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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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Susan Dean before a the varsity volleyball team, encouraging them during a home  match.

Susan Dean earns place in the Hall of Fame

Grant Aden, SPORTS EDITOR February 24, 2017

After 31 years of mentoring players, varsity volleyball coach Susan Dean has been selected for the Missouri High School Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. “Our organization has been around...

Junior Reggie Burns transferred to West for the 2016 school year.

Junior Reggie Burns faces police discrimination

Samantha Gaddis, COPY EDITOR February 21, 2017

Walking home from a friend’s house, junior Reggie Burns heard the loud, air-piercing sound of a killing machine--a sound he hears on a regular basis: gunshots. Burns watched an off-duty police officer...

Pooh Bear: the cure to cancer

Sydney Kinzy, PHOTO EDITOR February 21, 2017
Oh, Instagram challenges str just another hat we put on to make ourselves look benevolent on the Internet.
Parkway West SPARK! students senior Suma Gondi and junior Jane Fuller participate in turtle tracking in Forest Park for the Biosciences strand with students from Parkway South. "We used this radar thing to find the location of a turtle and we observed it's habitat," Gondi said.

SPARK! Sets students on a pathway to success

Ellie Widowski, Staff Writer February 20, 2017

Shadowing professionals, participating in local competitions and getting hands-on experience are some of the reasons that Parkway SPARK! Is a common alternative education program for students. SPARK!...

Quiz: Which former president are you?

Dani Fischer, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF February 17, 2017

Protesting the Muslim ban, citizens rally in front of the Federal Court House in downtown St. Louis.

Take action in politics now

Sabrina Bohn, Managing Editor-in-Chief February 10, 2017

If there were three words that described my feelings when discussing politics, they would be anger, frustration and sadness. In the last couple of years, I have become more aware of injustices,...

Cheering on her buddy, senior Julia DeFrank watches as her athlete shoots the basket.  "She enjoyed the day, and that was awesome because they said last year she was nervous to even go into the gym," DeFrank said.

Community unites to plan Special Olympics

Wonsang Lee, Staff Writer February 10, 2017

Five hundred volunteers. Two hundred athletes. And countless hours all poured into one memorable event on Feb. 13: Special Olympics 2017. “Every year, the number of participants in Special Olympics...

Surrounded by other supporters, junior Vicky Marshall holds a sign showing support for her brother.

Junior Vicky Marshall raises autism awareness through rally for brother

Maddie Hoffmann, Staff Writer February 10, 2017

Students gathered at the middle school in support of Mark Marshall, a 12-year-old boy who has been a victim of bullying due to his autism. School has been anything but fun for Marshall for the past...

Taking action against injustice, Sabrina Bohn participated in her first protest ever on Feb. 4. The demonstration protested President Trump's immigration policy.

Freshman Sabrina Bohn participates in STL Protest Against Muslim Ban

Lydia Harter, Staff Writer February 9, 2017

After Trump’s executive order banning Muslims from seven countries, groups gathered in front of the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in downtown St. Louis to protest. Freshman Sabrina Bohn attended...

Junior Katie Spillman wears the hijab, a religious symbol of modesty for Islam, on World Hijab Day.

I wore the hijab for a day

Katie Spillman, PHOTO EDITOR February 6, 2017

Men and women of the Muslim faith invited people of all religions to try wearing the hijab on World Hijab Day, Feb. 1. When two teachers came into my third hour class wearing the hijab, I was empowered...