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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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Business teacher Paul Schwent sits at his desk and smiles for a photo. Both Schwent and principal John McCabe came to Parkway West as new staff last year. “I was a teacher at Fern Ridge High School for 22 years,” Schwent said. “I really liked working for McCabe, and when he told me he was coming over, I thought about applying for a position that opened up here. I taught business education at Fern Ridge, but all my students liked the tech courses more than the non-tech courses; it was much easier to keep them engaged.”

Flashback Friday: Business teacher Paul Schwent

Sakenah Lajkem, Staff Writer • December 22, 2023

What school did you go to? [I went to elementary school at] St. Joseph's Catholic School in Colorado, Mo. For middle school, I went to the Francis Howell School District. Back then, they [were]...

Bending wires around a stone, sophomore Addie Gleason creates jewelry from silver wire and stones or sea glass. Gleason draws inspiration from nature to create her designs. “When I want to create a piece, I'll first look through all of the sea glass and stones I have and pick one that I like or that inspires me,” Gleason said. “Sometimes I don't really think about a design and just see what happens, other times I'll have a specific idea that I want to create. I'll just keep the idea in mind as I create the piece.”

Old treasures become a new business for sophomore Addie Gleason

Sarah Spillman, Staff Writer • March 30, 2021

Sophomore Addie Gleason quickly turned her camera off of the FaceTime screen and pulled up her messages. She had been showing her friends the new necklace she made, a fossil intertwined in a design of...

Freshman Rachel Fleming spots Berlin, Germany on the map, one of the destinations on the trip.

Business department offers trip abroad

Sydney Kinzy, PHOTO EDITOR • March 6, 2017

An informational meeting is being held Tuesday, March 7 about the Summer 2018 Global Studies trip to Berlin and Dublin. Students will have the opportunity to attend workshops and speakers in Germany and...