On May 6, seven West students traveled to the University of Missouri to compete in the MSHSAA Scholar Bowl State Championship. Ranging from freshmen to seniors, these members of the A-Team placed first...
Raj Jaladi, Newsletter Editor/Data Analyst
• April 11, 2023
Fifteen of Parkway's 28 seniors named as finalists in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program are from West. The National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSP) is an academic competition for recognition...
What causes a language to die? Is it when people stop speaking it? Reading it? Writing it?
Historians have long regarded Latin as a dead language because it no longer has native speakers. However, they...
![Prior to their State final round, A Team ran into Mo the mascot, smiling for a picture. With half of A Team graduating this year, senior Owen Arneson hopes that their State title will attract more people to the program. “No matter what you show up there to do, as long as you have a positive attitude and have a good time, [you’ll] be fine because you can compete as seriously or casually as you want,” Arneson said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Its-MO-900x675.jpeg)
![Following a district announcement that Latin A and B will be removed from course registration at the middle school, teachers and students with ties to the language have been disappointed. However, some Latin students are taking strides to promote enrollment to rising freshmen. “Even if [the administration] is making these decisions based on numbers, there is a human element that should be considered. How does this affect other teachers? How does this affect families? How does it affect your financial bottom line? As Parkway moves towards a student choice schedule, we need to allow all possible options: including Latin,” Latin teacher Tom Herpel said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSC_0024-copy.jpg)