The only way to solve the cell phone distraction is by having teachers’ involvement, with more than a warning. To keep student use of phones under control, teachers should establish their own rules and punishments, as it gives both teachers and students a voice in creating the classroom cell phone rules.
Three seats on Parkway’s school board of education are up for election on April 4, where two incumbents will be facing nine other candidates.
The candidates include Debbie Hopper and Chris Jacob,...
Carly Anderson, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
• March 14, 2017
After her first year in Key Club (formerly COW), sophomore Meghan Beckmann is taking advantage of its opportunities and is on her way to Japan this June.
“I just became involved in Key Club,” Beckmann...
Carly Anderson, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
• March 13, 2017
Over the past five years, through both my sister and I’s involvement at West, it’s been fairly obvious to me that our school cares a lot about its community. Whether sports teams are honoring those...
Carly Anderson, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
• February 7, 2017
For the first time, the St. Louis Zoo will be offering a Youth Ocean Conservation Summit (YOCS) to all students in grades six to 12 from Feb. 10-12. The goal of the program is to stimulate interest among...
Whether it be Japanese lessons for a elementary school student, a medical mission trip to Honduras or a student wanting to take a robotics class, the Parkway Alumni Association (PAA) gave away $23,700...
Claire Smout, AWARDS COORDINATOR
• January 26, 2017
With 2016 being a presidential election year and 2.3 billion active social media users increasing, fake news has never been more prominent.
“I have only encountered fake news on social media. I typically...
Newspaper and yearbook teacher, Debra Klevens received the Teacher of the Year award for the 2016-2017 school year after dedicating 18 years to Parkway West High.
The administrative team and support...
A total of 43 pages make up the student handbook, detailed with rules and regulations. But not a single page includes the expectation surrounding academic integrity that teachers enforce in their classrooms.
“Academic...
