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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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Mr. Wallace conducts the Parkway West High Marching Band in preparation for a Friday night football game.

Brad Wallace introduced as new Band Director

Justin Cupps, CONCEPTUAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF September 28, 2015
After teaching at Parkway West High School for 10 years, band teacher Ben Pyatt told principal Jeremy Mitchell that he would be resigning to be with his wife and kids in Tampa, FL.
Lovely Livers

Lovely Livers

Sarah Burnham, Staff Writer May 14, 2015
Juniors Molly Sewester and Carol Moseley read over the liver grams they received from friends for Valentine's Day on Feb. 13.
Sophomore Austin Valenti practices his parkour stunts outside.

Parkour kids climb to new heights

Nico Stranquist, Staff Writer May 4, 2015
Batman can scale walls, jump across buildings and quickly hurdle over obstacles. In parkour, people practice stunts and maneuvers similar to those in the movies.
Stand Up 9 inspires new Drug-Free Club

Stand Up 9 inspires new Drug-Free Club

Shannon Anderson, Editor-in-Chief April 9, 2015
Freshmen find inspiration from Parkway prevention programs.
Challenges of chess

Challenges of chess

Sarah Burnham, Staff Writer April 1, 2015

Sophomore Liza Tarakanova, new to playing chess, carefully strategizes her next move while playing one of her first games as part of chess club. When Tarakanova started playing chess last semester, she...

Model United Nations tackles St. Louis conference

Model United Nations tackles St. Louis conference

Emily Dickson, CONCEPTUAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF March 30, 2015
Raising her hand to pose a statement during the annual Civitas Challenge Model United Nations Session, junior Naomi Kodama sits with junior Carol Moseley, the leader of the club. During the conference on March 28, the Model United Nations club represented both Botswana and Sierra Leone.
Librarian Lauren Reusch poses in the library.

Faculty Spotlight: Lauren Reusch

Kathryn Harter, Multimedia Editor March 11, 2015
Growing up she wanted to be the first woman in the NBA, but now Lauren Reusch is a new addition to the library staff!
Junior Evan Shukers prepares for a close play at home against Francis Howell last year. Shukers started on varsity as a sophomore at catcher for most of the season.

Baseball prepares in the off-season

Bobby Connor, Staff Writer March 3, 2015
The Longhorn baseball program has been working hard this past off-season on and off the field.
At the beginning of most meetings, students are given a prompt to write or draw about. "It allows me to show people the creativity I have in my mind," freshman Aimee Laws said.

Reflections inspires creativity within students

Sydney Kinzy, PHOTO EDITOR February 19, 2015
Reflections, West's literary magazine, offers inspiration for writers and artists so they can express themselves.