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Symphonic orchestra students and band students performed together during the spring concert on April 30. Spring concert usually features a full orchestra performance.  This year, the orchestra and band performed “Singin’ in the Rain” and “Danse Macabre” together.

A Mishmash of Music History

Esther Wang, Design & Feature Editor
May 16, 2025

Imagine a concert that unites the Beatles lovers and Romantic composition fans, performing music that encompasses the long trajectory of music history. This vision of cross-genre music performances materialized...

Thank You Seniors '25

Thank You Seniors ’25

Esther Wang, Design & Feature Editor
May 12, 2025

Brandon Franck works with Fharoah Harmon (9) in Construction Technology on Feb. 13

Constructing hobbies

M. Kelkhoff, Guest Reporter
May 9, 2025

Brandon Franck is a kind and supportive high school teacher. He does a variety of hobbies: mainly rock climbing, construction, and robotics. Franck became interested in teaching when he was in high school. “I...

Sophomore Lilato Hunt works on video projects in Broadcast and Production on May 6

Training for her dream job

Sophia Patel, Guest Reporter
May 9, 2025

Everyone knows the feeling of taking your parents' phone and pretending to film for your 10 million subscribers. Lilato Hunt (10) has made that her reality. Hunt has recently accumulated 12.7k followers...

Jeff Baumgarten (10) traverses through an obstacle.

Navigating through obstacles

Landon Chen, Editor-In-Chief
May 9, 2025

Sophomore Jeff Baumgarten is a Ninja. Not in a literal sense, but Baumgarten competes in the Ninja Warrior sport.  “Ninja Warrior is a new high-intensity obstacle sport. Seen on American Ninja Warrior...

Macey Heimburger reads her music to prepare for the next song at the Orchestra concert on April 30.

Conducting Her Own Path

Amanda Arst, Sports Editor
May 9, 2025

While most freshmen are trying to figure out where their classes are, junior Macey Heimburger was counting her courses to see if she could graduate early. Is it possible to graduate as a junior, Heimburger...

Jeff Baumgarten (10) navigates through an obstacle during competition

Navigating through obstacles

Landon Chen, Editior-In-Chief
April 15, 2025

 Sophomore Jeff Baumgarten is a Ninja. Not in a literal sense, but Baumgarten competes in the Ninja Warrior sport. "Ninja Warrior is a new high-intensity obstacle sport. Seen on American Ninja Warrior...

Charlotte Elsensohn (12) and Chance McCline (12) who portrayed Lady Macbeth and Macbeth, respectivley, act on stage at Parkway Central’s production of “Macbeth” on Feb. 22.

Behind the Velvet Curtain

Diego Pérez Palomino, Managing Editor
April 15, 2025

For four years, senior Charlotte Elsensohn has dedicated herself to the theater department, growing both as an actress and an individual. In the latest production of Macbeth, she took on the demanding...

Siddhanth Vijaykumar (10) and Ethan Lau (10) modify their robot ahead of robotic state championship on March 9.

Gearing Up for Championship

Esther Wang, Design & Feature Editor
April 4, 2025

In the room down the science hallway, every Tuesday and Thursday after school, much metal noises and laughter could be heard. Opening up the door, metal plates and screws scattered on the floor, while...

Mike Wang and Stephen Curry, a NBA basketball player, posing for a picture

Mike Wang: NBA 2K Developer and PCHS Alumnus

Julia Enz, Staff Reporter
April 4, 2025

Mike Wang, a Parkway Central High School alumnus, has become a leading figure in the world of video games as the Gameplay Director for Visual Concepts, a leading video game development company known for...

The initial message TikTok displayed when users opened TikTok on Jan. 19. Photo by Hannah Bierman

Contradictions of TikTok’s Banning

Hannah Bierman, Reporter
February 21, 2025

Following the shutdown of TikTok in America, many continued to reflexively open the app. But less than 24 hours after the ban, the pop-up explaining that TikTok cannot operate on US devices was replaced...

Sophomore Luke Culpepper sits in class on his phone.

The situation with screen time

Ari Bernstein, Staff Reporter
February 21, 2025

Whether it’s on our wrists, in our pockets, or in our ears, Apple products have played an essential role in our daily lives. Since the release of the first iPhone in 2007 the concept of having a computer...

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