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Jordyn Gegg pointing to the slide show during the presentation to the panel.

Repairing a National Monument

Abby Prywitch, Editor-in-Chief
December 11, 2020

High school students are always working through hypothetical problems, but a group of Parkway Central students got the chance to solve a real life problem involving one of St. Louis’s most famous landmarks. Every...

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...

Hudson Cockerham (9) works with his teammate Lateef  Barrett (9) to perfect his wrestling moves.

Quick with their moves and quick with their minds

Andrew Staggenborg, Reporter
November 24, 2020

During, COVID-19 practices are different from previous years. Wrestling is a contact sport and the team would usually be on the mats practicing moves, but this year it is all about getting in shape. ...

Why is it important to support black-owned businesses?

Why is it important to support black-owned businesses?

Maddie Hewgley, Reporter
October 18, 2020

The deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor brought renewed attention to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement this summer. With an issue systemically rooted and centuries old, young...

Boys swimmers swimming laps on the first day of practice.

Six Boys Swim and Dive Members have Already Qualified for State

Abby Prywitch, Editor-in-Chief
October 11, 2020

Joey Stecher, junior diver, along with two other divers have already qualified for state early on in the swim and dive season. Stecher qualified at an 11-dive meet and he has an unofficial qualifying score...

Phenomenal Pikaard

Phenomenal Pikaard

Alex Maisenhelder, Online Manager
October 10, 2020

Matt Pikaard is the Latin teacher here at Parkway Central and has been for the last six years and the Latin teacher at Parkway North for four years before that. En route to becoming a Latin teacher, Pikaard...

Freshman, Ellie Sioumcas on a bike ride with friend on  May 1, 2020.

Lesson Learned

Brie Williams, Reporter
October 9, 2020

It’s no secret that 2020 has been different from every other year we’ve lived through. At first the WWIII memes rolled in, then the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant silenced the world. The...

High school schedule for quarter two in the 2020-2021 school year by Tim McCarthy.

Parkway School Board Makes a Final Decision

Emma Li, Reporter
October 1, 2020

On Sept. 29, hundreds of viewers sat down in their homes to watch the live streaming of the long awaited Parkway Board meeting discussing plans for a return to school in person. After much debate and discussion,...

Dexter Wong goes to his fifth grade class at Shenandoah Valley Elementary online. "I would really like going back to school," he said. "It’s like we all probably took it for granted until it was gone." Photo by Ann Wong.

Parkway School Board Leans Toward Hybrid Learning

Emma Li, Reporter
September 25, 2020

Green Trails Elementary Principal Rene Sommers has been working diligently to stay connected to her students. Last summer, as she was delivering supplies to her students’ homes, it was yet another blow...

Here is a screenshot from the game day event. Photo courtesy of Nicole Voss.

Club Meetings go virtual

Gabby Abowitz, Photo Editor and Art Director
September 25, 2020

Even though the first quarter of school at Parkway Central has been virtual, extracurricular activities and school clubs haven’t let that stop them and have continued to meet on Zoom.  PCH players...

Supreme Court Jusitice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attends a public conversation at the University of Chicago on September 9, 2019, in Chicago.

News in review: Week of Sept. 25

Alex Maisenhelder, Online Manager
September 25, 2020

In the past week, there have been few headlines grabbing as much attention as the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the trial for the officers involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor. Louisville officers...

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft talks about voting options for the November general election on Monday at a press conference with Mayor Brian Treece at City Hall.

Seniors: How to register to vote and cast your vote amidst a pandemic

Maddie Hewgley, Reporter
September 25, 2020

With an election less than 40 days away, the deadline to register is rapidly approaching. In light of the pandemic, class of 2021 seniors are not only void of the opportunity of a school voter drive, but...

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