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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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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Secretary Susan Lowenstein works on her computer to update the school schedule for September. Lowenstein works with Principal Jeremy Mitchell on the overall workings of the school rather than with a specific grade level. “Secretaries want people to be comfortable around them,” Lowenstein said. “They almost act a counselor sometimes.”

The increasing responsibility of the modern secretary

Maria Newton, FEATURES EDITOR • September 28, 2018

Secretaries are a critical part of school communities. However, there is some dispute on the functions of their office, especially after the retirement of front desk receptionist Vickie Hankammer. The...

Chipping her ball at a target, junior Ava Pfeil shows off her skills at Red and Blue night. This is her first year on the team, one of six new people on JV. “I decided to join [golf] because I wanted to do another sport in the fall [in addition to cheer] and golf seemed like the most fun one because you can chill with friends and relax,” Pfeil said. “My favorite part of the season has been the team bonding because since we’re a small team we can get really close.”

JV girls’ golf faces undefeated season

Dani Fischer, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF • September 20, 2018

With only three matches left in the season, the junior varsity (JV) girls’ golf team remains undefeated with an 8-0 record. There are 10 girls on the JV team, a somewhat large number compared to...

Senior Caleb Canatoy leads the pack during a boys Cross Country practice. Despite having his lung collapse last spring, Canatoy is a captain on the Varsity team and hopes to inspire young runners in the same way alumnus Jacob Cupps did for him. “My freshman year we had Jacob Cupps as a captain and he was also going through an injury, but it was cool how he had a connection to the freshmen,” Canatoy said.

After suffering a lung collapse, senior Caleb Canatoy is inspired to pursue nursing

Maria Newton, FEATURES EDITOR • September 17, 2018

During the spring of 2018, senior Caleb Canatoy woke up one morning to a sharp pain in his back. “It was just a really normal day...my mom thought it was just muscle cramps,” Canatoy said. “But...

Sitting in Zoology, senior Kristin Priest holds her Crested Gecko during a lesson. Zoology students brought their pets to class in order to learn more about the different species. “It’s so fun and so therapeutic because [during] the whole class period while you're taking notes you can have your animal out on your desk and play with it,” Priest said. “It's relaxing because you get to take notes and pet a guinea pig at the same time.”

Photo of the Week – Sept. 10

Caroline Judd and Carly Anderson • September 14, 2018

Listen in to the ReCap as we focus on social studies teacher Brent Wildhaber and his experience building a barn.

The ReCAP: Student Summer Recap

Emma Caplinger, Arts and Entertainment Editor • September 13, 2018

Molding the center of a clay bowl, sophomore Megan Gordon leans over a pottery wheel in Clay Club. Although Gordon just started experimenting with clay, she has created art with other mediums like paint and is currently taking ceramics. “I’m not very good with words, and I’m not very good with writing things down because of my dyslexia,” Gordon said. “I’m better with painting a picture because I learn very visually, so I’m able to transfer that to the picture. I feel like sometimes my art can speak for me.”

Photo of the week – Sept. 3

Carly Anderson and Sabrina Bohn • September 7, 2018

Freshman Caleb Upchurch plays the french horn in concert band. “I think band has been fun so far, and the level of music is about average,” Upchurch said. Currently in the process of selecting what to play in their October concert, the students are playing a wide variety of pieces from Robert Sheldon to Caesar Giovannini.

Musicians flourish with auditioned bands

Nell Jaskowiak, OPINIONS AND ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR • September 7, 2018

Walk down the music hallway at any given time of day and there is probably a band student working in a practice room. Come back during third, fifth or sixth hour and find a full band rehearsing their pieces,...

Cutting away from a Kirkwood player, senior and varsity defender Dylan Zurweller dribbles the ball down the field. The team went into overtime against Kirkwood Aug. 28 and ended the game with a score of 1-0. “We’re actually pretty used to [going into overtime]. Last year we went into overtime a lot, so we have a lot more experience with that, and we were pretty comfortable,” Zurweller said. “We used to not score at all, but throughout this season [our goal is] to start scoring a lot more.”

Photo of the week – Aug. 27

Sabrina Bohn and Carly Anderson • August 31, 2018

Covered head to toe in mud, senior Harper Stewart poses with a cabin mate after venturing out to a nearby swamp. Along with spontaneous mud wars, campers went wakeboarding, jet skiing and practiced their archery skills. “One of my favorite memories would be having a mud war. It looked like a scene straight out of ‘Shrek,’” Stewart said. “I had algae and mud stuck in my ears for the next week.”

Senior Harper Stewart returns to Camp Foley as a first-year counselor

Carly Anderson, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief • August 29, 2018

After attending Camp Foley in Pine River, Minn. for three years as a camper, senior Harper Stewart returned this summer to work as an intern camp counselor. “While being a camper, I had participated...

Holding hands with a student in Cochabamba, junior Kelly Wehrmeister spends her breaks dancing and playing with the local children. On the few days they had off, the group went cave spelunking and visited the tallest Christ statue in the world. “I’m the happiest when I’m serving others,” Wehrmeister said.

Junior Kelly Wehrmeister builds an orphanage for children in Bolivia through HEFY

Carly Anderson, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief • August 27, 2018

After joining the Humanitarian Expedition for Youth (HEFY), junior Kelly Wehrmeister spent two and a half weeks in Bolivia exploring the Amazon, connecting with her faith and building an orphanage for...

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