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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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Using balloons and newspaper to construct piñatas in Eileen Rodriguez-Kiser’s Spanish II class, sophomore Logan Wich and junior Ridwan Oyebamiji laugh as they glue together their project. The class has been exploring different types of birthday celebrations in Hispanic countries. “It was really cool to take a hands-on approach to learning Spanish,” Oyebamiji said. “Instead of just sitting at a desk, we were able to be immersed in the culture, which really deepens your understanding.”

Photo of the week – April 29

Emma Caplinger, Arts and Entertainment Editor • May 3, 2019

While waiting for her Caesar salad to arrive, sophomore Emma Breidecker entertains the table with her Sweet and Low Tower. Breidecker traveled to Anaheim for the National High School Journalism Convention. “I was really nervous because I was just doing it while I was waiting for the food to come and then everyone started watching. I felt so much pressure,” Breidecker said.

Photo of the week – April 22

Emma Caplinger, Arts and Entertainment Editor • April 23, 2019

Gesturing to the audience with open arms, junior Aaliyah Weston plays the character Two in one act play "The Dreaming" April 17. The one acts were directed by seniors in Amie Gossett's Directing class and took place in the theater April 17 to April 18. “Theater is important to me because it’s a chance to break out of everything I do on a day to day basis, and it generally just makes me happier,” Weston said.

Photo of the week – April 15

Emma Caplinger, Arts and Entertainment Editor • April 18, 2019

Landing her triple jump, freshman Laurel Rakers competes in a track meet against Parkway South, April 10. Rakers worked with both coaches and older teammates to perfect her jumps and cites senior Tess Allgeyer as one of her role models on the team. “I just started this year. I really liked long jumping, and my coach wanted me to try the triple jump. I loved it," Rakers said. "The support from [the team] and the coaches keep you going.”

Photo of the week – April 8

Emma Caplinger, Arts and Entertainment Editor • April 12, 2019

Pulling down her safety restraints, senior Madison Terry prepares to ride the Boomerang roller coaster at Six Flags St. Louis, April 2. Each year, the senior class takes a field trip to Six Flags while the underclassmen take the ACT exam. “I’m done with the ACT and almost in college now, so it was really fun to be with everyone one last time,” Terry said.

Photo of the week – April 1

Emma Caplinger, Arts and Entertainment Editor • April 5, 2019

In character, sophomore Reese Berry informs classmates in Kristen Collins’ fifth hour AP World class about Ivan the Terrible. On Thursday students participated in a speed dating activity to learn about historical figures highlighted in the course. “I made a love connection with Suleiman. We were going to take over the world because we were both terrible people, but had a lot of power,” Berry said.

Photo of the week – Jan. 7

Caroline Judd, SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER • January 14, 2019

Rallying together during a home game Oct. 8, senior Alexa Abney and sophomore Emma Breidecker shoulder bump at the start of the varsity softball game against Ladue High School. Throughout the season, the varsity team mentally prepared in between innings by hyping up their fellow teammates. “Usually before every inning the infielders ran around and high fived each other before the batter came out,” Abney said. “Us outfielders always got together and shoulder bumped or chest bumped.”

Photo of the week – Oct. 8

Caroline Judd, SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER • October 12, 2018

Cutting away from a Kirkwood player, senior and varsity defender Dylan Zurweller dribbles the ball down the field. The team went into overtime against Kirkwood Aug. 28 and ended the game with a score of 1-0. “We’re actually pretty used to [going into overtime]. Last year we went into overtime a lot, so we have a lot more experience with that, and we were pretty comfortable,” Zurweller said. “We used to not score at all, but throughout this season [our goal is] to start scoring a lot more.”

Photo of the week – Aug. 27

Sabrina Bohn and Carly Anderson • August 31, 2018

Administrators and teachers stand at the doors of the main gym, observing the demonstration. Other Parkway schools allowed students to walk out of the building, but West students were warned of detentions when they tried to leave. “When we tried to leave the actual building teachers told us to stop or we would get detentions, so we went out another door and stood along Clayton road, willing to face the consequences,” junior Maria Newton said.

Photo of the week – March 12

Dani Fischer, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF • March 21, 2018

Junior Sophie Pellegrino dances along to Fitness Marshall videos during Movement to Music. Due to her friends’ recommendation and her experience as a cheerleader, Pellegrino signed up for the class. “It’s way better than I thought it was going to be,” Pellegrino said. “Last week we did a thing called tinkling, which is a Philippine dance with bands, and you jump over the bands. That was my favorite part because it was really high energy, and I got to work with my friends.”

Photo of the Week – Jan. 22

Sabrina Bohn and Carly Anderson • January 26, 2018

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