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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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Attending the Beverly Hopkins Poetry reading, sophomore Rachel Griffard reads her poem "Chains" to the audience.

Rachel Griffard earns an honorable mention

Claire Martin, Staff Writer May 18, 2015
Sophomore Rachel Griffard enters the Beverly Hopkins Poetry Contest and earned an honorable mention.

Sports cause a rise in overuse injuries

Sarah Burnham, Staff Writer May 18, 2015
With the Spring sports season at its peak, and with an increasing number of students playing sports year-round, student athletes are facing injuries that keep them from being able to compete in their sport.

Spring Sports Highlight Video

Grant Aden, SPORTS EDITOR May 15, 2015
Reflect on some of the greatest moments from the Longhorn Spring 2015 season.

Student Spotlight: Caroline Bias

Lily Briscoe, Staff Writer May 15, 2015
May 2, junior Caroline Bias and the St. Louis Rowing team took first place in the Regatta, a rowing competition that took place in Indianapolis. Their team raced against six different regions in the Midwest.

Chisolm chases second half marathon

Betsy Wait, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF May 13, 2015
When most students hear the phrase “mile run..."
The 2015 Prom Court poses with bouquets after receiving their nominations and finding out the three winners.

King me… and me

Rachel Ellis, Staff Writer May 11, 2015
Two senior men shared the title for 2015 Prom King following a tie in votes.
Judy Babitz, Counseling Secretary extrodinaire

Judy Babitz, Counseling Secretary extrodinaire

Kathryn Harter, Multimedia Editor May 7, 2015
From the capital of the United States, to a potential law degree, to personal training, to Parkway North and now here at West, Judy Babitz is the new Guidance Secretary.
The entire team ends the show with a funny pose for the photographer. The team will have another show in May 8. "As with every show my goal is to entertain and impress the audience. But what I hope to accomplish specifically for this show is to end the year with a bang! We've had a super successful year and I'd say my personal goal is to end the year in a good way so that it reflects how well the whole show went. Also I'm pretty sure me and Kathryn are hosting the show so it's important we do a good job," junior Koel Branson said.

Jurassic-prov Improv Show

Kathryn Harter, Multimedia Editor May 4, 2015
After various rescheduling issues, the Improv Team preformed on April 10. The theme was Jurassic Park.
Sophomore Austin Valenti practices his parkour stunts outside.

Parkour kids climb to new heights

Nico Stranquist, Staff Writer May 4, 2015
Batman can scale walls, jump across buildings and quickly hurdle over obstacles. In parkour, people practice stunts and maneuvers similar to those in the movies.

The downside to racially diverse Emojis

Betsy Wait, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF May 4, 2015
Remember when you had to press the colon and the parentheses key to type a smiley face into an email or text?