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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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The Parkway step team celebrates their victories on Virginia Beach. The team united all four Parkway high schools preparing for the tournament and building time management skills, honor and endurance. “Repping Rho Sigma Delta until the day I die,” senior Donielle Coach said.

Rho Sigma Delta Wins National Championship

Gabe Davis, STAFF WRITER • April 7, 2018

The Parkway Step Team, Rho Sigma Delta, traveled to Virginia Beach March 19 to compete in a national step competition and won first place. “Anytime our coaches talk to us they tell us ‘We’re...

Making a dramatic entrance onto the ice, Brawley skates in to the championship game. The Lady Liberties, Brawley’s club team, won first place in the Championship Game on March 4. “They called the starters to the game to skate to the blue line and do the national anthem. I got to skate through smoke, and it was really epic,” Brawley said. “I scored the first goal of the championship game, which was really cool.”

Sophomore Maggie Brawley is not afraid to “play like a girl”

B Antonenko, STAFF WRITER • March 19, 2018

Joining the team with a seven-year hockey career, sophomore Maggie Brawley is currently the only female member of the West non-school sponsored hockey team. “Playing with guys is fun. They’re not...

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...

Clearing the hurdle, Williams-Harkins competes in a meet at Parkway Central. Williams-Harkins raced the 100 meter hurdles.“When the gun goes off, it is complete silence. I can’t hear anything. It is just a straight shot,” Williams-Harkins said.

Senior Nature Williams-Harkins looks forward to track season

Claire Smout, AWARDS COORDINATOR • March 12, 2018

State champion, state runner-up, district champion and all-conference are just a few of the titles senior Nature Williams-Harkins has earned in her high school track career so far. It all started for...

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...

Parkway Racquetball Team Wins Nationals in Portland, OR

Erin Slutzky, STAFF WRITER • February 20, 2018

Over the course of a week, the racquetball team attended nationals in Portland from Feb. 28 to March 5 and played over 1,000 racquetball matches. The national tournament included 38 schools and a total...

Atajio Ivy reflects on four years as a varsity wrestler

Chris Bass, STAFF WRITER • February 16, 2018

Pathfinder: When did you find the passion for wrestling? Ivy: It’s a funny story. So, when I first got into wrestling, I didn’t think I was going to stay with it. I knew that my dad had wrestled...

Kotaru and Senior Andrew Eickman celebrate after scoring a point. The season is quickly approaching, and the team is ready. "I wouldn’t say I’m really nervous about anything, I would definitely say I’m just more excited to start playing games, and just to start getting better," Koratu said.

The boys volleyball team is optimistic heading into the season

Noah Gwin, STAFF WRITER • February 15, 2018

With the program losing six seniors, the boys’ volleyball program is starting up again, and the team is hungry for a winning season this spring. The team has seen a swell in numbers, with around 25...

Senior Jacob Brauner attempts to pin his opponent from Parkway South. In the end, Parkway South junior Connor Hale defeated Brauner in 2:29. “Even though I lost that round, the team still cheered me on as if I had won,” Brauner said.

Wrestling team succeeds with strong coaching

Ridwan Oyebamiji, Features Section Editor • February 5, 2018

Suffering a loss only to Parkway South, the wrestling team kicks off their season with an 8-1 record. According to assistant coach Chip Allison, a contribution that has led to their improvement is the...

Freshmen basketball coach Peg Schane provides feedback to her players during halftime against St. Dominic, Jan. 10. The freshmen basketball team has a record of 10-0-0. “I feel like coach Schane has helped us a lot to be undefeated at this point in the season,” freshmen girls basketball team captain Leah Selm said.

Freshman girls basketball coach Peg Schane leads players in an undefeated season

Irene Yannakakis, STAFF WRITER • January 24, 2018

With 40 years of coaching experience under her belt, Peg Schane has used her expertise to coach the freshman girls basketball team through an undefeated season. Beginning her coaching in the Fort Zumwalt...

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