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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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LOCO Sponsor Linda Ceriotti,  Make-A-Wish® Missouri  Development Manager Mark Turnipseed, Parkway West Senior Make-A-Wish Foundation Ambassador Catharine Conway, LOCO Student Body President Victoria Bezzole and Principal Jeremy Mitchell present the check to Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The student body makes a wish come true

Debra Klevens March 9, 2013

At a school wide Pep Assembly on Friday, March 8 the Longhorn Council donated a check to The Make-A-Wish® Missouri for $7,126.08. The majority of the proceeds were raised at the senior  vs. junior Powder...

During seventh hour English I, freshmen Molly Sewester, Kendall Welch and Brigit Hennessey perform "Not Gulty and I Know It."

American Idol: mocking hits edition

Lily Briscoe, Staff Writer February 27, 2013

American Idol Mocking hits edition just finished their fourth season. English teacher Michelle Kerpash assigned her freshman English classes an assignment where they re-wrote song lyrics to fit the story...

St. Louis County canine unit visits West

Susie Watson, Editor in Chief February 27, 2013

On Feb. 25, the St. Louis County canine unit performed their first search at 8:22 a.m. "It was an exterior search," Principal Dr. Jeremy Mitchell said. St. Louis County police officer Brian McCauley...

Grand Champion team placed first in their division and had the best score overall of all high school teams competing at the 11th/12th grade level. Students are seniors Andrew Smith, Shalini Subbarao, Raveena Boodram, Caleb Ki, Jaron Ma, Andrew George, Tatsumi Yanaba and junior Tony Mansicalco.  Coaches are science teachers Janice Keller and Ellen Wilke.  Ma and Ki were members of last year's winning team that went on to place first in the nation in their division.

Students place in engineering competition

Susie Watson, Editor in Chief February 19, 2013

For the second year in a row, an academic team from West High has taken top honors at the regional Test of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science (TEAMS) Competition held at St. Louis Community...

Sophomore Jake Seers created a shirt that reads "Hope 4 Ali." The decal was made out of duct tape.

Alison Owen updates and trends

Annie Spewak, Editor in Chief February 8, 2013

Throughout the week, students have decided on ways to show their support for sophomore Alison Owen. Students have been glued to their phones, awaiting updates on Owen's condition and progress. In addition...

Tartuffe opening soon

Tartuffe opening soon

Austin Moran, Photo Editor February 7, 2013

The cast and crew of Tartuffe prepare for opening day.  The cast went through a dress rehearsal to prepare for opening night for the show on Feb. 8.  "The show is a comedy everyone can enjoy.  Practice...

#Hope4Ali

#Hope4Ali

Annie Spewak, Editor in Chief February 5, 2013

On Friday, Feb. 1, sophomore Alison Owen was involved in a car accident. After hitting two trees, Owen was taken to Mercy Hospital and then transferred to Children's Hospital. She suffered from a brain...

On November 28, senior Kyle Campbell pins an opponent from Seckman.

Technique, strength and heart push wrestling team to state

Jacob Cupps, Editor-in-Chief February 4, 2013

With new head coach Dan Didier, the wrestling team has one meet left before Districts and the possibility of state. “Our placement in Districts is tricky to figure out, especially since we lost so...

West played Fox on Jan. 21 at Hardee's Ice Complex. They will play their last game in the regular season and celebrate Senior Night on Jan. 24 at 9:30 p.m. at Queeny against Parkway South. "We need to work on consistency of passing and shots," Bickert said.

Parkway West Hockey on the rise

Susie Watson, Editor in Chief January 24, 2013

Parkway West Hockey, a sport that is not sponsored by the school, has gained the attention of the student body and staff. "West was really good about seven years ago, we were a top tier team.  In recent...

Students challenge Mooney to Jeopardy

Students challenge Mooney to Jeopardy

Austin Moran, Photo Editor January 22, 2013

Junior Michael Schnurr and sophomores Amos Chen and Greg Robson attempt to beat math teacher and MENSA member, Patrick Mooney, at Jeopardy.  Chen beat Mooney Friday, January 18 in the game hosted in the...