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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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Students collaborate to produce original film “Glitch”

Maria Newton, FEATURES EDITOR • March 19, 2018

Senior Emily Foy and juniors Dani Fischer and Kristin Priest went on a self-led expedition to write, film and produce an original short film this semester. They did this through an independent study sponsored...

Sophomores Susie Seidel and Sadie Hershenow perform with junior Kaleiya Andrews. The team honed their technical skills and stage presence. “I’ve learned even the best dancers are going to make mistakes when they’re performing, but as long as you keep smiling and having fun no one will even notice,” Seidel said.

Varsity poms win first state championship in West history

Gabe Davis, STAFF WRITER • March 16, 2018

Varsity Poms, led by senior co-captains Sydney Veltman and Julia DeFrank, competed at state Feb. 24 and were named 2018 State Champions. This is the first time the team has won the title in West history. “When...

After being dressed up by students and community, Cohen takes photo with roommate. "You’re now the outsider coming into their country, so you really have to be observant, open to listening and patient with the way you try to help support that community," Cohen said.

Science Teacher Amy Cohen retells her adventures overseas before teaching at West

Kelsey Long, STAFF WRITER • March 16, 2018

Science Teacher Amy Cohen retells her adventures overseas before teaching at West. After graduating from Drake University in 1997, science teacher Amy Cohen joined the Peace Corps and taught students...

Junior Maryam Oyebamiji laughs during her reading. Oyebamiji had been an audience member of the read-in for the last two years, but spontaneously chose to read this year. “Mr. Welch kept egging me to go, he kept staring at me, and I was like, ‘You know, why not,’ and I already had a book in my hands so I went up,” Oyebamiji said.

African-American Read-In celebrates excellence

Nell Jaskowiak, OPINIONS AND ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR • March 11, 2018

As librarian Brian Welch stands at the podium on Feb. 22, students laugh between mouthfuls of pizza at his commentary on the Southern accent he is about to use. This was the start of the 15th annual African-American...

Senior Yash Nayak practices for the group performance at the large group festival. West received an honor rating I, which is the highest score available out of 10. “We were all working really hard to get the best score we could,” Nayak said. “The hardest part was our first piece because we didn’t know what to expect and had to adapt to what the judges were looking for.”

Photo of the week – March 5

Sabrina Bohn and Carly Anderson • March 9, 2018

Standing at the building entrance, school resource officer Scott Scoggins works with local police and Parkway officials to keep the school safe. Scoggins worked with the district and administration to be sure that our school was safe today.

2. Breaking news: we are safe, today

Katie Spillman, PHOTO EDITOR • March 1, 2018

A student threatened to open fire at Parkway West on March 1 via a Snapchat story around 10 p.m. last night. Within minutes, the post circulated to hundreds of students. In wake of the Parkland shooting...

Paul Gipkhin is planning his strategy of attack in a chess game against Jason Wan. Gipkhin memorized all his opening moves and plans to use his specialty. “My favorite opening is the Sicilian Defense opening,” Gipkhin said. “It is a powerful opening and it is my specialty. I still need to perfect it so I have to practice different variations.”

Chess team embarks on the road to state

Andrew Li, STAFF WRITER • February 26, 2018

The game of chess has been around for 1,500 years and played by hundreds of millions of people, but only six players from the Parkway West chess club are going to the state competition on March 17. “Anyone...

Senior Chris Narishkin live-streams basketball game. Games can last up to four hours at a time. “As a camera man, it is my job to never miss the action during this time period,” Narishkin said.

Longhorns Sports Production takes their skills to the next level

Ridwan Oyebamiji, Features Section Editor • February 26, 2018

For the past two years, Longhorns Sports Production (LSP), has filmed live games of sporting events, but as of the winter season, they extended their skills and now produce live-stream videos available...

Students practicing evading an armed intruder by building a barricade in their classroom.

Faculty responds to spike in mass shootings across United States

Irene Yannakakis, STAFF WRITER • February 15, 2018

Just 46 days into the 2018 calendar year, the school shooting in Parkland, Fla. yesterday marks the 29th mass shooting in the United States. English Teacher Kim Hanan-West fears that at some point,...

Juniors Mitchell Norman and Natan Shrpingman sell livergrams during second lunch. The paper livers are sold for $1, and feature Latin phrases related to the holiday. “In ancient Rome they thought love came from the liver, and so we’re playing off that instead of a traditional heart,” Shrpingman said.

District-wide food policy dampens Valentine’s tradition

Dani Fischer, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF • February 14, 2018

Besides the traditional chocolates, cards and flowers, another tradition west students associate with Valentine's day is receiving liver-shaped candy grams with chocolate attached. “I inherited this...

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