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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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Flying down a snow-covered hill on a bright orange toboggan, sophomore Grant Kilpatrick sleds during his Competitive Sports and Games class Feb. 18. Due to the snowstorm earlier in the week, physical education teacher Tommie Rowe brought the students outside to sled for half the class period. “When Coach Rowe first told us we were going to get to go sledding, I was surprised because that's not something that I would think of doing during a class,” Kilpatrick said. “After my first few times going down the hill, normally I tried going down while standing. I tried this several times, but only getting about halfway down the hill before falling and rolling down the rest of the way. The funniest part about sledding for me was [when] we would lose control and the sled would flip. [My favorite moment was] just being able to try doing different things and have time to laugh and interact with classmates.”

Photo of the Week – Feb. 15

Paige Matthys-Pearce, Staff Writer February 19, 2021

Running down a path surrounding Creve Coeur Lake, junior Emily Sipp completes the third race of the Fleet Feet Snowball series. Sipp had to run through a variety of weather conditions, but still got first female in the race.  “My feet were freezing, as I had just run through 6 inches of standing lake water,” Sipp said. “These race conditions were 45 degrees and 17 mph winds in my face, although I didn’t mind the freezing water too much–it made for a good story later.”

Junior Emily Sipp wins Fleet Feet Snowball Series

Zoe DeYoung, Staff Writer March 6, 2020

Running uphill as she nears the end of a five-mile race at Forest Park, junior Emily Sipp notices something bizarre: there are no other women on the pavement in front of her. Suddenly, yells from the crowd...

Are you thoroughly confused about snow days? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. We did the digging for you.

The facts you need to know about the new snow day make-up policy

Brinda Ambal, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief January 29, 2020

January is nearing its end, and we are already three snow days and one early dismissal in. The question of how many snow days we have left before make-up days are added floats unanswered around school...

Students react to changes in Parkway’s Snow Day Scheduling

Kyla Hatton, Sports Editor February 21, 2015
As winter weather hits, both late starts and snow days have become options for the administrators.
Bundle Up!

Bundle Up!

Bailey Rathert, Staff Blogger January 11, 2015
It’s that time of year in St. Louis, when the winter temperature drops from ‘Wow, I definitely need a coat’ to ‘Making us go to school in this weather is cruel and unusual punishment.'