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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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Boys' Swimming and Diving team brings home the Parkway Quad victory

Boys’ Swimming and Diving team brings home the Parkway Quad victory

Debra Klevens, Guest Sports Writer October 19, 2012

The Boys' Swimming and Diving team celebrates after winning the Parkway Quad Thursday, October 18. The team beat Parkway Central by three 420 to 417. Earlier in the season, West lost to Central by five...

Swimming the 100-meter butterfly, on Sept. 25, junior Tommy Christensen earns a 54:56. Christensen and his teammates practiced every afternoon for two hours. He also worked out before school for an hour each Tuesday and Thursday and three-hour on Saturdays. “I don’t mind the time,” Christensen said. “I like the competition, the people in swimming and the coaches, too. It’s fun for me.”

Boys’ Swimming & Diving increases state qualifiers

Debra Klevens, Guest Sports Writer October 16, 2012

The boys' swim and dive team heads into their final meets with a record of 9-1. They kept a five game winning streak until their loss with Central by only five points. "We made it hard for them and...

Leading the team through the banner is #3 Ryan Demuri.

RD3 injured against University City

Annie Spewak, Features Editor October 15, 2012

On Friday, October 12, the Longhorn football team took on University City as their last home game. Their game also honored the seniors, including Ryan Demuri, who is popularly known as RD3 amongst his...

Girls’ Tennis Team Overcomes Obstacles

Debra Klevens, Sports Guest Writer October 9, 2012

With a 9-4 regular season record and 5-2 in conference, the girls’ varsity tennis team rounds out their season with districts. “First was team districts where we were eliminated in the second round...

Extreme Routine Competition Champions

Extreme Routine Competition Champions

Annie Spewak, Feature Editor October 9, 2012

The Cheerleading squad started off the season at the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) Camp in July. The camp was held at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. There, they took first in the Extreme...

Girls' Golf, State Bound

Girls’ Golf, State Bound

Debra Klevens, Sports Writer October 9, 2012

The District Tournament was held on Oct. 1 at The Links of Dardenne golf course.  Parkway West  won for the tournament for the first time since 1980. “We took first at district and the entire varisty...

Girls Volleyball Looks Towards Districts

Girls Volleyball Looks Towards Districts

John Watson, Sports Writer October 9, 2012

Riding a 10-12 record, the girls volleyball team faces the end of the season and upcoming district games. "I think we can win. We have strong individual skill, but we need to come together if we want...

Winning Season for Softball

Winning Season for Softball

Austin Moran, Sports Editor October 8, 2012

Softball finished their season 13-9 making it their first winning season in over 5 years.  They came in fourthplace at the Suburban South/West tournament and finished tied for secondin the Suburban South...

Poms practice pays off

Poms practice pays off

Austin Moran, Sports Editor October 8, 2012

After practicing since August, the Poms squad performed at the Aug. 24 game against Timberland. Their next performance was the Fall pep rally and Homecoming game on Friday Sept. 14. During Homecoming...

During a home game against Ladue, on August 31, senior Quentin Key breaks a tackle.  Key has 256 rushing yards to date and one touchdown to go along with it.

Longhorns Utilize Young Talent

John Watson, Sports Writer October 8, 2012

The Longhorns are approaching the end of the season, and they are still looking for their first win. The team faces a brutal schedule in a division with the #1, #7 and #9 teams in the state. “As a...