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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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Bringing home the ratings

Bringing home the ratings

Debra Klevens November 6, 2012

Senior Editor-in-Chief Abby Narishkin reviews the 2011-2012 National Award winning yearbook with junior Design Editor Megan Reilly. West High’s yearbook staff, received a First Class Rating with a mark...

All My Sons

Debra Klevens November 5, 2012

During Dan Barnes Honors Enhlish III class, juniors Tori Downar, Brenda Whitten and Tim Petersen act out a scene from Arthur Miller's "All My Sons."  Downar played the main character, a 1940's housewife. ...

The Claw

The Claw

Debra Klevens November 1, 2012

Drilling a PVC pipe to be used for a claw, senior Mohammad Ahmed prepares his robot. The claw was to pick up a foam practice golf ball and place it on a big arm that is moving toward the robot. The robot...

Girls' volleyball places second in districts

Girls’ volleyball places second in districts

Austin Moran, Photo and Spots Editor October 26, 2012

The Girls' Volleyball Team went to districts Oct. 23 at Marquette and played their first game against Francis Howell North.  They won this game to advance to the second day of districts.  In the second...

Paparazzi

Paparazzi

Debra Klevens October 26, 2012

Between third and fourth hour, Beginning Journalism students sophomores Eileen Tully and Sami Corbitt work with Dave Condit, from Prestige Portraits.  Condit was a guest speaker to the group and worked...

Painting Spirit

Painting Spirit

George Krachenfels October 25, 2012

During Honors Chemistry junior Mitch Regel makes paint as part of a lab.  With the paint, students made spirit posters to hang in the gym.  "The lab was a fun way to learn about Chemistry, and it was...

Slithering Python

Slithering Python

Debra Klevens October 24, 2012

Kaa, the Burmese Python belonging to Biology III Anthony Piccinni, lounges in his cage under a heat lamp.  Piccinni has owned Ka for 15 years. “All he needs is water and food once a month and he’s...

Italian stallion’s head shaved

Annie Spewak, Feature Editor October 22, 2012

Girls' Cross Country Coach Charlie Cutelli made a bet with his team previously in the season. If four girls broke a six-minute mile in practice, he would shave his head. Earlier in the season, sophomores...

Success in Singing Solfége

Success in Singing Solfége

Catharine Conway October 22, 2012

Singing the solfége note, fa, freshmen and sophomores in Mixed Chamber Choir work through their sight singing book. Solfége is a strategy used to learn notes before word memorization. "It gets you to...

Marching to the Coliseum

Marching to the Coliseum

Debra Klevens October 19, 2012

Practicing daily from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., freshmen Caleb O'Conner, sophomores Arturo DeVillar, Zach Schmidt, freshmen Sam Merriman, sophomore Josh Davis and freshman Lucy Vehlewald prepare for the Francis...