Top five albums to come out of quarantine
Tyler Kinzy, Managing Editor-in-Chief
August 24, 2020
COVID-19 may have prompted some musicians to postpone albums or cancel tours, but that’s not to say the past several months have been devoid of good music. Below are my top five albums that have been released since the March 13 national emergency proclamation in response to the pandemic. 5. Thundercat - “It Is What It Is” Release date: April 3 Stephen Bruner was a key contributor t...
Podcast: COVID-19 and America’s teacher crisis
Tyler Kinzy, Managing Editor-in-Chief
July 29, 2020
The vast majority of Americans believe teachers don’t receive the respect—or pay—they deserve, but that won’t stop the U.S. from forcing educators to work in potential COVID-19 hotspots with barebones safety protocols. Labor exploitation is anything but a new concept, and on this episode of t...
Parkway leaders share a glimpse of plans for the 20-21 school year
Bri Davis, Staff Writer
July 16, 2020
Keith Marty, Superintendent of Parkway Schools Q: What are the special protocols for students, staff, families, and guardians who are at higher risk from COVID-19? Plans for Parkway will be released on Monday, July 20-same-day plans going out from all area school districts. We have used informati...
2020 vision: seniors look to high school memories
Parkway West Editorial Board
May 26, 2020
Ever since our grade was old enough to understand the concept of a play on words, the “2020 vision” jokes have not stopped. No matter what elementary or middle school you went to, we were all connected by one thing: our 2020 vision. Not once throughout our school careers could we have seen COVID-19 com...
A virtual reality: Juniors tour their future schools online
Makinsey Drake, Staff Writer
May 25, 2020
With colleges closed all around the country due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, college-seeking students have had to explore their future school options via virtual tours. Juniors Reese Berry, Bri Davis and Nicholas Harms have all attended virtual college tours as an alternative to in person v...
Sophomore Zeina Daboul finishes her school year in Saudi Arabia
![Sophomore Zeina Daboul poses with her sister in Saudi Arabia. Daboul felt that the situation regarding COVID-19 is more regulated in Saudi Arabia. “To me, I think the situation here is a lot more controlled than in the United States. The U.S. is having an increasing number of cases each day, while we have a constant number every day,” Daboul said. “The U.S. has also been struggling with its healthcare system and how it's handling the situation, and while I am pretty sure that [Saudi Arabia] has the same problem, the issue is magnified in the U.S. due to its size and huge population.”](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/zeina-e1589814461202-475x313.jpg)
Leah Schroeder, Staff Writer
May 20, 2020
After sophomore Zeina Daboul’s ordinary two week family trip to Saudi Arabia turned into a two month long stay, due to COVID-19, Daboul is now stuck 7,247 miles away from her home, unaware of when she will return. Having to adapt to an eight hour time difference while shifting to eLearning has...
Five things to know about the end of school
Maddy Truka, Staff Writer
May 20, 2020
Remember all those things you left in your locker before spring break? And all those textbooks you still have out? As the 2019-2020 school year unconventionally comes to a close, here are a few things to know about the end of school and locker clean out. What needs to be returned Student mate...
How to make the most of summer weather in quarantine
Leah Schroeder, Staff Writer
May 18, 2020
As temperatures rise, the sun comes out and summer feels closer and closer, it can be hard to keep from wishing that you were catching sun by the pool. While the current stay-at-home order prevents us from cannon-balling at the neighborhood pool, there are a bunch of ways to enjoy the warmer weather whi...
![Annotating her copy of the short story, sophomore Zeina Daboul works on her assignment. Daboul found the parallels between the story and modern times interesting. “When you look deeper [into the story], you can see that it reflects our society, in ways that you wouldn't think a story written in 1842 would,” Daboul said.](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200406_2316051-300x236.jpg)
![Wearing dresses at Town and Country Square, sophomores Sami Eveland and Sammi Duncan dress up for their self-created homecoming. Despite COVID-19 cancelling school-sponsored homecoming , Duncan and her friend group decided to plan their own event and make the most out of the situation. “We were all super bummed about homecoming being cancelled,” Duncan said. “We just wanted to have a fun time with our friends whether it was for real or [fake], but we all knew that it was for our safety and getting to plan our own made us feel a lot better.”](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DSC-0290-300x200.jpg)
