Liao and freshmen Bryan Zhang and Aaron Dorrance take a break between events.

Science Olympiad competes at regionals

Ruthie Jia, Staff Writer February 28, 2014

With a blend of science and engineering, the Science Olympiad regional competition was held on Feb. 22 at Lindenwood University. Out of 19 teams, the Parkway West team received seventh place. “We got...

The 86th Academy Awards: Predictions and thoughts

Jacob Cupps, Editor-in-Chief February 26, 2014

I have done it.  I've watched every single Oscar-nominated movie for the 86th Academy Awards, and I think 2013 might have just been one of the best years cinema has seen in quite some time.  At times,...