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Coach Susan Dean stands with the varsity team on Alumni Night after winning two sets against Parkway South.

Dean reflects on retirement after 31 years of service

Sarah Lashly, COPY COACH October 24, 2016
“I think every memorable moment has a memorable kid in it, somebody that really grew as a player or had a life changing event happening in their life that we were able to be there,” Dean said.
During a home game against Timberland on Thursday, Oct. 6 senior Charlie Hummel kicks the ball to the left defender. The Longhorns lost 2-0.

Athletes show pink pride to support those affected by breast cancer

Caroline Briscoe, Convergent Media Writer October 20, 2016

This October, poms, cheer, volleyball, football, field hockey and soccer added pink to their uniforms to spread awareness for breast cancer. “It was fun because the pink shirts had the power of tradition...

Meet the animals

Sydney Kinzy, PHOTO EDITOR October 19, 2016

When walking into the zoology classroom, the first thing you may spot might be Louie the hamster scampering across the black lab tables to grab his owner Duncan McBride’s neon pink highlighter between...

We’re Really Clef-er: rhythm and poetry playlist

Dani Fischer, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF October 6, 2016

Dani “Wicked Menace” Fischer and Justin “Insane Leader” Cupps present our music blog, “We’re Really Clef-er”. Each blog, one of us makes the playlist and the other one writes about it, so...

Junior Kalyn Newirth-Deutsh gets semicolon tattoo to symbolize struggle with depression

Junior Kalyn Newirth-Deutsh gets semicolon tattoo to symbolize struggle with depression

Samantha Gaddis, COPY EDITOR October 3, 2016

She ran to her room and felt like her world was closing in around her. Feeling an overwhelming sadness, she had no idea how to handle it. This was the first time junior Kalyn Newirth-Deutsch thought she...

Parkway Responds to Clown Threats

Betsy Wait, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF October 2, 2016

On Sunday Oct. 2, Superintendent Keith Marty sent out an email blast informing parents of a potential security threat related to the national "creepy clown" scares. Throughout the United States, there...

Racing together in a pack, the varsity team competes at the Hancock Invitational.

Girls cross country recovers from iron deficiencies to start season strong

Grant Aden, SPORTS EDITOR September 29, 2016

After the 54th Hancock invitational on Sept. 24, the girls varsity and JVcross country team remains undefeated. “The race went well, I was a little worried because it was at 11:30 [a.m.] so it was...

Morse stands in front of the international transgender flag. "There are a lot of people in this school and in a lot of places that don’t like me," Morse said. "There are people that just don’t understand it, but if you don’t understand it, it isn’t an excuse to be mean to people."

The battle to become a man

Sydney Kinzy, PHOTO EDITOR September 29, 2016

Freshman Tony Morse is a huge alternative music fan and absolutely loves animals. He is a boy full of hopes and dreams of fully transforming into his true self. The only difference separating him from...

Student Talking Point: First Presidential Debate

Hannah Hoffmann, TECHNICAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF September 27, 2016

[row cols_nr="2" bg_color="ffffff"][col size="6"] [/col][col size="6"] BRETT QUICKSILVER, JUNIOR “Last night was actually pretty interesting. I really think that Hillary made her point by actually...

Caring for Columbian children through painting

Caring for Columbian children through painting

Mary Moriarity, Staff Writer September 27, 2016

To further adapt to Parkway’s new mission of “Caring,” AP Art Studio Teacher Peggy Dunsworth has encouraged her artists to give back in a whole new way. For $15, her students are providing a Colombian...