Honors and AP classes are meant to be difficult. They are supposed to challenge students. They aren’t supposed to be an easy choice to take. And when the course load becomes too much to handle, some...
To drink: to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it. Simple enough, I would say. But, a simple nondescript verb has now taken on a specific function. That function is alcohol. Alcohol...
The Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy has brought significant and unwanted attention to every school across the country. Districts are feeling the pressure to step up security and other safety measures to...
For the normal teenager, every place they go they make a mess and never clean it up. Cleaning up their room, picking up clothes around the house, or throw away their trash after eating a meal are all...
In order to provide a brief distraction from the stress of finals and celebrate the season in general, the National Art Honors Society, NAHS, decorates the school’s windows each year with figures and...
It does more harm than good when students are forced to cram hundreds of facts and tidbits into their heads the night before finals. It is times like these where scheduling can have a crucial impact on...
High school students that play sports should not be required to take a Physical Education course. I run cross country in the fall, condition all winter, and run track in the spring. It’s a waste of space...
With winter weather comes different opportunities for outdoor as well as indoor activities. Whether it’s making hot chocolate and watching movies, or going ice skating with a group of friends, this...
Starting next semester, Parkway has decided to bring drug dogs into all of the district’s high schools. While drug dogs may be effective in controlling drug issues on campuses, the payoff of the detection...
Friends, family, nonexistent pets, I bid you farewell. We are fast approaching what the Mayan calendar calls the end of the world. Whether you believe this “myth” or not, it brings up a lot of good...
When a school has pride in itself, it is able to gather as a community and everyone is able to feel welcomed. The school provides the opportunity to make everyone feel like they’re a part of something,...
What started off as a quick survey of the student body’s perspective on bullying turned into a hat full of anonymous note cards with shocking pleas to stop bullying. Our staff set out to bring awareness...
