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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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Photo illustration of athletes who find strength in vegan and vegetarian diets.

Plant-powered athletes: Students share their experiences in sports with modified diets

Susie Seidel, Convergence Media Editor • January 13, 2020

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Venus Williams and Scott Jurek rank among many professional athletes who fuel their performance through plant-based diets. In addition to the big names, athletes on our home turf...

Putting on an ankle wrap after a previous injury, new athletic trainer Daniel Smith helps sophomore Sydney Slaven prepare for practice. Through Mercy Sports Medicine, Smith attends all athletic events to make sure athletes are being treated for injuries on and off the court. “Being a trainer can be very exciting,” Smith said. “You never know what's gonna happen, and you have to be prepared for everything.”

Meeting the new face in athletics: Daniel Smith takes on role as athletic trainer

Drew Boone, Staff Writer • January 10, 2020

Surveying the basketball court, new head trainer Daniel Smith is ready at a moment's notice to help any athlete facing an injury.  After the departure of former trainer Matt Berning, Smith is enthusiastic...

Junior Ayah Maali meditates as she tries to calm her mind. This is the first year Yoga for Fitness and Wellbeing is being offered at the school. “I learned more of how to be calm and how to relax and take your mind off stressful situations in life,” Maali said. “I [also] learned the term 'tadasana,' and it means to be relaxed and meditated. You just sit down, cross [your legs] and your mind is off; you’re not thinking about any stressful homework or anything related to that.”

Photo Gallery: Which physical education class is right for you?

Ridwan Oyebamiji, Features Section Editor • January 8, 2020

Matt Berning worked as the athletic trainer for more than four years, but is now leaving high-school specific work behind. Berning has taken a position at the Mercy Sports Clinic with Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Julienne Lippe. "The best thing is working with athletes young athletes and helping them overcome their injuries and times that are hard for them because they're in pain or their hurt and they can't play the sport they love," Berning said.

Farewell to ‘Trainer Matt’

Cooper Walkoff, Convergence Journalism Writer • December 19, 2019

After teaching classes, supporting athletes and training college students to be athletic trainers, Trainer Matt Berning is leaving to work at the Mercy Sports Clinic with Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Julienne...

Wrapped in the American flag, senior Erin Slutzky and doubles partner, freshman at University of California, Berkeley, Nikita Chauhan celebrate their performance at the International Racquetball Championships (Worlds). Though this was Slutzky’s second Worlds debut, she won a medal for the first time. “The best thing about getting bronze was the improvement it showed from the year before at Worlds in Mexico where I didn’t get a medal. It meant my hours and hours of training had paid off,” Slutzky said.

Senior Erin Slutzky takes the Bronze at International Racquetball Championships

Fatema Rehmani, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief • December 16, 2019

Having competed in racquetball tournaments including three High School Nationals, two Junior Nationals and two  Junior Worlds, senior Erin Slutzky has played the sport seriously since winning second place...

Junior Zoe DeYoung dances alongside her teammate at the Kids Artistic Revue competition. The competition was held in the auditorium at John A. Logan College, and was her second time competing at this competition. “The competition was one of the bigger ones our team had been to,” DeYoung said. “I remember putting on a heating pad after I danced because my back pain had been so bad.”

A dangerous game, high schoolers face life long sports injuries

Tristan Caudill, Convergence Journalism Writer • December 16, 2019

According to AtYourOwnRisk.org, about half of high school students play sports. Throughout their athletic career, almost half of those students report having an injury from playing sports.  Athletic...

Senior Jansen Miller dribbles the ball up the field during practice with St. Louis Football Club (STLFC). Miller recently made his commitment to Xavier University. “It was the family culture there,” Miller said. “Most schools, you’ll hear them say ‘oh we have a family culture’ but you could really feel it with Xavier.”

Professional soccer player Jansen Miller prepares for his collegiate career at Xavier University

Cameron Neisler, Convergence Journalism Writer • December 9, 2019

For many student athletes, high school careers leading up to college generally follow a similar process. Playing professional soccer added a unique twist to the process for senior Jansen Miller. Since...

Finishing the layup, sophomore Luke Wright scores another basket in his first career varsity start. Wright went one of four shooting in the season opener. “I was really proud to be a starter but I know I could’ve played better that game,” Wright said. “I'm ready to see where this season can go.”

Father-son duo: The in’s and out’s of being the coach’s son

Michael Lolley, Staff Writer • December 6, 2019

For the last six years, boys varsity basketball coach John Wright has coached his son sophomore Luke Wright for the Junior Longhorns and now at the high school.  “Since I’ve always been around...

Seniors wait to sign their letters of commit to the school of their choosing. For senior Tommy Mohan, he still cannot believe he was able to get to this level. "As a little kid, that’s who you look up to and then now that you actually are what you looked up to, it’s like unbelievable," Mohan said.

Seniors commit to their choosing on College Signing Day

Ridwan Oyebamiji and Lydia Roseman • November 13, 2019

  Having played baseball since he was four years old, continuing the sport in college was almost a no-brainer for senior Jason Reilly. Reilly committed to play baseball for Westminster, following...

Sophomore Will Bonnett finishes a lap of breastroke during a home meet versus Parkway Central. Bonnett focused on gaining strength outside of the pool to aide his transition back into the water after healing. “I feel like I was able to build more muscular strength while out of the pool, and I was able to put in a lot of endurance work in the water to help get me back to my past endurance level,” said Bonnett. “Both of these things combined together to help me perform better than I ever have.”

Will Bonnett: from surgery to state in one swim season

Quinn Berry, Staff Writer • November 13, 2019

At the beginning of boys swim season, sophomore Will Bonnett imagined he would be training for the first meet with his teammates, not in recovery after emergency ear surgery.  The surgery, originally...

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