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Students spark FREED Education

Kathryn Martenet, Staff Writer • October 28, 2015

In order to create chances for children in third-world countries, senior Katie Hornsby and juniors (from Parkway South) Wesley Mourton and Luke Bauer, created a for-profit business through Spark! called FREED.

Week of Oct. 19 – 23

Mary Galkowski, Staff Writer • October 28, 2015

Freshman Chloe Hershenow set a new personal record by 20 seconds on her mile time running 5:49 at cross country practice on Wednesday.

Upperclassmen experience exchange

Allie Collins, Staff Writer • October 28, 2015

Junior Tina Tang and senior Anna Worpvik spent the last three months on foreign soil, learning about and experiencing the American culture firsthand during their exchange periods. Tang will be here for a first semester; while Worpvik will be here for the full year.

Girls Basketball looks to thrive after loss of seniors

Bailey Rathert, Staff Writer • October 28, 2015

Suffering the loss of their leading scorer, Lee McMullin, and two other seniors, Jan Gagstetter and Natalie Fries, varsity girls basketball is facing a shift in the team dynamic.

Senior Olivia Molino explains the art critique she attended at Washington University

Kathryn Harter, Multimedia Editor • October 27, 2015

Gallery: Cosmic Latté, school jazz band

Joe Williams, Photo Editor • October 23, 2015

Week of Oct. 12 – 16

Mary Galkowski, Staff Photographer • October 22, 2015

Librarian Brian Welch stayed after school for five hours on Oct. 15 to help students with their research papers for English IV.

Field hockey sisterhood looks to succeed in postseason

Kyla Hatton, Sports Editor • October 21, 2015

Going into the postseason with a 12-5-1 record, Parkway West field hockey heads to the state tournament.

Rebecca Su places fifth at state for girls golf

Ellie Widowski, Staff Writer • October 15, 2015

On Oct. 12 and 13, senior Rebecca Su competed in the girls golf state championship tournament for the third year in a row.

Week of Oct. 5 – 9

Mary Galkowski, Staff Writer • October 13, 2015

On Thursday, Oct. 8, the JV boys soccer team had to run eight miles. Find out why here.

Performing as Nibs in “Lost Girl,” junior Avery Hermann inspects a drawing of Neverland made by the show’s main character, Wendy Darling. Hermann not only acted in “Lost Girl”, but he also served as assistant director of the show. “I found ‘Lost Girl’ to be a beautiful and touching story, and I’m really glad I got to be a part of it. My favorite part of the show [was] my work as assistant director. I spent a lot of time working with every [cast member] on character, deliveries and emotional development. It was so amazing to see these brilliant actors come to life on stage in such a colorful way,” Hermann said.

Lost in the lights

Malia McLellan and Raaga Golla • 1 day ago

Gazing up from the stage, junior Joseph McCurdy who played Peter Pan in the school play, Lost Girl, sits next to senior Juliana Rogers, who plays Wendy Darling, during a theater rehearsal. McCurdy’s passion for theater began when he observed a West High production in middle school. “I've been in the high school theater program since I was a freshman. I've always loved theater, but [what prompted me to join] was [when] I went to see [a performance here] when I was in middle school, and it was super cool,” McCurdy said.

In the spotlight

Payton Dean, Opinions Editor • 1 day ago

Nov. 7 to Nov. 9, Parkway West’s theater department traveled through the life of Wendy Darling, in their newest production. “Lost Girl,”...

Junior Tom Peters laughs as he stands in front of the class during a bachelorette-themed project in the History IPBL class, while classmates join in on the laughter and judge his performance. “It's fun to watch students work on projects like this, it lets (them) experience history they get taught and really get into it,” social studies teacher Jim Hermann said.

Zainab Al-Jaff, Staff Writer • 5 days ago

From down the hall, bursts of laughter and applause spill out of a classroom unlike a typical history class. Inside, instead of sitting through...