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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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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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Freshmen Khushali Sarnot moved from India recently.

Students move from one country to the next

Vaishal Shah, Staff Writer May 1, 2015
Students at West High coming from different countries share their story.

Education system stunts growth

Liza Tarakanova, Staff Writer April 24, 2015
Tests, tests and more tests. Sitting in a crowded classroom, in a sullen school, forced to memorize hundreds of facts and listen to monotone lessons.

Parkway students participate in Ferguson Youth Training

Allison Wills, Staff Writer April 16, 2015
Central junior Josh Yang leads a movement to reach out to struggling primary school students.

Colleges offer tuition-free education

Macky Kavanaugh, Staff Writer April 8, 2015

According to College Board, the average student spends a mean of $22,958 on out-of-state public colleges, or $9,139 on in-state tuition. Though in-state tuition is significantly less than out-of-state...

Completing an assignment, senior Jan Gagstetter studies in her AP Statistics class.

Jan Gagstetter nominated for U.S Presidential Scholars Program

Claire Martin, Staff Writer March 31, 2015
Senior Jan Gagstetter was nominated for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program and will find out if she gets into the program in May.
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!
Faculty Spotlight: Peggy Dunsworth

Faculty Spotlight: Peggy Dunsworth

Jacob Cupps, Editor-in-Chief March 3, 2015
Displaying 11 original pieces in Town & Country’s fifth Annual Art, Wine and Music event, art teacher Peggy Dunsworth engaged in an experience that she described as totally different from her daily teaching position.
Parent and facilitator, Amy Narishkin leads Linda Gieseking, Linda DeCosta, Carol Depke and six other moms in a book study to find a way to end the silence in west county after the events in Ferguson and New York. Narishkin started a business to help the dominate culture, white middle class males, become allies for minority cultures. "My goal is to train the trainer, so the parents can enter with their circle of friends and have their own book studies," Narishkin said.

Parkway parents educate themselves on race and white privilege

Bronte Segura, Staff Writer February 27, 2015

Fridays at Six North Cafe, parent Amy Narishkin, Ph.D, leads parents in discussions about race and culture. “I decided to help them when we were starting to train the staff on having conversations...