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Senior director Nicole Lindberg oversees a rehearsal on March 11, 2021. Both taking part in and watching one acts directed by seniors in the past inspired her to create a high-energy show.

One Chance in One Act

Emma Li, Reporter March 30, 2021

In a less than ideal last year of high school, senior Nicole Lindberg is still spreading joy to those around her. The directing class is limited to seniors only, and is the epitome of high school theatre...

Expecting “Echoes”

Emma Li, Reporter March 30, 2021

Creation comes in many forms, whether it is through visual or performing art. However, Chris Stout’s creative writing class is hidden within the halls of the English department, and is bursting with...

Illustration by Emma Li.

COVID Couture

Emma Li, Reporter March 4, 2021

People throughout history have long used clothing to express themselves, and very little has changed during this time. Masks and leisurewear are the standard uniform these days, while people fantasize...

Cockrell, smiling and wearing his football jersey, stands on the Central field in 1998.

From gang recruit to Teacher of the Year

Maddie Hewgley, Reporter February 25, 2021

Parkway Central High School alumnus Darrion Cockrell is currently riding the high off of his most recent success - Missouri 2021 Teacher of the Year. Cockrell is a P.E. teacher at Crestwood Elementary...

Staggenborg’s American family celebrates the holidays. Photo courtesy of Staggenborg family.

From Ukraine to St. Louis

Gabby Abowitz, Photography editor and Art Director February 23, 2021

Andrew Staggenborg (12) may look like an average high school senior. In reality, Staggenborg has faced many obstacles to get where he is today. From birth until the age of 13, Staggenborg lived in Ukraine,...

Binoj values chess as an everyday hobby. Every loss is just another way to learn something about how to improve, Binoj said. I think that’s the biggest thing you can learn from playing games. Photo by Emma Li.

A Queen in a Game of Kings

Emma Li, Reporter February 23, 2021

Soft spoken and kind, sophomore Gaayathri Binoj, Gaaya to most, is a person who can get along with anyone, and sees the good in everyone. But even a warmhearted person can find a way to open their...

Airplane seats on the Kim’s international flight to South Korea.

Combatting Corona in Korea

Sydney Stahlschmidt, Copy Editor February 19, 2021

Junior Kevin Kim is trying to get into a normal routine for the third quarter, but it’s a little different for him because he’s attending virtual classes from a completely different time zone...in...

Spanish teacher Dan Kelty poses for a picture outside of his classroom.

World traveler and profe

Abby Prywitch, Editor-in-Chief February 19, 2021

Before coming to teach at Parkway Central, longtime Spanish teacher Dan Kelty taught in multiple countries around the world. Kelty taught for a year in Mexico, Venezuela and Slovakia. Kelty had different...

Foreign exchange student Tomas Canals poses for a picture under the St. Louis Arch. One thing Canals misses about living in Spain is being able to walk everywhere. In St.Louis you can go to the pharmacy, the bank, the post office, and to a restaurant and never get out of your car, Canals said.

The exchange must go on

Abby Prywitch, Editor-in-Chief February 19, 2021

The pandemic has cancelled a lot of things, but exchange student Tomas Canals did not let COVID-19 stop him from traveling all the way from Spain to the United States. It was not an easy process, and they...

Creating art one step at the time

Creating art one step at the time

Andrew Staggenborg, Reporter January 14, 2021

  During COVID-19  in the second quarter of the Fall 2020 semester, some students started the class “Let’s Create Together/ Art Mentor. ”. This class is an opportunity for general education...

The color guard and marching band perform together at a football game on Oct. 7, 2020. “My favorite part would have to be waking up early in the morning with everyone else and just getting there
early to watch the sun rise while doing a bunch of other stuff with the band and everything,” freshman Anastasia Lindholm said.

Color Guard Pushes On

Emma Li, Reporter November 29, 2020

From the far corner of the room, two large flags fly up into the air, the fabric rippling as it gracefully plunges down as it is caught, once again, in experienced hands. This was the sight that caught...

Graphic by Abby Prywitch.

Thanksgiving celebrations during a pandemic

Abby Prywitch, Editor-in-Chief November 25, 2020

Celebrating Thanksgiving might look different for some families this year due to COVID-19. This year, families have had to make tough decisions on what they want to do in regards to their Thanksgiving...

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