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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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After the winter concert for orchestra in high school, junior Anushka Dharmasanam learns a new piece, Movements III and IV of Britten’s Simple Symphony. Dharmasanam played the double bass for Missouri All-State Orchestra. “I was screaming [when I learned that I made it], and I was at my uncle’s house so we all hugged and celebrated,” Dharmasanam said.

Junior Anushka Dharmasanam’s road to All-State

Serpil Kucukkaya, CJ1 Writer February 10, 2022

Watching her peers gaze over the instrument choices, fourth-grader Anushka Dharmasanam observed that no one was interested in the double bass. Viewing the opportunity to explore a different instrument,...

Sophomore Jason Wan performs at the fall orchestra concert.

Orchestra students prepare for All-State

Anjali Shah, Staff Writer January 25, 2017
“All-State is always an honor to participate in and it’s a great experience,” Wan said.
Junior Rebecca Su sits with the All-State Orchestra ensemble prior to their performance at the Missouri Music Educator's Association Conference.

Student Spotlight: Rebecca Su

Jacob Cupps, Editor-in-Chief February 2, 2015
From one State Golf Championship to Orchestra State Performance went junior Rebecca Su...