The Parkway West library is the pinnacle of education in our building. There, we socialize, research, explore and read. But looming bookshelves can be overwhelming, and some might not want to tackle the...
West has a lot of good things, including a large selection of wonderful books. But, with so many books, which one should possibly be chosen to read? We decided to review three fantasy books that have recently...
Sitting around tables in the library, the Battle of the Books (BOTB) teams from all four Parkway schools and Rockwood Summit compete for a two-foot-tall trophy and the title of that year’s Battle of...
Ashlyn Gillespie, Deputy Managing Editor-in-Chief
• April 21, 2023
In late March, Missouri’s House of Representatives motioned and approved to allocate $0 to public libraries in the next state-operating budget. Republican House Chairman Cody Smith proposed this $4.5...
Elle Rotter, Deputy Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
• March 1, 2023
March is a month for celebrating books. Schools and libraries across the country recognize the importance of books and the skills of readers. In addition, students are encouraged to read in honor of Theodor...
Elle Rotter, Deputy Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
• February 1, 2023
Dec. 9, school librarian Lauren Reusch was sitting at her desk when principal John McCabe and student photographer junior Abbi Vanvalkenburgh walked into the library, holding balloons and an edible flower...
Vinyl, 3D pens and puzzles are a few of the crafts available within the library's Creative Commons craft corner. While librarians Lauren Reusch and Brian Welch first began collecting materials for the...
Leah Schroeder, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• February 22, 2022
The words of African literature echo across the library while students and staff listen intently. This is the annual African American read-in, set to occur March 4 during Academic Lab after a one-year...
Renovations from a 2014 $94 million bond issue began with West High receiving $1,630,000.
“The majority of the project revolved around replacing old roofs at a number of areas. We also added Americans...
![Tilting their head patiently, senior Macy Ziegler gets their face painted in the library in preparation for the Spring Pep Rally. The library invited students to come in during lunch and paint each other’s faces West-themed for the event. “[The event] sounded fun. [Face painting] is a thing I haven't done since I was eight, and I had a friend who wanted to go, so I figured, why not? It's free,” Ziegler said. “I hung out in the library before school a lot last year with my friends, and I enjoyed it.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DSC_0061-1-900x600.jpg)
![Read Across America Day aims to inspire and encourage kids to read more and help develop their reading habits at a young age. However, it is not only meant for kids; the holiday encourages reading at all ages. To promote reading at the high school level, the library has started a new tradition that challenges students to read books from each of the fifty states. “Hopefully [this] gets more people involved in reading — maybe finding a new author or a new book that they enjoy or reading something that they wouldn't have originally picked but takes them somewhere new to explore,” school librarian Lauren Reusch said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Oh-the-placea-900x600.jpg)
![Sophomores Ben Gingrich, Nora Fredrick, Ryan Smith and Maddox Miller, sit in the library during Casey Holland's English 2 class. The student's decorated cards for children in the hospital with supplies from the library's Creative Commons craft corner. “I love to see [students] work on it. I love to see their creative side [because] I don't get to see that as much. I love to see their little hidden talents and what they create,” librarian Lauren Reusch said. “Everyone [is] just relaxing and enjoying themselves, able to sit back with their friends. I think that [relaxing is] a really important piece of the school day too.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/image1-copy-e1647020976676-900x612.jpg)
