Brinda Ambal, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
• March 31, 2021
The quarter system encourages curiosity and provides students opportunities to narrow their focus and delve deeper into fewer subjects. Having a reduced number of classes at once has helped me put more...
Tyler Kinzy, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• March 31, 2021
As Parkway considered its reopening options in December, the district launched Thoughtexchange pages for students, parents and staff members to provide feedback regarding first semester. I read through...
Ashlyn Gillespie, Deputy Managing Editor-in-Chief
• March 31, 2021
A quinceañera, a coming of age ceremony for 15-year-old girls, signifies the passage of youth to becoming a woman. Traditional Mexican quinceañeras were about teaching the quinceañera her duties and...
Born to Deaf parents with sign language as his first language, Zack Jodlowski is a Special Education teacher for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Department. Jodlowski was born hard-of-hearing, though he identifies...
With masks and social distancing becoming a norm in many aspects of life, the pandemic has altered the way that many students have had to communicate with each other. This is an issue that junior Jia Billadeau...
For some deaf, Deaf, or hard of hearing students, masks have become a hindrance on communication. For others, masks are little but an annoyance, a way to slow the spread of disease. Junior Lilly Blanton...
Freshman Lukas Coble was born deaf. Coble relies on lipreading or the use of a phone or paper in order to communicate with hearing people. Despite the challenge of communicating while in masks, deaf and...
Hearing disabilities are not always clearly cut in their impact on each individual. For freshman Harrison Beck, his hearing disability continued to develop over time. Despite Beck being born hard-of-hearing,...
Junior Jordan Ingrham was born with the rare condition Goldenhar syndrome, impacting her ability to breathe due to a deformed skull and her ability to communicate. Ingrham has endured more than 20 surgeries...
“[The transition] was fine, but it was a little bit confusing because it's different than how you'd normally start high school,” freshman Rahma Salem said. “It's still different because I don't know...
