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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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Freshmen Danny Talbott glides along the ice at his game against Northwest on Nov. 3. “The biggest challenge for me this game was the big crowd,” Talbott said. “I had to drown them out and just play.”

Freshmen Ty Waddell and Danny Talbott score a spot on varsity hockey

Anna Pavlisin, STAFF WRITER December 14, 2017

After a long haul of training, freshmen Ty Waddell and Danny Talbott made it onto the varsity ice hockey team. Playing hockey since he was four, Talbott worked out all summer at the gym to make the...

Center fielder Jack Swiney hauls in a fly ball for the out. In addition to a 1.000 fielding percentage, Swiney led Parkway West with a team-high mark in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base plus slugging, runs batted in and extra-base hits his junior year. “It’s a lot of hard work to get where you want to be if you want to play at the next level,” Swiney said. “You’ve got to sacrifice a lot of your time and commit to the process.”

Senior Jack Swiney signs to play Division I baseball

Tyler Kinzy, Managing Editor-in-Chief December 12, 2017

In the realm of high school sports, few days on the calendar are considered as significant as signing day. On Nov. 8, four NCAA-bound Longhorns formally put pen to paper as their athletic careers leapt...

Senior Sophie Vietor performs a butterfly stroke during practice on Nov. 27. 
“[Doing a variety of strokes] helps give me a chance to improve all of my strokes and makes the sets more interesting instead of doing freestyle or one stroke the whole practice,” Vietor said.

Girls swim and dive kicks off season

Irene Yannakakis, STAFF WRITER December 6, 2017

Putting in six days of practice per week, the swim season began for 23 swimmers and five divers on Nov. 7 when tryouts commenced.  After last years season record of 5-4, (5 wins, 4 losses), the girls...

Boys cross country team reflect on third place finish at state

Chris Bass, STAFF WRITER November 10, 2017

On Nov. 4, the top seven runners from the varsity cross country team competed in the Class 4 MSHSAA State Cross Country Championship meet, in Jefferson City. This meet marked the 30th time the team has...

Freshman Tyler Davis prepares to dive in warmups before conferences on Oct 26. “I really enjoyed the experience, the friendships developed with my teammates and to be part of this team and such a supportive community,” Davis said.

Boys swim and dive concludes successful season with state qualifiers

Bennett Davis, STAFF WRITER October 30, 2017

The boys swim and dive team is wrapping with a record of 8-5-1 after winning the Parkway Quad tournament. “This has been my first season on the team and it has been better than what I could have...

Senior Katy Ward verbally committed to the University of Michigan, a NCAA Division 1 school. She also received offers from Duke and Princeton. “Katy's very driven and determined to do her best in rowing. I think Michigan will be very happy to have her,"  St. Louis Rowing Club coach Tim Franck said.

On the boat to success: senior Katy Ward to row at the University of Michigan next fall

Susie Seidel, Convergence Media Editor October 27, 2017

Following years of creating a name for herself in the rowing world, senior Katy Ward committed to row at the University of Michigan next year, the number one school in the NCAA Central Division for the...

Posing with their first place plaque, the varsity girls volleyball team make longhorn symbols with their hands.

Varsity volleyball wins district championships

Emily Dickson and Carly Anderson October 25, 2017

Flying into a giant dog-pile at the conclusion of the third game, the volleyball team was all smiles and happy tears as they won district championships against rival Parkway Central on Oct. 20. “After...

Powder puff recap video

Kristin Priest, STAFF WRITER October 20, 2017

About to release the ball, Wunderlich pitches in a varsity home game. Wunderlich also played shortstop this season. “When I am playing all I am thinking about is the game, and that’s why I love it. Its an escape where I can forget about all the things going on in my life,” Wunderlich said.

Softball closes out successful season

Claire Smout, AWARDS COORDINATOR October 19, 2017