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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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St. Louis’ history of racial discrimination and segregation has widely contributed to current inequities. Most of the issues that plague St. Louis-area schools are intricately interwoven into each other and the system. “History has helped us to get to where we are and there are certain things that have happened and beliefs that people have that continue to perpetuate things that are occurring. When I say systemic, it's not just about the one problem. All of our problems, in my opinion, are rooted in things that are occurring throughout our organization, our policies and our procedures,” Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Dr. Cartelia Lucas said.

The price of unequal education

Elizabeth Franklin, Editor-in-Chief February 9, 2024

Almost 70 years ago, on May 17, 1954, the landmark case of Brown v. The Board of Education was decided by the United States Supreme Court, deeming Plessy v. Ferguson’s “separate but equal” notion...

After his early graduation, senior Aaron Sims poses with his friends on his last day in St. Louis before moving to Atlanta. Seniors Tommy Wehrmeister, Jacob Jehling, Emily Kerber, Aaron Sims and Cameron Jehling spent a lot of winter break together celebrating Kerber’s birthday and Sims’ soon departure. “I was worried about making new friends [in Atlanta] because I had such a great group of friends in Missouri. I was worried about learning how to interact with other people, but it turned out to be pretty easy. I miss all of my friends back in Missouri. I was happy to be able to make new friends here,” Sims said.

Moving onto new adventures

Elle Rotter, Deputy Conceptual Editor-in-Chief January 31, 2023

With a house that sold fast and a plan to graduate early, senior Aaron Sims and his family decided to move to Atlanta at the end of Sims’ first semester as a senior.  Sims' top choice for college...

This photo illustration is inspired by the copious political attack ads plastered over all news and local stations in the St. Louis Metro area. These commercials exploit current event issues by using the biggest concerns to attract attention. "Marijuana is one [concern] in Missouri because they’re having a ballot issue. Illegal immigration and cutting taxes are the ones that Republicans use. The whole ‘[Republicans] being very right-wing and autocratic’ is [an issue ad] that you would see the Democrats doing. They’re all over the place depending on what the hot-button issue is," social studies department chair Jeffrey Chazen said.

They can’t be trusted

Elizabeth Franklin, Editor-in-Chief November 9, 2022

On televisions across St. Louis, the faces of Democratic Senate candidate Trudy Busch Valentine and Republican Senate candidate Eric Schmitt were familiar ones from August to November. One moment, Valentine...

A picture of the Arch in downtown St. Louis. Officially opened in 1965, the Gateway Arch is St. Louis’s most well-known landmark and described as the “Gateway to the West.”

Beyond the statistics

Elizabeth Franklin, Editor-in-Chief May 24, 2022

I grew up in the city of St. Louis until I was 11. I lived in the Old North neighborhood, a neighborhood particularly known for its community gardens and the famous Crown Candy kitchen. I would ride my...

People gather to see the exhibit at “Beyond Van Gogh: The immersive experience.”

Beyond Van Gogh review: An exhibit worth ‘Gogh-ing’ to

Emily Early and Anna Claywell January 13, 2022

Pulling up to the parking lot of the St. Louis Galleria, most would not expect to see an exhibit of Vincent van Gogh’s life stationed there for the winter. Packed into a tent on the Galleria Parkway...

"Imagine Dragons performing at the Ilosaarirock festival in Joensuu, Finland" by Tuomas Vitikainen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Photo used under Creative Commons Licenses.

Can’t miss winter concerts in St. Louis

Drew Boone, Staff Writer November 30, 2021

Even though the weather is getting cold, live music is heating up in the St. Louis area. For music lovers out there searching for concerts to attend, below you can find some of the biggest names in music...

Staff writer Maria Newton enjoys sushi at Wasabi Sushi Bar. Wasabi’s menu features options from California Rolls to Teriyaki Chicken and has been voted St. Louis’s best sushi by Sauce Magazine for the past 13 years. “I had no problem finishing off four sushi rolls with just a couple friends to help,” Newton said.

Five warming winter activities

Maria Newton and Dani Fischer January 31, 2018

Temperatures are dropping rapidly, school is ramping into second semester full-force, and life is beginning to get repetitive; between school, sports practice and work, it is the same thing every day. Sometimes,...

Upcoming Concerts in St. Louis

Sabrina Bohn, Managing Editor-in-Chief November 2, 2017

Concerts create some of the best memories—hearing songs you love live along with hundreds of other people who feel the same way is an inexplicable emotion. The problem is, I can’t count how many times...

Sophomore Allani Gordon, junior Joon Bang, senior Bersabeh Mesfin and sophomore principal Jen Sebold walk to the third summit, held in SLU’s cultural center. At that summit, they presented their diversity solutions to Edward Jones. “Every lesson we were taught, every project we did, I want to take that with me in my life and my journey and discover things about myself and how I can do good for the community and the world,” Mesfin said.

Gateway2Change summit motivates change

Dani Fischer, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF March 29, 2017

St. Louis has seen its fair share of race-based issues. Spurred by the events in Ferguson in 2014, many conversations about inequality in race, sexuality and religion have been brought to the surface....

Halloween decorations adorn Fort Collins backyards as well as St. Louis'.

This is Halloween

Sydney Kinzy, PHOTO EDITOR October 25, 2016
The search for the coolest Halloween events in St. Louis is on!