While anxious freshmen overwhelm themselves with numerous sports and activities, upperclassmen cannot help but watch and laugh. Seniors reminisce about the times that they too felt the obligation to...
Parkway Central High School has many student writers, but not all receive recognition for their work. For sophomore Elise Gibson, this is not the case. Gibson recently won first place in the Wednesday...
After teaching almost every English class available at Central, English teacher Denise Fischer plans on retiring after this year. Fischer has decided to spend her time as a consultant at a school in...
With so many organizations available to students, some groups go unheard of through the duration of the year. One of the clubs that flies under the radar is a group of student critics called the Cappies.
The...
At the end of the school year, Spanish teacher Nancy Wesselman is set to retire after 23 years of teaching at Parkway Central. After being inspired to teach Spanish as an elementary school student,...
Senior Joe Esstman’s recent haircut obsession has made him the talk of the school, but that’s not all he’s contributed this year. Esstman was put in a tough situation this past year....
As the school year comes to an end, some people take a moment to reflect on the year behind them. Parkway Central principal Tim McCarthy ends his first year here feeling successful.
“I think there’s...
The song goes, “row, row, row your boat,” but for the PCH students involved in the St. Louis Rowing Club, the song takes on a bit of a different tune. It would probably go more like “row,...
One-hundred and one minutes of Zac Efron on a giant screen doesn't sound too horrible to me. As it turns out, it was not horrible at all. “The Lucky One,” starring Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling hit...
Recently, the Invisible Children campaign, Kony 2012, dominated Facebook and Twitter. Kony 2012 is a campaign to raise awareness of the injustices of Joseph Kony. Kony kidnaps children from their homes...
Do not be mistaken: Beyonce is not in the building. However, senior Destiny Akins is considered by many to be just as talented. Akins has dedicated many of her years to the arts. Akins was involved in...
Whether close friends with him or not, almost everyone at Central is familiar with Jonathan Rembold’s friendly face and attitude.
Rembold has an easy-going spirit and fulfills leadership positions...
After spending the last 40 years of her life teaching in the district, English teacher Teresa Mullins will retire at the end of the school year.
Mullins has taught freshmen and sophomore regular...
After dedicating 34 years of service to Central students, art teacher Steven Warren is retiring after this school year. While his main classes during his time here have been Design Arts, Ceramics,...
The Olympic Triathlon leads off with a 0.93 mile swim followed by a 25 mile bike ride. Ending the race to the finish is a 6.2 mile run, and to say that athletes are exhausted upon its completion is an...
For more than 50 years, the Parkway School District has employed the traditional method of class rank to acknowledge student accomplishments at graduation. The system recognizes those who have compiled...
Check out the Featured Films!
If you’re interested in movies but need to find your fan base, the Parkway Digital Film Festival is for you. This annual event shows films that students of all...
One of personable character and leadership, Zach Carel is a role model for what Parkway Central strides students to become. Not only do his athletics reveal great talent on the field, but also the...
Senior Zach Biggs has made his name known in Central history with his amazing athletic performance over the four years at central. His 6’ 7” stature has made him one of the most dominating athletes...
Many graduates move on to make a difference in their communities, sometimes even at a global scale. Andrew Peace, a member of the 2007 graduating class, does just that.
Peace is the country co-director...
Library week has arrived. The preschoolers at our school went to the library to be read to and to get accustomed to the library atmosphere. If students check books out of the library this week, they are...
Central's improv team, Flyspace, supplied laughs at their show during academic lab. The theme of the show was composers versus decomposers, with the group split into two teams. The composer team brought...
Many students, myself included, have experienced scoldings for “dawdling instead of studying.” However, neurologists are backing up the students. Their research has given importance to something once...
A good movie will have a few good quotes, but a truly memorable movie can be referenced in many different situations. Here is what Central thinks is some of the most quoteable movies.
Mean Girls (2004) Freshman...
Once an issue hits the press and has been distributed throughout the school, the newspaper staff quickly gets back to work and begins planning the next month’s paper. Arguably, the most tedious and controversial...
It is no secret that technology dominates a large portion of our lives as students. Research shows that most students who attempt to go a full twenty-four hours without technology fail to resist technology...
In general, movies that originated from books disappoint many readers due to the obvious plot changes. However, “The Hunger Games” managed to present many of the necessary elements of the book...
“May the odds be ever in your favor.” The odds of enjoying “The Hunger Games” film adaptation of the first book in the popular trilogy by Suzanne Collins were in fact, in the audience’s favor....
American Idol...the original reality singing competition breeding the best of the best up and coming stars from Kelly Clarkson to Carrie Underwood. But by season 11 it might be time to...
After winter fades, groups from various campus organizations come together to brighten up the school during Spring Clean. The primary objective of the project is to beautify the school and provide a better...
In late February and early March, the food drive took over almost every classroom in the school. Students rolled large plastic bins overflowing with cans from classroom to classroom twice...
Twenty-four hours without technology doesn’t seem like a huge challenge. It’s only one day, right? However, the hands on the clock rotate a lot slower when you can’t depend on television, the...
News and sports reporters are supposed to be ethical, professional, and politically correct, but some reporters are tainting the journalism profession career.
A New York Knicks radio host used the phrase...
A 29-foot-tall sign calls your name as you wander down the sidewalks of the Delmar Loop. You can almost smell the popcorn as you approach the old fashion box office embroidered with Hollywood-esque...
The classic blackouts at Central are raved about during football and basketball games, but unheard of during spring sports. The electrifying pep rallies cover every sport season, except for spring. The...
Student Council representatives came around to ac labs for round two of the food drive today. Today students were encouraged to bring cans of meat to support the cause. Student council representatives...
The clanking of cans dropping into plastic bins signals the start of the annual Food Drive at Central. Student Council oversees the operation that gives incentive for supporting a good cause....
The girls swimming and diving team made a splash this season. Particularly, one of the divers, junior Katie McKinstry, broke both the six-dive meet and 11-dive meet school records this season alone while...
PCH TV members senior Katie Hynes, junior Ryan Fidel, and junior Jordan Nathanson celebrate after wrapping up filming the new introduction video on a sunny day.
