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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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Seniors Aaliyah Weston and Katie Solodar portray Bertha and Gretchen, respectively, in a scene from “Boeing Boeing.”

“Boeing Boeing” takes flight to deliver laughs and lessons alike

Tyler Kinzy, Managing Editor-in-Chief • October 7, 2019

Robert (senior Charlie Foy) resentfully gulps down a glass of whiskey. From across the room, Bertha (senior Aaliyah Weston) sets the house rotary phone back onto the desk and pivots towards the former. “Drink...

Sophomore Emily O’Connor smiles in a photo that she edited. O’Connor hopes that her posts have a positive effect on her followers. “Sometimes it’s hard if I’m about to post something and I think, ‘are people going to like this?’ or, ‘are people going to think I’m weird for posting this?’, but then I think about how it could affect someone and know that it could affect them positively and I just go for it,” O’Connor said.

Inside look: student influencers make the most of social media

Leah Schroeder, Managing Editor-in-Chief • September 27, 2019

Kylie Jenner. David Dobrik. Emma Chamberlain.  With social media being so prominent in today's society, everyone has heard the names of these Instagram influencers. Even if not everyone knows their...

Getting ready to bite into food truck menu options from UKRAFT Eats, junior Claire Middleton and seniors Aaliyah Weston and Reema Alhachami learn about the logistics of owning a food truck from owner and operator Matt Ratz. Marketing I teacher Holly Weber brought in Ratz to guide students as they create their own food trucks for their class projects, and inspire them to set and accomplish goals. "There are so many different options of what you can eat, or what [the truck] can look like and hearing about how it started was so interesting to me,” Middleton said. “[Ratz] said specifically that you should follow your dreams, and you have an idea or a vision of something you really want to do, go for it and go all in. It gave me more of a positive outlook and if I do set my mind to something I can get there and accomplish it.”

Photo of the week – Sept. 23

Susie Seidel, Convergence Media Editor • September 27, 2019

Gesturing to the audience with open arms, junior Aaliyah Weston plays the character Two in one act play "The Dreaming" April 17. The one acts were directed by seniors in Amie Gossett's Directing class and took place in the theater April 17 to April 18. “Theater is important to me because it’s a chance to break out of everything I do on a day to day basis, and it generally just makes me happier,” Weston said.

Photo of the week – April 15

Emma Caplinger, Arts and Entertainment Editor • April 18, 2019

Ending her video on a happy note, Aaliyah sends her viewers off with a cheer. Weston joined Youtube in 2012, and has since accumulated more than 4,000 subscribers. "I just think making videos is a fun hobby. It has gotten me a lot of opportunities," Weston said. "I really want to be an actress, but as a side hobby it is a really wonderful thing that I get to do."

Rising Youtube sensation junior Aaliyah Weston’s channel has almost 5,000 subscribers

Jenna Mercer, Convergent Media Writer • January 17, 2019

Now reaching almost 5,000 subscribers, junior Aaliyah Weston created her YouTube channel two years ago. However, last year she reconstructed her channel after she started gaining hundreds of subscribers. Weston...