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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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Sitting in the grass, juniors Malia McLellan flips through a book, blissfully  ignoring her phone. Like McLellan, junior Danny Casserly often finds himself stuck on social media, rarely engaging with non-digital media in his free time. "When I go on TikTok, I try to watch videos that are educational, but I usually end up going down rabbit holes," Casserly said.

Crime, class and consequence

Malia McLellan, A&E Editor May 19, 2026

I fall victim to the typical affliction of high school bookworms: never having time to read. With volunteer hours, mountains of homework and after-school practices, there doesn’t seem to be a minute...

Various empty Kit Kat wrappers crowd the desk, surrounded by scoring sheets. While production of Kit Kat flavors in the U.S. is limited, Nestlé, the owner of Kit Kat, manufactures hundreds of unique flavors in Japan, including the flavors ocean salt and passion fruit. “I thought there [were] some interesting flavors, and a lot of them were really unexpected,” senior Elle Levesque said.

Oh, snap!

Sage Kelly, Elle Levesque, Chase Cannon, and Raaga Golla September 12, 2025

As kids, many young girls and boys are excited by the recognizable red wrapper, home to a pair of crunchy wafers engulfed in creamy milk chocolate. Originating in the United Kingdom, Kit Kat has been the...

Grunge icons Pearl Jam released their new live album “Deep: Touring Band 2023” April 20. The live album is gaining praise for being one of the band’s best live albums and most vulnerable records in years. Though some people are harshly critiquing singer Eddie Vedder’s mature voice, for a band that’s been around for 30 years and has gone through many changes, I think this is an impressive album from the group. (Photo from Pearl Jam)

Pearl Jam: “Deep” or outdated?

Mikalah Owens, Staff Writer May 22, 2023

From being the first band to ever publicly protest in favor of the pro-choice movement on live television on MTV Unplugged in 1992 to hanging from 20-feet rafters at concerts to being the first band to...