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The Empower Academy mural hangs next to the door to the Empower Academy on Sept. 8.  These murals are placed at the entrances to the new academies in PCMS.

Middle School Academies

Sidney Moss, Staff Reporter October 4, 2023

Late last year, Parkway Central Middle School announced their new academy system for students’ learning.  This change comes with new opportunities and challenges that middle school students, staff and...

Infographic by Maya Sagett.

Manifesting Mindfulness

Maya Sagett, Managing/Copy Editor October 4, 2023

As much as we like to think we have everything under control at all times, high school is a place where people’s stress thresholds begin to break. And that’s when the control starts to crumble, and...

English teacher Mattie Rudolph prepares for class during her hallway supervision time on Sept. 27  in the social studies commons. While it once was her plan time, she now needs to get her work done outside of the classroom.

Teacher Plan Time Reduced

Taylor Jesse, Staff Reporter October 4, 2023

Students may have noticed teachers begin to sit in the hallways “monitoring” during the time they used to spend in their classrooms. That’s because the teachers’ plan time has been cut in half....

Alexandria Elder, math teacher, grades students’ tests while serving her hall monitor duty in the “T” hallway. Teachers spend 90 minutes of their time supervising hallways.

New Year, New Rules

Sasha Smith, Staff Reporter October 4, 2023

Adapting to change can be a struggle for most people and as students continue into the semester, new rules are something everyone is trying to adjust to at school. From the freshmen who are learning the...

Junior Zoe Wang sings at the Cabaret Night.

A Night For The Books

Kriti Dhaduvai, Staff Reporter May 15, 2023

Hosted by the theater department, A Cabaret Night has been a classic Central get-together intended to celebrate and showcase the talents and creativity of the students expressed through the various fine...

Orchestra Director, Alicia Bont and orchestra students meet with Violision ensemble
members, Rupam Ghosh and Matt Pickart after an interactive workshop in Indian
Classical Music.

A Musical Journey To India

Kriti Dhaduvai, Staff Reporter May 12, 2023

On May the 4th, the audience of Orchestra’s spring concert was treated to a musical trip around the globe. This was a special concert held by Orchestra in order to celebrate dances from all over the...

Freshman Aiden Moon and Sophomore Asher Koh play at Carnegie Hall on April 6. They are the violin first chair and second chair, and they perform a duet together. Photo by Wooin Robinson.

Journey to Carnegie (Part II)

Esther Wang, Staff Writer May 12, 2023

Traveling and playing instruments are listed among the most pleasurable things, according to orchestra director Alicia Bont, and combining them together was even better. The Central orchestra took a trip...

Photo courtesy of Pixabay.

Attendance on Its Way Down

Maya Sagett, Features Editor May 12, 2023

If you’ve noticed that your classes have been a little quieter this year, you’re not alone. Some people may think it’s senioritis already manifesting in September, or maybe flu season has come a...

Parkway Deputy Superintendent Tiffany Holman-Besse works in her office in Parkway Administrative Center. Photo by Esther Wang.

District Cuts Teacher’s Plan Time

Esther Wang, Staff Writer May 12, 2023

On April 18, the building principals of all four high schools met with their staff members to confirm that teachers’ plan time will be cut short next school year. The policy could change Parkway high...

State Sen. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, introduces his bill opponents are labeling a Dont Say Gay bill before the Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee Tuesday. A thick stack of witness forms sits on the desk.

Bill Seeks to Hush LGBTQ+ Talking

Esther Wang, Staff Writer April 12, 2023

On Feb. 14, the Missouri Senate Bill 134 passed the Education and Workforce Development Committee and it is ready to be debated on the senate floor. It is one of the many proposed bills in Missouri that...

Photo of The Gateway Arch in St. Louis in celebration of our St. Louis News Whiplash Edition.

St. Louis: News Whiplash

Maya Sagett and Gabrielle Williams, Features Editor and Opinion Editor April 10, 2023

Reading news stories can be incredibly overwhelming. Sometimes it feels like only bad things are happening around the world. Bad news stories are important because they keep everyone informed and address...

Reyla Green delivering a monologue as Sadie, the titular character of Gee’s Bend.

Gee’s Bend: Black Resistance

Kriti Dhaduvai, Staff Reporter February 24, 2023

"Let us march on till victory is won.”  These poignant lyrics of the de facto Black National Anthem echo throughout Parkway Central Theatre’s production of Gee’s Bend. Repeated once more as the...

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