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The Student News Site of Parkway Central High School

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The Student News Site of Parkway Central High School

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Inclement weather strikes again: No classes Mar. 3

Inclement weather strikes again: No classes Mar. 3

Corral Staff
March 2, 2014

Following a day full of sleet and snow, Parkway has cancelled classes for Mar. 3.  With the streets remaining covered this evening, district officials decided to provide families time to prepare for students...

Juniors Natalie Dicker and Rosie Weber dealt with travel delays due to snow. “I sat in the airport and tried to reschedule flights the first day of the snow storm,” Dicker said. “Our connecting flight from Atlanta to St. Louis was canceled, and we were there alone without our parents. We were scared because we had to book everything for ourselves. It was definitely an experience that I’ll never forget."

Frozen: District decision-making tries not to leave students out in the cold

Corral Staff
February 19, 2014

[easyrotator]erc_34_1392838930[/easyrotator]Due to nights of snow and freezing temperatures, inclement weather has forced Parkway to close for seven and a half days (at time of press) in the 2013-14 school...

Mother nature strikes again: Classes canceled Jan. 21

Mother nature strikes again: Classes canceled Jan. 21

Corral Staff
January 21, 2014

Following a drastic change in temperature overnight, the combination of snow and freezing rain led to the Parkway Schools closure on Jan. 21.  This is the sixth snow day for the district this school year. ...

Let it snow: Parkway cancels classes Jan. 9

Let it snow: Parkway cancels classes Jan. 9

Corral Staff
January 7, 2014

UPDATE JAN. 9: After receiving yet another round of snow, the Parkway School District is closed on Jan. 9.  Students will now return to a C-Day on Friday, Jan. 10. Also, the Girls Basketball games...

Parkway adds late start and early release days to the 2013-2014 calendar. Photo by Jack Blethroad.

Students embrace late start and early release days

Corral Staff
October 31, 2013

It’s hard to deny the beauty of a day off school. Parkway has been relatively generous this year, sprinkling late start/early release combinations into the calendar. These back-to-back partial school...

As students accelerate through the curve, a tree, other cars in the lot, and the drivers' own vehicles obstruct their view. Drivers are not able to see students crossing the main lot's entrance. Photo by Brandon Weissman and Jason Sobelman

District over-stresses about Connecticut tragedy

Corral Staff
January 10, 2013

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...

District offers new health care classes

District offers new health care classes

Corral Staff
October 29, 2012

While the majority of students wait to start career training until college, 15 Parkway students received an early start when they signed up to take Parkway’s new medical class. “These classes allow...

District becomes greener with solar installations

Corral Staff
September 25, 2012

The ultimate question is “what would you do with a million dollars?” It is a hypothetical question people ask themselves and others about what they dream they could have someday. Now, the district...

French teacher Lori Turnage poses with her cans during Canstruction. Turnage's class won the food drive competition this year.

Can drive creates school-wide competition

Corral Staff
April 4, 2012

  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...

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