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Parkway Central High School 369 N. Woods Mill Road, Chesterfield, MO 63017 Volume 59, Issue 1, Oct. 10, 2014

pg. 3 Teachers, students respond to new email pg. 19 Sports conferences realign in St. Louis county

DIVIdED The events in Ferguson have sparked a reaction in St. Louis and across the nation.

What about us? pg. 12

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“We all found a place that feels like home even when it’s across the world.”

- junior Josh Mannis pg. 11

Group visits Israel in midst of conflict pg. 11

Staff, students participate in ALS Ice Bucket Challenge pg. 4 Electronic cigarettes become trend pg. 5 Men’s fall fashion styles and buys pg. 15 Top 10 reasons to play a school sport pg. 23

How To with Harley pg. 17

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Junior bowls competitively pg. 18

Soccer fields global roster pg. 20

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Oct. 10, 2014 Do you like the new Google Drive and Gmail through Parkway?

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District News in Brief Parkway Ranked

All four Parkway Schools were ranked among “America’s Top High Schools” for the second year in a row.

Each school was also included on the list for the top 15 schools in Missouri.

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No (29%) 1-3 Times a Week (43%)

Out of 130 students surveyed, 38 said they did not like the new Parkway and Gmail Drive and 92 said that they did.

Send! District rolls out new Google email KAYLA BENJAMIN Staff Writer

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ew Google Drive and Gmail Parkway accounts were put into effect this year as a way to help students and teachers.

“I like how it keeps everything organized and easier for you to communicate back and forth with the teacher,” junior Keisand Bobo said.

Despite the change in email accounts, many teachers and students are in favor of the new emails. Some students say that the Drive provides a good way to stay organized, as well as making it easier to contact teachers and other students.

“I like that when you type in a person’s last name and their first initial then their email comes up, so you get to know everyone’s email,” sophomore Amy An said. “This cuts the confusing aspect of passing emails back and forth between members out of group projects.”

Some students say the Gmail is convenient because it keeps school-related messages separate from personal ones.

“This way, whenever I want to email a teacher and my teacher emails me back, it keeps my own private email rather clean because I have that email used for colleges,” senior Jason Nguyen said. “When you get into the higher grades, a lot of colleges start sending you stuff, so your inbox gets filled up pretty quickly.”

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Out of 130 students surveyed, 16 said they never or almost never used new Parkway and Gmail Drive, and five said that they used it more than three times a day.

no longer send emails to teacher from their personal addresses.

“What I sort of do not like is that you must sign in and use that email and that email only when you want to contact a teacher,” Nyugen said.

Teachers dislike this technicality as well. It makes it more troublesome for students to send them messages.

The new rule is “going to take some getting used to,” English teacher Mrs. Andrea Anderson said.

Teachers also find it inconvenient that they cannot send messages to students through personal email addresses they had set up for class.

“It’s a hassle that we can only communicate with students via our Parkway email addresses and not our old personal email addresses,” science teacher Mr. Adam Bergeron said.

Some teachers use the new Drive more than others, and for different purposes. Teachers said they consider it an important asset to science classes such as physics and biology, while English and math classes find it less useful.

Teacher comfort with Google Drive can influence how much they use it in their class.

“I’ve been using Google docs for about five years, so it’s great that the school has finally caught up to what I’ve been doing,” Bergeron said. “It wasn’t that much of a change, outside of just changing the email addresses.”

For other teachers, the new system is a bigger change.

“It’s just different,” Anderson said.

Teachers can use shared folders as a way to send out documents as well as for students to turn in work.

“I can send a whole group email to a class, whereas before, that wasn’t even really an option,” Anderson said.

With the new system, teachers can now link their emails to other devices.

“Now when someone sends me an email, I get an alert on my phone, which we couldn’t do with our old email addresses,” Bergeron said.

Another advantage teachers enjoy is having quick access to student contact information through Drive.

“I like that I can easily look up my students’ email addresses,” math teacher Ms. Hannah Worman said. “It makes it easy to communicate if I need to.”

Proposition S on ballot

The Parkway School Board voted on May 7th for a $94 million bond issue to be put on the Nov. 4 ballot. The main areas this bond will address are student safety, security and health, school maintenance, repairs and renovations, middle school science labs, and technology.

At Central High, the repairs are as follows (information from the district Proposition S releases): - Replace exterior door security access systems - Replace classroom door locks for improved security - Replace aged fire alarm systems for improved safety and code requirements - Replace analog security cameras - Relocate aged overhead electrical lines to underground and remove power poles - Replace four air handling units - Add air conditioning to Gym B and Gym C - Replace aged air handling unit in boiler room 210 - Replace nine aged rooftop HVAC units - Replace 16 aged roof sections - Replace five aged exterior stadium doors

Amendment Three on ballot

If approved by voters, the amendment would tie student performance directly to teacher evaluations and be used for hiring, firing and promotion of teachers.

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Ice bucket challenge raises awareness HANNA WHITEHOUSE News Editor

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tudents dunk buckets of ice cold water on their friends, children soak their parents, teams splash coolers of water on their coaches or teammates- all to raise awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

“It spreads awareness by informing people that ALS is out there,” junior Dominic Marren said. “The Ice Bucket Challenge is important because it raises money to find a cure.”

For the past couple of months an epidemic of people taking part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has spread throughout the country, with participants ranging from students to celebrities.

The challenge is designed to raise awareness about ALS and generate money to find a cure.

“It spread fast because of all the influence from celebrities who did it,” Marren said.

Marren, who was nominated by senior Austin Sellinger to do the challenge nominated his friends junior Aaron Graham, and senior Issiah Tate through Facebook. Prior to completing the challenge, Marren donated $10 to the cause.

“It was cold, but it was worth it for a good cause,” Marren said.

The general rules of the ALS ice bucket chal- The dance team and the band participate in the ALS ice bucket challenge together on the track, after the first varsity football game on Aug. 23. “The ice bucket challenge lenge are that a person who is nominated has 24 is really all about spreading the word about ALS,” senior band member Joel Broddon said. “If we can get the word out to even a few more people, then we succeed.” Photo hours to be dunked with ice cold water. Next, courtesy of Joel Broddon. he or she must post of picture or video of this to dump a bucket of ice on the number. some form of social media and nominate three more people. your head, it makes people wonder why you’re doing it, and “It is a very big success on social media, so it is spreading If a nominee fails to complete this, he or she must donate then look into ALS if they don’t know anything about it. It’s awareness with each person who does it,” junior Katie Heitz $100 to the ALS foundation. really important that people are aware about what ALS is, since said.

“It’s a good way to spread awareness because everyone is Many participants also donate a small amount of money or there is no known cure and cause.” on social media and it spreads faster that way.” the of “likes” they get on their video or picture equivalent to However, Schwartz is concerned that with all the commoHeitz was influenced by a video she watched about a man tion over the ice bucket itself, people will overlook the meaning who had ALS and how the disease affected his life. behind the challenge.

“The video was really sad and touching,” Heitz said. “It is a “I think it’s a good way to spread awareness quickly and horrible disease that needs to be know about.” everywhere, but I’m afraid that people don’t care that the chalALS is a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal lenge is about ALS and just want to pour water on their head,” cord. Degeneration of these nerve cells eventually leads to Schwartz said. death. Sophomore Jake Schwartz related his experience of the Although the challenge has spread a significant amount of ice bucket challenge as a representation of the disease. awareness, some participants are concerned that it will not have “When I did the challenge I felt frozen in place but my mind a long lasting effect. still worked,” Schwartz said. “The significance is to somewhat “I thinks it’s a good way to spread awareness for a few get the sensation of what ALS feels like.” months, but once the challenge dies down, people will most Schwartz was nominated by sophomore Casey Goodman likely start to forget about ALS,” Marren said. and choose to nominate sophomores Kyle Folsom, and Mary Rothrock, for the ice bucket challenge.

“I think that it spread so quickly because it’s an easy challenge that anyone can do,” Schwartz said.

Another way the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was done in a large group. The marching band did the challenge after being nominated by Parkway North’s marching band.

“As soon as we got done playing our fight song, we all went down to the track, grabbed our popcorn buckets full of ice water, and after the countdown we poured it over ourselves,” senior band member Joel Broddon said.

The band carried out the ice bucket challenge on the track after the first varsity football game. Afterwards, they nominated the cheerleaders, show band and choir members.

Check out Corral News Online at parkwaynews.net/ “ALS isn’t discussed a lot, especially since the course of the disease is so sad for the families afcorral for a PCHtv look at Mr. Dan Kelty’s soaking fected by it and the people who are diagnosed with situation and who he nominated for the challenge.

Senior Yun Jun soaks herself with cold water to promote the ALS ice bucket it,” Rennard said. “Even though it’s pretty silly to challenge. Photo courtesy of Yun Jun.

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Some students turn to electronic cigarettes, but long-term consequences are not yet known

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more types of e-cigs, and they do not all have the same levels of nicotine.

“Certain gas stations sell ones that have a certain n just one year, from 2011 to 2012, e-cigarette amount of nicotine in them, they’re like disposable (“e-cigs” for short) use among middle and high e-cigs,” Matt said. schoolers nearly doubled, with Central students While these e-cigs are able to be thrown away after seemingly following the trend. short usage, that doesn’t make them any healthier for “I started getting calls from administrators consumption. probably at the start of last school year in the fall of “The thing is disposable e-cigs are much worse for 2013, saying a student pulled it out in class or a bus you because they’re made by tobacco companies, so driver saying a student is using it on the bus,” Mr. they’re legally able to put more chemicals in them,” Michael Barolak, coordinator of student discipline and Alex said. “Whenever you use those (they’re called alternative programs for the district said. cigalikes) and the nicotine heats up, the heated part is E-cigs are a hot topic as researchers worry that so close to the battery you get partial battery acid when e-cigs could lead to you inhale, so those are much nicotine addiction or be a worse than the ones that contain gateway to tobacco prodjuice.”

Once I got my e-cig I could, ucts, as about 90 percent E-cigs are illegal to buy for one, use it anywhere I needed of smokers pick up the children under the age of 18, habit as teenagers, accordto, two, it wasn’t harmful to yet they are able to be used for ing to the Federal Center those 16 and above. At the same people around me and three, for Disease Control and time, Barolak says Parkway must it was better for me than an Prevention through the consider their effect in schools, actual pack of cigarettes.

Washington Post. where they are prohibited.

Results are not con- Matt “People have said to me, ‘If clusive about their use they aren’t illegal, then why are or their consequences, we banning them?” Barolak said. leading to more questions “I think our schools think they can be disruptive. If than answers: Are they safe? Can they really help longthere is a kid lighting up in the middle of chemistry, term smokers quit? Why do they contain things like that wouldn’t be conducive to the learning environpropylene glycol and vegetable glycerin? ment.”

Alex*, an e-cig user, gives a full explanation of why Barolak said that the district has to be conscious such ingredients are added. of the changes in student behaviors in determining “A lot of people assume that since PG is contained appropriate policies. For instance, the Food and Drug in antifreeze, it must be horrible for you, but the thing Administration has noticed the spike in middle and is PG is put in antifreeze to make it less harmful on the high school users and have begun to set regulations body,” Alex said. “The VG is synthesized, completely against using them. made of vegetable juice and syrup, opposed to a cigaParkway’s standards regarding e-cigs and tobacco rette with thousands of chemicals.” were altered recently in an effort to respond to the While the PG and VG seem safe for consumption, change student habits. tar is another ingredient the making of the e-cig that “The Parkway rules were added into our policy in causes health concerns.

April of 2014, which covers any illegal substances or to“The tar they describe with cigarettes is residue bacco products. Electronic cigarettes, smoking devices from things being burned, but with the e-cig, nothing and smoking paraphernalia are also prohibited from is being burned, so the only residue created is carbon school property or school-sponsored activities,” Barolak residue,” Alex said. “It doesn’t stick to lungs or create said. emphysema. It excretes the air that you breathe, makWhile the district is equating the use of e-cigs with ing it much safer on the lungs and the body.” the use of other traditional tobacco products, other While the vapor-releasing e-cig seems safer than tra- community members note a positive side of e-cig use is ditional cigarettes, the nicotine levels and whether or the potential decrease in cigarette and tobacco users. not it factors into what people consume when inhaling “It really has cut down the amount I used to smoke, e-cigs leaves many experts uncertain of the health risks because I used to smoke a lot,” Matt said. “But once I of of e-cigs. got my e-cig I could, one, use it anywhere I needed to, “E-cigs provide youth and adults with a safer possitwo, it wasn’t harmful to people around me and three, bility of a non-carcinogenic source of nicotine,” Matt*, it was better for me than an actual pack of cigarettes.” an e-cig user, said. “Almost any concerns being present- contributing reporting by Matt Frischer ed about them are due to the lack of information about *Student sources in this article are current Parkway Central students. them, or the tobacco companies themselves, who are Their names have been changed to protect their identities. Both the accustomed to having no competition.” reporters of and sources in this article are of age to use and photoMatt acknowledges, however, that there are now Ashley Wright Staff Writer

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Electronic Cigarettes - Use a lithium battery - Cost less than a cigarette habit - Release vapors instead of toxic chemicals - Contain fewer chemicals - No definitive research on long-term effects

Traditional Cigarettes - 480,000 people die prematurely in the United States from smoking cigarettes or being exposed to secondhand smoke -Can cause cancer in the mouth, lungs, stomach and throat -Contain lead which can cause brain damage Sources: ecigalternative.com, stopcancerfund.org

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Spirit Show-Off

Senior Shea McCullough gets escorted by her parents down the football field during half time at the Homecoming football game. McCullough was named Homecoming Queen during the dance on Sept. 20. “I was really surprised I won Homecoming queen, McCullough said. “It was pretty cool it happened my senior year too, it will definitely something I will remember.” Photo by Emily Schenberg.

Homecoming provides week of festivities

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Striving for a victory, freshman Parker Gold struggles to hang on during a tug of war game on Sept. 16. The freshmen ended up losing to the junior class and coming in last place overall during the Homecoming Games. Photo by Piper Rother.

Science teacher Mr. Jon Gunasingham shows off his dance moves with business teacher Mrs. Sarah Lueken and math teachers Ms. Heather Beal and Mrs. Janell Byrd during the pep rally on Sept. 19. Photo by Kate McNeal The senior class battles the sophomores in a tug of war game on Sept. 16 for the Homecoming games.

The seniors went on to defeat the junior class to take the victory. Photo by Piper Rother.

Head Coach Mark Goldenberg accepts the Mayor’s Cup after defeating Parkway West 22-6.

Photo by Matthew Gibbs.

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Junior Quinn Conlisk carries junior Kristen Stolte as part of the Homecoming fashion show. Photo by Emily Schenberg

Showing off her halftime routine, senior Lexie Winter performs with the dance team. Photo by Kate McNeal.

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Sophomore Tori Strege performs the color guard halftime routine alongside the band during the pep assembly on Sept. 19. Photo by Kate McNeal.

Senior cheerleaders Rosie Weber and Caroline Fenton cheer alongside Sparklers Alex Silvestri and Victoria Wright. “I love getting to work with the Sparklers they are great to cheer with because they are always so happy and understanding,” Weber said.“My favorite part would be coming up with the cheers and getting to work with them one on one.” Photo

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Dressed as Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc, freshman Alyssa Kendrick carries freshman David Diaz dressed as Boo during the Homecoming fashion show on Sept. 14 in the commons.

Senior Michael Slater rushes the ball for a touchdown against Parkway West during the Homecoming game on Sept. 19. The Colts defeated the Longhorns 27-6.

Photo by Emily Schenberg.

Junior Trasean Stepney performs with the High Steppers during the Homecoming pep assembly on Sept. 19. Photo

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Senior Jacqueline Ihnat runs through an obstacle course while texting on Sept. 19, during the pep rally. The purpose was to raise awareness of texting while driving and how that endangers the lives of people. Photo by Kate McNeal.

Taking the field at halftime, band members junior Brian Craig, senior Jacob Parmley, sophomore Morgan Schwartz and freshman Jake Burstein march during the Homecoming game against Parkway West on Sept. 19. Photo by Emily Schenberg.

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Dirt bikers seek adventure off roads HANNA WHITEHOUSE News Editor

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hile many athletes compete for school teams, there are some adventurous students who participate in dirt biking, a sport that extends far beyond school

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“I like the ability to hit a trail and ride terrain that my car can’t go on,” junior Greg Andert said. “It”s fun to race people, and try to max out my motorcycle.”

Andert first got his start with dirt biking at a camp, which included a farm with a built-in track and grass to fall on.

“It came pretty natural to me because I could ride a bike pretty well,” Andert said.

At 11 years old, Andert was taught the basics of dirt biking by the father of his friend, sophomore Nathan Burlis.

“Mr. Burlis taught me almost everything I know,” Andert said. “He taught by example and isn’t afraid to scream at me on a narrow trail to hint to me that I am going too slow.”

Andert typically rides in large group of other friends who are

Junior Greg Andert uses a GoPro to take pictures of his view of the trail.“A typical day dirt biking begins at ten when we load up and arrive at the track,”Andert said.“Then we gear up, and go adventuring or ride a track. I usually smash into a tree or hit a random rock and crash. Then we go home when the sun begins to go down.”Photo courtesy of Greg Andert.

experienced and able to give him advice as he progresses.

“Usually after a crash, I get a 30-second lesson from a friend on why I shouldn’t have hit that tree,” Andert said.

Crashing into trees and rocks is not unusual while dirt biking. Andert said he has returned home from a day on the trails with scrapes, bruises, burns and headaches. Once he even smashed his shin into a footpeg.

“But other than that, no injuries to report,” Andert said.

Despite the crashes, Andert is content with the improvements he has made. When he first started, he could only keep up with the others for 5 feet, but since then he has increased this distance to 100 feet.

“I like the freedom of being able to learn and go at my own pace,” Andert said.

Andert typically rides six times a year at St. Joseph’s state park, Lets Go Nuts or at a private track about an hour away from his house.

While he has been dirt biking for five years, Burlis has been dirt biking for 12.

“I was a little more of a cautious rider in harder parts of the course at first,” Burlis said.

By riding together, Andert and Burlis learn from each other both through giving advice and competing.

“If you are behind them, you can watch their techniques,” Burlis said “If you are racing, you push each other to ride faster.”

Burlis’s dirt biking experiences include many crashes, including one that sent him to the emergency room after crashing into a barbed wire fence. This left Burlis with scars on his neck and chin where the fence caught him.

“Now I get nervous on big jumps when the injuries could be very severe if I crash,” Burlis said.

Missouri is not the only place students go dirt biking. Sophomore Aiden Reinhold takes his riding to Indiana at least three times a year. There, he fuels up and rides for about five hours a day.

“I love the adrenaline that comes with it,” Reinhold said.

Never taking a lesson, Reinhold taught himself how to ride

Sophomore Nathan Burlis riding the trail on his dirt-bike. “It is fun to be able to race through the trails and the courses, learn new tricks, and go over bigger jumps,”Burlis said. Photo courtesy of Greg Andert.

a dirt bike seven years ago. Since then he has improved in areas such as not stalling the bike.

Reinhold has also experienced his fair share of crashes, including a time his bike landed on him after riding up a tree.

“I try not to focus on the bad parts of it because that’s usually when I mess up,” Reinhold said.

The riders all agree that crashing is a part of dirt biking and will happen less with improvement. For this purpose it is essential that the riders remain confident while on the bikes and to trust those around them.

“I don’t usually get nervous because I know that I am good enough to get out of many life threatening situations like puddles and small gullies,” Andert said. “I know that my friend Nathan will never leave me behind, and the people on the trail will always be ready to help. It’s hard to be nervous when you’re having fun.”

High Steppers make a comeback with bigger team KIRK RANDOLPH Entertainment Editor

“The kids asked me to get involved with the step team here, and I did it because it’s fun for them,” Gamble said. “I wanted to make sure the fter a year of no performances, the High Stepkids had the opportunity to still do the activity.” pers is on the rise as a group of steppers are Gamble ensures the kids have a place to pracmaking strides towards a comeback. tice and helps organize their ideas for fundraising, “[Not having High Steppers] was a downer because I as well as other activities they wish to do. liked being involved in it,” junior Trasean Stepney said.

She also advocates for the team with different In order to get the team back up and running, people in the building, along with making sure Stepney and fellow junior Jennifer Wade wanted to take their routine looks good. a more proactive approach to getting people to join.

She is aiming to help the team with more On Red and White Night, they set up a table to than just spreading their popularity and creating advertise and perform. They had four people committed routines. to the group at that point and have gained eight more “We are trying to build the team and make sure since. that the image we have in the building is better The team made some other efforts as well. than the image we have had in the past,” Gamble “We also put flyers on the walls, and we were able to said. get a bunch of people to join,” Stepney said.

As the team remains in a growing phase, the Team members have made some improvements as far steppers are focusing on possibilities for the team In an effort to recruit more members, the team performs at Red and White Night on Aug. 14. “Red as the size of the team goes, but they are not done yet. down the road rather than in the present.

“Twelve people is a good number, but we are going and White Night didn’t give us a big impact, but we were able to show our presence,” junior Trasean “I am very excited because we have a bigger Stepney said. Photo by Erin Friesen. for 20,” Wade said. team now, and we will be able to compete in comEven though they do not have the size of team that wing. petitions in the future,” Stepney said. “We have they would like yet, the steppers still plan to improve as the “It’s an intense practice, but it’s a lot of fun,” Wade said. more opportunities now.” year goes along, including having more practice time.

Science teacher and step team sponsor Ms. Renell Gamble The team practices from 2:30 to 5:30 pm in the science helps the students along in the process.

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<< senior Marilyn Monroe “I was babysitting, and my niece tried to get my attention and my phone fell out of my hand. The most annoying part about having a cracked phone screen is not being able to see through the cracks.”

senior Jordan Dimmitt >> “I was looking at my phone and Matthew Schmittdiel was talking to someone else, and he turned and knocked my phone out of my hand. The cracks are annoying because I can’t see anything on my screen.”

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<< sophomore Braiden Blatt “I dropped my phone down the staircase at my house. I cannot see anything on my screen, and I get shards of glass in my fingers, which is annoying.”

senior George Bohn “I dropped it while walking in the halls.

The most annoying thing about breaking my phone is when people ask how it happened.”

senior Marit Sosnoff >> “I dropped it walking in the parking lot after school rushing to my car.

It is hard to read texts with my phone screen cracked.”

<< senior Harley Whitehouse “I was at the J and I was lifting. I set my phone on the machine I was working with, and it got caught in the leg rest. The leg rest bent my phone and it shattered, even though I had my OtterBox case on it. The most annoying thing is that when I take the case off, I get glass in my fingers.” senior Matthew Schmittdiel “I dropped it last school year after an away volleyball game. My hands were full with my jacket, my headphones, my phone and my bag, and my coach was giving out papers.

When I reached to get the paper, I dropped my phone and it shattered. It is hard for me to read messages and I misspell a lot of words because I cannot see the whole word, so they look right to me.”

freshman Libby Archer “I dropped my phone in a bowl while I was at my friend’s house. It looks ugly, and it is distracting. This is the second time I have broken my phone, and this time it is not as bad so I’m happy about that.”

sophomore Rachel Bernstein >> “I was walking in the hallway and texting my friend when someone bumped into me, and I dropped it on the ground. It is distracting when I’m looking at pictures.”

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s students get ready for the school day ahead of them, many have different ways to prepare themselves before school.

Junior Andy McEwen wakes up at 3:45 some mornings, heading to check fishing lines that he sets on the Missouri River in St. Charles.

“Three nights of the week, I set lines out on the river for catfish,” McEwen said. “I have to go check them every morning because it is a state law.”

McEwen has a process he likes to go through in the morning, which includes getting all his supplies ready for both school and fishing. He also goes through the everyday tasks of showering, getting dressed and eating breakfast.

“I fish because it’s fun to go up there in the morning, and you never know what’s going to be in there,” McEwen said. “It’s been sitting there all night, and you don’t know if you are gonna pull up nothing or something that’s 45 pounds.”

However, McEwen doesn’t always wake up before four in the morning. On days that he doesn’t have to check his lines, McEwen still prefers to wake up early and walk through his morning.

“5:30 is when I wake up on any other day,” McEwen said. “I shower and then watch TV and just kind of chill.”

McEwen hits the hay earlier than most, as he often goes to sleep around 9 p.m.

“I usually get six hours of sleep,” McEwen said. “That’s enough sleep.”

Similar to McEwen, senior Katie Grossman wakes up fairly early because she enjoys taking her time in the morning.

“I typically leave before 7 a.m. because I like to be in the parking lot before everyone else is here,” Grossman said.

For Grossman, waking up early lies not only in her extracurricular activities, but her schoolwork as well.

“I’ll do homework that I didn’t do the night before because I like to go to bed really early,” Grossman said. “After a certain point I can’t do

homework anymore, so I just do it in the morning.”

Grossman appreciates being able to go to sleep no later than 10 p.m. but would rather go to bed around 9:30 p.m.

“I think waking up early makes me less tired,” Grossman said, “because once I get to school, I’m already awake, and going to bed early I get a good night’s sleep.”

Sophomore Matthew Whay represents the majority student population, waking up at 6:30 a.m.

Whay goes through his routine every morning, beginning by showering, getting dressed and then eating.

“I think I should actually wake up earlier because sometimes it feels a little bit crammed,” Whay said.

Whay is sometimes frustrated that he is tired during 1st block because he goes to sleep a little later than most.

“I would like to go to bed earlier,” Whay said.

“But I have homework and stuff, so sometimes I can’t go to sleep until 11 p.m.”

Senior Connor Whalen is a late riser. He attempts to get out of bed around 7 in the morning and leave his house no later than 7:20.

“This year I’ve been doing better with it,” Whalen said. “But in years past it just didn’t happen.”

Whalen attempts to go to bed around midnight, solely because he isn’t the best time manager and isn’t afraid to admit it.

“I procrastinate on my homework, and I stay up late,” Whalen said. “Then one thing leads to another and I’m exhausted, and I just can’t hear my alarm or I oversleep.”

Knowing that Whalen will be in a time crunch, he showers the night before in order to save time in the morning. After he gets up, all he needs is to get dressed and grab a banana, and then he is out the door. However, sometimes it is a struggle for Whalen to get to school on time.

“It sucks when I miss a class and then I have to try to figure out what I missed,” Whalen said.

“If it was a test, then I have to make that up. Just don’t be like me.”

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Travelers enjoy religious experiences in Israel amid international conflict KIRK RANDOLPH Entertainment Editor

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group of Jewish students took a trip to Israel this summer to learn more about their faith; however, the group received an unexpected experience this year.

“A few days after arriving, three [Israeli boys] went missing, so we felt worried and shocked with the rest of the country,” junior Natalie Gibbs said.

The three boys Gibbs is referring to were kidnapped on June 12.

Gibbs, as well as the rest of the people on her trip, were not only experiencing Israel for the first time but were experiencing it in a time of crisis.

“There were buses that said ‘bring our boys home,’” senior Alex Zvibleman said. “The whole nation was rallying around the event.”

The trip was not just affected for a couple days. As the conflict progressed when a group of Israelis murdered an Arabic boy, so did the affect on the group.

“You saw the sadness that fell over Israel and realized that what happened was a tragedy,” Zvibleman said.

The group was no longer just a bunch of tourists now. The students had found much more meaning to their trip.

“I feel like I am more connected to Judaism now,” junior Josh Mannis said. “I was before, but seeing where the history of the Jewish people actually happened was a really cool experience.”

While Mannis and others in his travel group were thankful for the opportunities this trip gave them, it made the effect of the crisis much heavier than it was before.

“As we arrived at the airport to go home, they announced that the kids were found murdered,” Gibbs said. “We all felt fear and knew that a war was about to break out. Once we got home and war broke out, we felt personally affected and attacked since we met so many people there and connected with the country itself.”

Despite the situation that arose in the country, the travel group still wanted to experience all that Israel had to offer despite the distractions.

The group started in the northern parts of the country and then traveled south before heading back north again. After that, they experienced life with an Israeli family.

“It was really cool because we got to see how they live and that they are actually more similar to us than I thought,” Mannis said. “We got to eat all of their food too. It was delicious.”

Not only did students enjoy the new cultural experiences, but also they gained a kind of second home.

“Most importantly, we all found a place that feels like home even when it’s across the world, as well as a safe place to be Jewish, even in a war,” Gibbs said.

As the trip comes to an end, the group poses for a picture in front of a famous sculpture. Photos courtesy of Natalie Gibbs.

Junior Natalie Gibbs takes time to kick back and enjoy a relaxing swim in the Dead Sea.

Members of the group hold hands as they take their final steps of their journey to the top of a mountain in the Negev Desert. At the top, they overlooked the boarders of Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

After waking up at 3:30 a.m., the group hiked up the mountain Masada.

“It was tiring, but we made it to the top, and we all got to watch the sunrise together, which was breathtaking,”junior Natalie Gibbs said.

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massive riots and looting throughout the area. Issues in Ferguson forced many to take a look at racial issues inside their own lives. Stationed only a short drive from Ferguson, Parkway Central is forced to acknowledge its own race issues.

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he events in Ferguson have not only sparked a protest and reactions from students but have reintroduced the issue of stereotyping in schools.

“I would say racial issues are a stereotype of a certain way you would act,” senior Khahlil Stith said. “We would not understand certain material because we are African-American...it’s more of a surprise like ‘Oh, I’m shocked that he got that.’”

Depending on their race, students tend to be stereotyped by the assumptions that their teachers and peers make about what they can accomplish in school. Parkway’s Director of Diversity and Pupil Personnel Ms. Charlotte Ijei said students face various expectations as a result of race.

“African-American students may not be able to learn at the same rate as their white counterparts, that would be a stereotype,” Ijei said.

“Another stereotype that can be hurtful for Asian students is to assume that they are all smart in math and science, and they may not be.”

Junior Madeline Finkelstein, a white student, has also noticed presumptions placed on her and others in honors and accelerated courses.

“People think you think you’re smarter than everyone else because you’re taking harder classes,” Finkelstein said. “The truth is I’m taking harder classes because I want to challenge myself, not because I think I’m smarter than anyone else.”

These stereotypes can have an effect on a student’s attitude toward school, along with their achievements. Ijei explained philosopher Claude Steel’s concept of “stereotype threats,” which she described as when a person of color is thought of as being less smart or less able to

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School responds to Ferguson events KIRK RANDOLPH Entertainment Editor

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hen 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot on Aug. 9 by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, the incident, as well as the controversy surrounding it, affected the entire nation. Seemingly fit, it comes as no shock that the impact has reached students around the building.

“It’s just sad,” senior Risaan McKenney, a North County resident, said. “It doesn’t matter if he was black, white, or Asian; it was just sad.”

Since there is no video evidence of the event, there are conflicting stories that surround the issue. Following an altercation between Brown and Wilson, Brown was shot 6 times. There are questions about whether or not the officer needed to take those shots, however. Some say that Brown had his hands up and was shot in cold blood, while others argue that he was charging the police officer, making the officer’s actions those of self-defense.

“It was crazy,” McKenney said. “Everybody was so upset and people started freaking out. They were stealing stuff, shooting people and fighting. It’s not the safest area to begin with, and now cops have roads blocked off and there are people throwing things at cars and stuff like that. I don’t want to be in the middle of it.”

McKenney has seen the chaos unfold firsthand. The city of Ferguson broke out in riots that ranged from peaceful protests to

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have a negative effect their accomplishments. eople of color tend to buy into the stereotype — ves — and that’s why they don’t achieve as well in ,” Ijei said. “Because after all they’re not supposed to on’t think they can achieve, and if they buy into that considered a stereotype threat.” d racial profiles change the way students are treated, on’t completely taint his learning atmosphere. iendly environment, but that’s one of the major stetimating,” Stith said. any assumptions that are made, there has been some ea. ng on it,” Ijei said. “It’s not as prevalent in Parkway, ng in itself is not as prevalent anymore.” o the recent events in Ferguson, Ijei thinks the main ls is that the issues are not being discussed enough. mes to the Ferguson incident, it hurts our Afriudents not to be able to have that conversation,” Ijei rting our white students to not have that conversa-

jei, ignoring the situation or failing to mention it has n effect as mentioning it would. neutral,” Ijei said. “Silence does more harm than e’re silent about a situation and don’t talk about it, mething negative about that situation.” halt the silence, she recommends faculty start the hat every student is able to form their own opinion continued on page 14

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violent ones. Police attempted to control the protesters by using tear gas and rubber bullets, leading to nightly standoffs that frequently got out of hand.

“I was at home and saw it on TV and I could hear everything too,” McKenney said. “When they shot the tear gas, I could hear it real loud and clear. I was right there.”

Residents of North County, such as McKenney, were not the only witnesses to the events that transpired on a nightly basis. The issue was big enough to be covered by national news.

“I wasn’t really a part of the initial reaction to it,” senior Andrew Kirkham said. “I was more surprised by how big it got. When it first happened I didn’t think much of it, but it made national news.”

Many people are now able to form their own opinions and with that, Brown’s death turned into much more than just a loss of one young man’s life.

“People are saying the police are being brutal, but those people are doing brutal stuff,” senior Jordan Grosset said. “They are using the death of Mike Brown as a reason to do what they are doing.”

Despite some of the protests that some Ferguson citizens are using to deal with it, police brutality is one major issue that people are confronting. This is not the only problem some people see when they look at this incident. This is also, in some instances, a racial issue as well.

“It affects school a little bit,” Grosset said. “We talk about it a lot and it puts a lot of stress on the black kids because it negatively affects our image as a whole. We have to try harder to show that that’s not how we are [as a race]. We don’t support that.”

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Students stage walkout to protest school silence on race issues MATT FRISCHER Editor in Chief

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s the clock struck noon on Wednesday, Sept. 10, students walked out the door in an attempt to bring awareness of the events in Ferguson and break silence from the school on the issue.

“We needed to do something to bring attention that we are bothered by this,” sophomore Maya Petty, an organizer of the protest, said. “Racism is big, it’s happening, it’s here, it’s everywhere.”

The protests were witnessed and supported by school principal Mr. Tim McCarthy and deputy superintendent Mr. Desi Kirchhofer.

“We have segregated ourselves through the years, some segregation very intentional, and to try to undo that overnight is impossible. It’s going to take a lot of time, but I think as people live and grow together, and our world becomes smaller and more connected, I think that’s how it’s going to eventually evolve,” Kirchhofer said.

In light of recent events, many students have discussed the issues surrounding Ferguson, and the need for change. “[History teacher Mr. Tom] Sellers tells me all the time, the power is with us. If we wanted anything done, we could get together and hopefully protest and get certain things changed,” senior Khalil Stith said. “We were born into a world that was flawed already but we can change that, us kids, we can change that.”

One organizer of the walk-out, senior Sterling Waldman, believes that every student in the school deserves the right to be able to speak out. “[We had the protest] just so students who are affected by it feel like they have a space in our community, because silence portrays a lack of that support. This is about breaking that silence and raising awareness,” Waldman said.

Not every student outside the building felt strongly about the issue being protested, however. Several students simply utilized the opportunity to get out of class without consequences.

“I wasn’t originally aware that the event was going on and I felt like I was a little unprepared for the protest but when I went out there to join they were really welcoming,” senior Melanie Wasserman said.

While Wasserman did not organize or was entirely invested in the protest, she still felt benefits from it.

“Although I wasn’t as passionate about it as the others,” Wasserman said, “I still felt like it was a really cool environment for people of all parts of the spectrum to say what they’re feeling about the events in Ferguson and to participate in something that is a part of the school.”

Regarding the future, Kirchhofer was able to led potential stabilizing solutions for the time being, which addresses all that’s happening in St. Louis regarding race.

“In the mean time, things like people raising awareness or doing some kind of making a statement or stand on an issue brings an awareness to the issue. There’s still a lot of work to be done,” Kirchhofer said.

Yet, through the protest came the first formal school acknowledged response to the issues in Ferguson.

“I believe Ferguson is opening a lot of eyes to something that has been going on for a long time,” Stith said. “I’m hoping it changes things.”

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Breaking down barriers continued from page 12-13 “Teachers need to be facilitators of the conversation,” Ijei said. “It’s just like when we discuss other topics that are controversial in our history books or anyplace else: We teach it, but we cannot necessarily side with either side; teachers need to be facilitators of the conversation.”

Finkelstein echoes the idea that one of the ways to knock down racial barriers would be communication throughout the school.

“People just need to be more open to talking

to other people and not see them as their stereotypes, see them as who they are,” Finkelstein said.

Along with Finkelstein’s idea for tearing down stereotypes, Ijei believes that making the issue more known could lead to improvement.

“I think that coming to the table and talking about the issue in Ferguson would be the ultimate goal, and I say that because [the issue] has not gone away, it won’t go away,” Ijei said.

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Men’s fall fashion: How to be best dressed MATTHEW GIBBS Staff Writer

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mid football season, changing leaves, and cool temperatures, you can feel fall in the air. Due to the changing weather and dropping temperatures, guys must change their attire.

“Fall fashion is different from other seasons because you should wear darker colors and warmer clothes,” senior Jeremy Levy said.

Due to cooler weather outside, guys should strategically combat the chilly temperatures.

It’s easy to do by “layering and adding jackets and pants,” junior Max Baron said.

Some of these articles of clothing can be expensive at retail price, but guys can purchase them for a better deal.

“I shop at the J-Crew outlet because they have nice clothes at a fairly good price,” Levy said.

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hen the Game Stands Tall” is an inspirational movie based on the true story of an undefeated high school football team in California.

This movie is appropriate for any sports fan in high school or beyond.

The movie begins with the championship game of the season, which the team wins breaking a record among any high school football program in history.

In the offseason the leadership of the team is handed down to the coach’s son Danny Ladouceur and star running back Chris Ryan who are responsible for keeping the streak alive. The coaches and team members run into great adversity throughout the offseason and first games of the new season.

What happens is devastating to the team but also serves as motivation later in the movie.

This movie was one of the saddest movies I’ve watched in a long time. Luckily I was the only person in the theater that night so I sat in the empty theater and I was balling.

The actors in the movie were not well-

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known, but they played the roles convincingly, especially Jim Caviezel who played the role of head coach Bob Ladouceur.

He portrayed the grit of a high school football coach and showed how his presence held the team together.

The movie displays football-oriented scenes, which for me helped keep the focus of the story on how the outside factors affected the teams performance on the field. I thought that the balance between football and outside life was well-incorporated in the film.

Some of the scenes were drawn out and seemed unnecessarily long.

“When the Game Stands Tall” ranks highly among my list of sports movies and is also in the small category of movies that have made me cry. I recommend that any casual sports fan, or sports fanatic goes to see the film.

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Gibbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s food review: Classic Red Hots MATTHEW GIBBS Staff Writer

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estled in the shopping center off Woods Mill and Olive lies Classic Red Hots. Listed on Google Maps as 1.1 miles away from school, it is surprising that I have not heard more about the restaurant from people around the school.

With a large menu, Classic Red Hots has many types of food ranging from hot dogs to gyros to sandwiches of all sorts.

As I waited for my food, I noticed the sketchy atmosphere. The cash register was

barely functioning and the cashier had difficulty working it.

Along with that, the kitchen looked very greasy, and in the too-cramped dining room, there were expired ketchup bottles at the condiment table.

These things made me cringe and reconsider eating this meal. On top of that, the soda from the soda machine tasted funny.

The atmosphere and the wait for the food frustrated me, but when I finally recieved my order and sunk my teeth into the hot dog, it was worth it.

Classic Hot Dog: Hands down the best item on the menu.

It includes relish, onions, tomatoes and pickles on top of the Chicago-style hot dog. When I bit into it, I forgot about the atmosphere of the restaurant.

Italian Beef Sandwich: While it was edible and I ate it because I was extemely hungry, this sandwich did not taste as good as the hot dog.

It looked amazing in the picture on the menu, and I thought I would keep the Chicago theme consistent since I ordered a hot dog.

But it tasted soggy, there was not very much meat and the peppers made my mouth feel like it was on fire. Photos by Matthew Gibbs.

Fried Twinkie: If you are craving a desert or never have tried a fried Twinkie before, you need to order this menu item. It was warm and delectable when I bit in, and it had me wanting to eat more.

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Tales of the turf: JEFFREY EIDELMAN Sports Editor

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ollowing a scorching summer, both the synthetic turf and grass fields must continue to be up to par in order for athletics to play.

“With the current weather conditions and what we had this past winter, the synthetic turf has held up better than it would have been if it was a live field,” Mr. Bill Freymuth, district supervisor of grounds, said.

Each of the Parkway high schools have a synthetic turf to play on.

While Freymuth is Parkway’s Supervisor of Grounds, Central has one person to work on all of the facilities.

Central’s athletic fields are maintained by Mr. Tim Morton. Morton is in charge of anything outside, from facilities to transportation, at both the middle and high school.

For the athletic fields, Morton will mow the grass, spray the weeds, paint the lines, or groom the turf field. He works on every field including baseball, soccer and football.

“Grass fields take me about an hour to cut and depending on whether its a soccer or football field, 30-45 minutes to paint,” Morton said. “Compared to the turf, when I’m out there, I’m not there every week but when I am, I’m out there for 4 hours to groom it.”

Turf fields require much less work overall, compared to grass fields. Synthetic turf fields use a special groomer to clean. That groomer has a rotating brush that cleans the actual artificial grass.

Also, it has a process in which small particles are cleaned using a special vacuum.

While maintaining artificial turf, there are bound to be more advantages than grass fields.

“The biggest advantage to a turf field is that, no matter how recently it has rained, it’s playable,” Freymuth said. “Whereas a live field, rain could easily cause the cancellation of a game. We don’t see that with synthetic turf.”

According to weather.com, this summer’s temperature was an average of 89 degrees, however the record high was 107 degrees. The past winter’s weather had an average of 26 degrees, and the record low was -17 degrees. In St. Louis, weather jumps all around, and extreme

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heat or extreme cold can affect fields.

“Considering the weather conditions we have dealt with,” Freymuth said, “and for the temperatures and the conditions, we really only had two weeks of good weather. Overall, we are in really, really good shape comparing to what we have been dealing with.”

With turf, a possibility of staph infection is always possible, however chances are usually slim.

“As far as biological material,” Freymuth said, “a live field takes care of itself. Something like staph infection, nature can take care of itself.”

However with turf, the maintenance crew must clean it. Once every season suffices, however it usually isn’t needed in the winter because of the cold.

Four years ago, there was a grass field in the stadium instead of turf. Installing the turf in every Parkway definitely cost money.

“I know initial installment of synthetic turf can range from 750,000 to one million dollars,” Freymuth said. “I would say we would start benefiting in eight to ten years total. Currently, we are four years in.”

Although turf fields are easier to take care of, Freymuth prefers taking care of grass fields.

“I still like live fields because that’s what I do,” Freymuth said.

“Before what I did was take care of athletic fields; that was my job.

There’s a sense of gratification when you put work into a field and see it grow and make it look nice.”

Morton agrees with Freymuth in that there is more satisfaction cleaning grass fields over turf.

“I like grass fields better just for the fact thats its natural,” Morton said. “You don’t get as much thrill. It’s nicer on grass. Turf is just plastic and rubber and there’s just not much to it for me.”

Despite Freymuth’s personal opinion, he agrees that the synthetic turf is easier to clean.

“Honestly, with maintenance that has to be done on the turf, they are easier as a whole than a live field,” Freymuth said. “A live field has a little more nurturing needed, a little more care.”

“In our game against Affton we were in a rain delay and we saw that a turf field has a better draining system. With grass you can’t play in heavy rain. This is my first year on varsity and we’ve only played on turf, but overall I prefer turf because you get better bounces and it’s easier to pass and shoot.” - sophomore Luke Trail, soccer player

“When you are playing you aren’t really thinking about it, but on turf you don’t have to worry about any little things that might happen because of weather.” - junior Tyler Rosen, football player

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“The turf is a lot better because on the grass we have to repaint the lines every time, so that’s a struggle, and the turf just feels better. The grass is a lot rougher and there could be holes and I’ve tripped people up before.”

- junior Leo Mankovich, band member

“The main difference is that the turf has those little beads so its easier to do a lot of dance moves. On the grass we slide sometimes, and it gets our clothes wet but we don’t get hurt dancing on wet turf.”- senior Lexie Winter, dance team member.

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Get your focus: “I go through my pre-snap routine, I set my feet, make sure they’re straight, look back at the punter/kicker and shoot my hands through.”

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Get your base: “I get my hands on the ball and straighten my arms.

I want to make sure my back is as straight as possible. I look back at the punter/kicker again. I look at the ball for a one-second count.”

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Let it fly: “I shoot my hands through and my legs back. I follow through with my head. After I snap for punts, I try to release down the field to get a tackle.”

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Junior thrives in competitive bowling after late introduction to sport

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perfect game in the first game of the tournament during our team event. The excitement from our team, the crowd, and especially his parents was unbelievable.”

Hochecker has bowled with Thomas since he joined the league two years ago. He too, has rom basketballs to custom bowling balls, junior bowled a 300.

Thomas Ferdman has literally found the perfect game “Bowling a 300 is the ultimate goal of any bowler, and it doesn’t matter how good you are,” for him.

Hochecker said. “Some people will be lucky enough to bowl a 300 in their lifetime, some mulFerdman began bowling competitively at 15, after tiple, and some people, although they put in the practice and hold a 220 plus average, may never getting cut from the freshmen basketball team. He started have that day where everything is just perfect. Those people who are lucky enough to bowl a 300 off just looking for something to pass the time during the during a USBC sanctioned event are rewarded with their choice of a ring or a crystal.” winter, not expecting to discover a talent.

While it was a major milestone in his bowling career, bowling a perfect game isn’t at the top of ”I always had fun bowling but I wasn’t very good until Ferdman’s brag list.

I started in a league and had coaches teach me,” Ferdman “My favorite bowling memory would be my high series, which isn’t really anything special,” said.

Ferdman said. “Its just a 751 over three games. I think that’s actually harder to do than a 300 Despite his coincidental start with bowling, Ferdman’s game because you have to be consistent over three games, instead of just doing well in one.” coach at Brunswick Zone Chesterfield, Randy Davis, imFerdman wasn’t bowling 300s from the start. In fact, his worst game mediately noticed something was a 98. While natural talent undoubtedly helps, Ferdman, Hochecker, special about him. and Davis all emphasize the importance of practice and repetition when He practices more than most On Saturday mornings, when many students “When he started he had learning to bowl. are still sound asleep, Thomas Ferdman a lot of enthusiasm and basic of the other elite youth bowl“The best suggestions that I could give to rookie bowlers are join a practices and competes at Brunswick Zone. skills that went a bit beyond league, no matter what skill level you are there is a league for you,” Hoers I work with. He even Photo by Danielle Serota. what you’d see with someone checker said. “Find a good coach that can help you, having someone else challenges himself to the who’s bowling had primarily watch your form and help you pick out the little things that need work most difficult of conditions. been Open Play,” Davis said. “Since that time he has grown into a very is half of the battle of improving your average. Finally, practice, practice, solid bowler with good technique and the ability to repeat shots.”

- Thomas Ferdman’s coach, practice. Nobody was ever successful in any sport without putting in a This improvement did not occur overnight. Ferdman puts many lot of time practicing, and bowling isn’t any different.”

Randy Davis hours into the sport, practicing at least 2-3 times per week, and comThe importance of practice in bowling is like every other sport, but peting on the weekends with his league. there are many aspects of bowling that make it unlike any other sport out “He practices more than most of the other elite youth bowlers there. One of these is it’s team and individual player co-dynamic.

I work with. He even challenges himself to the most difficult of conditions,” Davis said. “Most “You have both the elements of team participation and play and individual participation and bowlers are content to bowl and score well on the ‘House Shot.’ But Thomas is trying to reach achievement,” Davis said. “Team events are similar to other sports in that you’re coming together for more.” as a collective to combat another team. But in singles events (leagues or tournaments), it is you For the less experienced bowlers, a very important factor in bowling technique is the oil patterns against the world.” on the lane. The “House Shot” is the standard oil pattern on any lane, in which there is more oil High school bowling is one of the fastest growing sports in the country, according to Coach in the middle and less on the outside near the gutter. The house pattern is designed to be forgiving Davis. Many students don’t even know its a school sponsored sport, since it doesn’t take place on for the average bowler, but in competitive bowling, the oil patterns are often much less forgiving. school grounds, but Ferdman and Hochecker encourage anyone interested in getting involved to Competitive bowlers must be prepared to bowl in various types of oil patterns. come join the league at Brunswick Zone Chesterfield.

All of Ferdman’s hard work payed off when he bowled a perfect game—a score of 300, 12 Parkway bowlers have been the core of this league for many years. The Friday night league, sequential strikes— for the first time last year. His teammate Rickey Hochecker, a junior at Parkwhich practices after school from 4:30-6:30 pm, was actually designed with Parkway students in way South and South County Tech, reminisces on Ferdman achieving what is widely considered mind. to be the hallmark of the game.

In addition to the fun of the game, bowling is the only sport where high schoolers can earn “My favorite memory of bowling with Thomas is from when we bowled the MOUSBC State scholarship money that go towards virtually any type of higher education- including universities, Youth Tournament last year at Oasis Lanes in Union, MO,” Hochecker said. “He bowled his first tech schools, and junior colleges-before being drafted onto a team. Additionally, many colleges with bowling teams provide major scholarships for bowlers they recruit and sign.

“I would suggest that everyone join a bowling league regardless of age because whether your are in it for the competition or just to have fun, bowling is one of those sports that the friendships you make will last a lifetime,” Hochecker said. “You can always bowl no matter where life takes you.”

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Webster Groves

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Parkway West Maplewood Richmond-Heights

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Distance Time (miles) (minutes) Parkway West 4 8 Ladue 8.5 13 Clayton 13.3 18 Maplewood 13.5 18 Normandy 14.1 25 University City 15 21 McCluer S.-Berkeley 17.4 23 Affton 18.7 28 Jennings 20.9 28 Average 13.9 20.2

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The map above shows the locations of the schools in the new Suburban Central Conference. The map to the right shows the schools in the former Suburban South Conference. The tables show the travel times and distances for both conferences. The average travel time in the new Suburban Central is slightly longer than the average time to travel to schools in the Suburban South.

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Dean Trail Managing Editor

County sports conferences realign All St. Louis Suburban high schools changed conferences entering the 2014 campaign. The new alignments put Parkway Central in the newly conceived Suburban Central Conference.

The Suburban Central has two divisions of five schools where as the old Suburban South conference was made of eight high schools each competing against each other.

laying in the Suburban Central Conference for the first time this year, the athletic program will adjust to playing teams with more equal enrollments than in the past.

“The conferences are more evenly balanced because they are broken up into divisions,” Mr. Larry Cunningham, commissioner of the St. Louis Suburban Athletic Conference, said.

Cunningham says Parkway Central is now in a division that has enrollments from 848 — 1300. In the past they were in a conference that had enrollments from 887 — 1821.

“We hope that making the conferences/divisions more balanced in enrollment would create a better competitive situation for all the schools,” Cunningham says. “Parkway Central is now one of the largest schools in its division before it was one of the smallest schools in the South Conference.”

The Suburban Central consists of two divisions. In Parkway Central’s division is Parkway West, Ladue, Clayton and University City. The schools in the other division are Jennings, McCluer South-Berkeley, Affton, Normandy and Maplewood Richmond-Heights.

Being one of the bigger schools in the newly conceived Suburban Central could create a better chance of winning conference championships. But Mike Roth, district athletic director says that championships aren’t solely won based on school size.

“I think it is hard to say that being the largest school will lead to more conference championships,” Roth said. “The conferences were put in place to help ease the enrollment fluctuations. But it still all depends on the different sports abilities of the teams. What I’ve seen throughout the years is some years you’re going to have your good teams, and some years you’re going to struggle a little bit, and it just goes in cycles.”

In the Suburban Central for football, the teams that are conference opponents are considered weaker than the teams that competed in the old Suburban South but that shouldn’t change the mentality of the players on the field.

“Winning the conference championship is definitely based on how we play,” senior football player Chris Chen said. “I guess you could say we’re in a little weaker of a conference this year, but there are still good opponents and you have to take every week just as seriously than if you’re playing anybody else.”

The teams that are in the same division as Central are a much closer distance than the schools of the former Suburban South.

“Ladue, Clayton, Parkway West and U-City are all along the central

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corridor,” Cunningham said. “The longest travel distance is 13 miles.

You do not have to travel to schools in Jefferson County such as Seckman and schools in South St. Louis County such as Rockwood Summit where the distance is up to 25 miles away. It should be easier for your athletes to arrive for a 4 pm game in a timely fashion.”

In addition, many sports do not compete against the teams in the other division of the conference, where the travel distance is greater.

“We’re not crossing over and playing all of those opponents in all of the sports,” Roth said. “So a lot of the travel needs will not change all that much.”

The decision to implement the new conference realignment was because the St. Louis County superintendents wanted to match schools with similar enrollments and sports offered into the same division/conference.

“It was initiated by the St. Louis County superintendents due to the fact that the enrollments and sports offerings among various schools in the different conferences had changed over the past 30 or 40 years that the conferences had been in place,” Cunningham said. “They wanted to create conferences and divisions where enrollment and numbers and types of sports offerings were similar.”

Although Roth agrees that enrollment numbers and sports offered affected the change in conferences, he adds that location of schools also played a role in the conference realignment.

“Our enrollment at central is about 1,300,” Roth said. “We would not be matched up with a school in our conference like Eureka with an enrollment over 2,000. But we also tried to incorporate the geography of the locations. It had a part in that, too, so a lot of the big conferences were kept the same and then they added a few schools.”

Rivalries that existed between Central and other Suburban South schools could disappear however, the programs do have the option to schedule the former Suburban South schools in non-conference games.

“If schools strongly wanted it, all efforts were made to accommodate rivalries, but all schools have many open dates to fill their schedules with any rivalries they may have in any sport,” Cunningham said. “At Parkway Central, in most sports they have at least nine various open dates that they can schedule any school they would like to play, football being the exception. In that sport they have three open dates out of the nine total football dates to schedule any school they desire.”

The athletic programs have attempted to schedule those opponents on their calendars for upcoming seasons.

“Some of the other traditional rivals that we used to always play like Kirkwood or Webster Groves, we tried to pick those teams up on our non-conference schedules,” Roth said.

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International players aid soccer team PIPER ROTHER Staff Writer

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oving to America from a foreign country can be hard to adapt to. In order to make it all easier, some gravitate toward activities they are familiar with.

Many members from the soccer team have come from all around the world; however, there are still some difficulties the players and coaches face.

“Sometimes the language and communication can be an issue but some players have been great,” Coach Kevin Kloth said.

With the difference in languages, some things can be misunderstood. Other players on the team have been very helpful.

Freshman Augustin Barcellona plays defense against Ladue on Aug. 28 at Central. Augustin moved to the United States from Argentina when he was 6 years old. Photo by Matthew Gibbs.

“They’ve stepped up and served as translators and they help explain things and bring concerns of the players to my attention,” Kloth said.

Not all aspects of soccer are the same. From working on ball control to the level of human contact, players agree it is different from what they are used to.

“Soccer is way different here. The level of physicality is way higher here than in Bolivia,” sophomore Gabi Martin said. “In Bolivia, we were more about technique and here we are more about trucking people.”

Others agree that the technique focuses are different.

“In Argentina there is more running and ball control, and here there is more passing,” freshman Augustin Barcellona said.

According to coaches it is great to have diversity on the team, as it gives the other players experiences that they wouldn’t have had otherwise.

“I think it’s great for the guys on the team to have teammates who bring different experiences, who have grown up playing soccer in different countries, with different customs and stuff like that.”

Playing soccer hasn’t just helped those students in getting used to the area but it has also helped many make friends.

Foreign exchange student, senior Emil Styrup thanks soccer for introducing him to most of the friends he has now.

“The first practice was like two days before school and I made friends that I could talk to when I came to school,” Styrup said. “I think if I hadn’t played soccer, I wouldn’t know anybody.”

Kloth also recognizes the hospitality the teams bring and how welcoming they all have been.

Senior Emil Styrup dribbles the ball up the field against a defender from Parkway South on Sept. 23 at Central. Styrup is a foreign exchange student from Denmark. Photo by Shannon Flynn.

“I think it’s been fantastic looking at a couple players who are new to the school, new to the country, and new to parts of our culture,” Kloth said. “I think some players have done an absolutely amazing job at welcoming them and making them feel apart of the team and kind of going out of their way just to make sure everyone is on the same page.”

Freshmen bring depth to football squads MATTHEW GIBBS Staff Writer

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he current freshman class of football players has varsity football contributors, multiple JV starters, and a freshmen team with lots of depth.

“We have a lot of talent in the freshman class” JV head coach Cameron Poole said. “On JV we have seven freshmen.”

Not only do the freshmen have numbers, they also have the ability to play well.

“We have a big and talented freshman class,” varsity head coach Mark Goldenberg said. “It’s nice to be able to compete in both the freshman JV quarterback freshman Devin Rice and fullback freshman Cory Rice line up for a play against Ladue on and JV levels.”

Sept. 15. The twins and claim to have a good connection on the field. Photo by Erin Friesen. Illustration

by Matthew Gibbs.

While the majority of the talent is distributed between the freshman and JV Devin Rice, a freshmen who is the starting JV quarterback, said. “They teams, there is one talented freshman player who is on back you up if you need help or anything.” varsity, DeAndre Campbell. Being the youngster on the At practice Rice turns to sophomore starting varsity quarterback team is a privilege to him.

Mitch Goldenberg for advice.

“It’s an honor to be able to play up and be able to “Mitch has helped me learn the plays and learn how to look at the show the type of physical abilities I have” Campbell defense,” Rice said. said.

While Rice is one of the ‘big and talented’ players from the freshmen Campbell, who plans to play basketball and baseclass that the coaches talk about, another one of them is his twin brother, ball, is a busy man.

Cory Rice, who plays fullback. Rice thinks that playing together is “It is challenging being able to practice everyday beneficial. after school and still keep your grades up at the same “We’ve got that twin-twin connection” Rice said. time” Campbell said.

With the overall goal of the team being development, as the season The main goal of JV and Freshmen football has progressed and continues to progress, Poole is happy with how his is development. While getting live game expeteam is getting better.

Freshman DeAndre Camprience helps their development, JV also gets to “Now they are finally realizing what it takes to put together a whole bell waits on the sideline practice with varsity. game,” Poole said. “We are getting there and getting better each game, to go back on the field “It’s great having all the older guys looking against Parkway West on and I can tell by the kids getting more comfortable and their talents are up to you and encouraging you to do better,” Sept. 18. Photo by James starting to show.”

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Underclassman athletes earn spots on varsity teams

Freshman Cameron Baird plays defense against Parkway West on Sept. 12. Baird is one of the many underclassman fall athletes to be playing on a varsity level team. Photo by Shannon Flynn.

Check out Corral News Online at parkwaynews.net/corral for a PCHtv look at the freshmen and sophomores making their mark on a varsity sport this fall.

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Hands up, now what?

Our community needs to take note of events in Ferguson STAFF EDITORIAL

consequence: a lack of education. ll that s*** going on it School start dates were Ferguson is crazy. At pushed back as a result of least it’s nothing close incidents in Ferguson, at to us.” first leaving those who This statement was heard in depend on the school casual passing through the halls of for lunches — similar to our school, quickly agreed to by some students at Parkway those surrounding the young man Central — empty-handwho made the seemingly trivial ed. remark.

So, besides an acWhile the events in Ferguson knowledgment of white may not keep students in the West privilege and an underCounty area up at night, they standing Ferguson is not can still be extremely prevalent. too different from our The environment and feelings own community, what created by the disturbing acts that Layla Moore, sophomore, participates in the walk-out protest on Sept. 10. Many students simply left the school doors is to be taken from the when the clock struck noon, as allowed by teachers. Photo by Piper Rother. occurred throughout the weeks events in Ferguson is a following the death of Michael realization that racism, as Brown rang throughout the world, reminding us racism didn’t end with disgusting as it may be, is alive and well. the Civil Rights Movement.

Michael Brown may have just been one black teenager shot by police, If anything, racism has been reinforced by destructive acts in Fergubut it set off a conflict far more powerful than anything created by one son, causing many to refer to citizens in Ferguson — and black citizens man. As Stewart said, “This isn’t all about one man killed in one town. in general — as a hateful “them.”

It’s about how people of color, no matter their socioeconomic standing, Through these events, white privilege has become increasingly face obstacles in this country with surprising grace.” evident. Benefits and opportunities for white people in the Central Parkway Central, we must work to not be one of those places torn community extend far beyond those granted to minorities, especially apart by issues of race. We must rise above these issues by recognizing all black students. the problems that exist due to racial differences. We’re not perfect when Ferguson was made world-famous, appearing on news stations every- it comes to issues with race — and we may never be. But we cannot let where. Yet it was Jon Stewart, a political satirist and host of “The Daily it dictate how others are treated.

Show,” who carried the message that seemed to ring most true.

Many, especially months after the issues in Ferguson seemed to Upon discussing the subject, Stewart warned viewers that “life in cool down, have tired of discussing the topic. This cannot become an this country is inherently different for white people and black people.” option, as silence is the assassin of progress. Many chastised the stuWhether we want to admit it or not, Stewart is right, especially in our dents who staged a walkout from our classes in order to break that predominantly white community. silence. “Race is there, and it is a constant,” Stewart said. “You’re tired It is important for us all to be aware of white privilege, a practice of hearing about it? Imagine how...exhausting it is living it.” popular in our society. It lives in small acts and large, in all situations that Step up, Parkway Central. Combat stereotypes, racial jokes and favor whites over others, particularly blacks. tensions and learn from the issues in Ferguson.

Ferguson stands only a 25-minute car ride away from Parkway The events that took place in Ferguson changed the image of St. Central, so why do many view it as light years away? The riots and Louis. What we do from here, has the power to transform the envilooting in Ferguson for students who live there has at least one simple ronment of Parkway Central.

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CENTRAL SPEAKS What has been the biggest impact of the events in Ferguson?

“I think that all policemen are kind of getting hated on now because of something one officer did. There is a lot of tension.”

-freshman Daniel Kattan

“I personally do not feel that impacted by what has happened in Ferguson, but it has been weird that none of the teachers talked about it.”-sophomore Mikayla Wieser

“I think it highlighted a central issue in today’s culture. The spotlight was on Ferguson, but it was really just part of a bigger picture. Ferguson told us that the inability for people to listen and understand each other is detrimental to the success of our society.” -junior Kayla Hodge

Business Manager Kathryn Rechenberg Adviser Ms. Tara Stepanek

“Ferguson has started a lot of social unrest, and there’s a sense of fear and discomfort surrounding it. -Senior Aby Sarangee

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ACT retakes increase, scores do not DANIELLE SEROTA Opinions Editor

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he pressure to get a certain ACT score is “real” to say the least. With college applications and scholarships looming over our heads like a dark cloud, students often take desperate measures to get the score they’ve been dreaming of.

Let’s face it, despite all the claims admission bigheads make about the holistic approach and how their schools don’t have a “cut-off ACT score or GPA,” nobody is getting into Princeton with a 19, sorry.

As admission deadlines creep closer and closer, many juniors and seniors go on a “testing spree,” retaking the ACT four, five, six even 10 times in the hopes of getting the score that will reserve them a spot at their dream school.

Here is the issue — retaking the ACT is kind of like retaking a school picture.

A retake can easily make up for a bad hair day. Likewise, a retest could resolve score deductions due to sickness, misunderstanding direction, or lack of sleep, which can mean the difference between a 26 and a 30.

But if the first picture isn’t so hot and the second isn’t much better, chances are the problem isn’t the picture — its’ the student. For a student who gets a 22 the first time around and a 23 the second time, expecting a 36 on the third try is like expecting to turn into Blake Lively overnight.

Students with an ACT composite score between 13-29 go up one point on average with a retake. However, students with higher initial composite scores are much less likely to score higher on a retake. In fact its the opposite. For those with high composite scores, retakes can actually hurt more than they can help in many cases. Research shows that of students from the graduating class of 2013 who took the ACT more than once: 57 percent increased their Composite score on the retest, 21 percent had no change in their Composite score on the retest, 22 percent decreased their Composite score on the retest (from ACT student website).

In addition, if students do nothing to prepare or practice between test dates, there is no logical reason why their scores should be any

better the second time around. And even if they do immerse themselves in five-pound ACT prep books, most students plateau after the second or third try anyways. It’s important to know when to call it quits.

So, don’t set unrealistic expectations. It is important when considering prospective colleges to think realistically, even if it hurts a little bit. Students should reflect on their GPA, class rank, course load, extracurriculars, and of course, ACT score. If a student needs to raise a score by a couple points to have a good shot, that’s okay. But don’t expect to be able to raise a 24 to a 34 — no amount of retesting is going to fix that.

When it comes to submitting scores, some colleges ask for your best overall score, while others ask for all sets of past test scores. In the former case, technically students can take the test as many times as they please, and the only people who will ever know is them and their mom’s wallet. If the colleges request the latter, which most highly selective universities do, watch out. Taking it five to six times looks desperate, and not in a good way. If a student wants to show interest, go take a tour.

To find out which method of submission certain colleges request, check out their respective admissions web-page.

Another factor individual to each student is whether or not their prospective schools superscore.

This is when they combine your best subject scores from different test dates to compile a composite score higher than that of any individual test. Once again, students interested in more selective institutions have the shorter end of the stick. Harvard does not superscore.

Keeping this in mind, it is not always bad to give it a second, or even a third shot. Better to spend 4 hours on a Saturday morning in a claustrophobic classroom than be combusting with regret on April 1st when acceptance and shh, rejection letters, arrive in the mailbox.

For the students out there who have already taken the ACT five times, if reading this is inducing severe nausea --don’t fret. Just hope the new and improved ACT score is so good the admissions officers won’t even notice it took six tries.

Vending machines serve up disappointment Do students like the change?

BEN KRAIZER Staff Writer

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he district has now placed healthy options in the vending machines. Healthier options were put into the vending machines at the beginning of the school year in order to combat childhood obesity.

To do this, the district has completely disposed of all the junk food in the vending machines and brought in numerous healthy replacements. Some of these new options include fruit snacks, cookie bars, cereal bars and low-calorie pretzels. None of these options, however, include Kit-Kats, Snickers or Reese’s.

Students have already stopped buying from the machines. Without the funds from students constantly buying from the vending machines, the school and the district will lose money.

While whoever in the district made the decision probably took the student’s reactions to the loss of the junk of food into account, it clearly didn’t make a big enough impact on the decision to change it. It’s definitely a major change that some students will surely protest.

Along with the downside of the healthy vending machines, there are also several pros to the new foods. Students won’t be eating as much junk food and will be eating healthier food choices. While the majority of students want their Snickers back, those students who are healthier eaters actually appreciate the new options.

Students have different views on the changes in the vending machines. Some are all for the changes while others are dead set against it. Either way, it looks like students are going to have to kiss their candy goodbye.

“There will be a lack of money circulation, since without all the candy and other junk food, students won’t be inspired to bring money to school to use for the vending machines.”

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“We might not have the usual snacks we are used to eating.”

- senior Kacie Pettie

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“I do not use the vending machines because all the food in there is not very tasty.”

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“Everyone wants junk food.”

- sophomore Emily Missler

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10 Reasons To do a high school sport

KATE MCNEAL Features Editor

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Parkway schools raised over $7,000 for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through Kolts Strike Out Cancer.

Orchestra Director Mrs. Winifred Crock was named the Art Educator of the Year by the Arts and Education Council, adding to the numerous awards she has received in the past few years alone.

The varsity football team runs onto the field at the beginning of the game against Ladue on Sep. 12, going through the banner that the cheerleaders made for the game. “At games everyone comes together to support the team,” junior Zoe Raft said. “I think it is a really great experience to see the whole school cheering and excited.”Photo by Rebekah Poscover.

Something to look forward to

Sports seasons provide a great way to break up the monotony of the school year.

Improve skills in that sport

Since most sports practice every school day and some on the weekends, athletes spend at least 10 hours a week in practice, making it is almost impossible not to get better.

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Being a part of a team requires commitment and provides a reason to work harder because of motivation to improve individual and team skills. Plus, the bond formed with a team is unlike anything else.

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Rather than taking out pent-up frustration on other people, competing is a good excuse to get on the field, track, course, pool- wherever it may be- and take out some of that anger.

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Getting involved

Sports force studebts to get out and moving, whether it’s for practice, Red and White night, or just regular games. It is a great way to become a part of the community without even trying.

Why JP Byrne plays a sport

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Endorphins

The rumor is that exercise makes people happier, and at least for me, this has proved to be true. Atheletses tend to be in a better mood and be much less stressed when in season.

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Meet new people

There’s a new coffee shop in the halls of PCH... mmm. Watch out, Starbucks!

Neighs:

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The head of the Secret Service resigns after several breaches that were not so secret.

Students can’t use their personal email anymore, making it impossible to see which colleges are spamming them and do science homework at the same time.

The rent...some think it’s too high.

Release stress

Cafeteria chicken tenders are now baked.

Is this Whole Foods or something?

Stay in shape

Reinforces positive work ethic

During the season, it’s important to make good decisions so there aren’t repercussions on an individual or the team overall.

Also, teammates and coaches typically respect athletes that work hard more than the ones that slack off.

Seniors Minki Kim and Claire Ji received a 36 on the September ACT. Way to represent Central!

Ebola arrived in Dallas. Who is he and why is he here?!?

Beneficial for college applications

Helps curb competitive drive

7 Central students were selected as 2014 Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. Good luck as the scholarship competition continues!

St. Louis Cardinals made the playoffs, making us the most hateable team in baseball.

Teamwork

Playing a sport, or more than one, can set athletes apart from other students applying to the same school. Colleges appreciate applicants that are involved, and playing a sport in high school suggests that those students will be involved on campus in college too, which can even increase chances of getting a scholarship.

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Halloween is on a Friday this year.

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Sweater weather is back.

Sports are an easy way to meet people from around the school. As an underclassman, participating in a sport is a way to meet older students that can help navigate the way through high school, and give tips on what to do and what to avoid.

For upperclassmen, it’s cool to get to know freshmen and sophomores because they’re the ones that will carry on the team’s legacy when upperclassmen graduate.

Most teams do some kind of conditioning, and the track, cross country, and swim teams are basically all cardio. Every sport will provides some kind of exercise, and few people have a reason to protest staying in shape or getting in better shape.

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Nap time has yet to be added to Parkway’s curriculum, despite several informal petitions for it and recess.

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ing of Improvement Cross country helps junior find his stride ROBERT SHIFRIN Staff Writer

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unning cross country has brought junior Nick King great improvement as a runner and as a student.

“It takes a lot of effort, but working hard gives a benefit that you can apply to anything else you do,” King said. “That level of effort and determination can really help you improve in life.”

The same lessons King has learned in cross country, he applies to his everyday life. Giving his best effort to improve motivates Nick to keep working hard.

“I really liked pushing myself and doing the work to get better,” King said.

With all the work King has put in, he has seen his times on the cross country course improve drastically.

“I started with a 35 minute 5K and I’ve cut that down by at least 15 minutes, so its about a 20 now. My mile time has almost cut in half, I’m down to a 5:33 from about a 10:30,” King said.

Not only has Nick noticed a change in his performance, but so have his teammates. Junior Alex Lanson says that King has become a much better runner over the course of his cross country career.

“One time I was falling behind in a race, and Bergeron yelled to me ‘Come on, you’re running with Nick King’ but now Nick is a serious competitor,” Lanson said.

King’s teammates say he has blossomed into a talented runner and an even better teammate.

“Nick’s a great teammate. He always cheers everyone on,” Lanson said.

“He pushes me because I know he’s right behind me pushing for my spot on varsity.”

Cross country has helped Nick not only as a runner but also as a scholar.

Some students find school very stressful, and running helps King relax and stay focused.

“School, practice, come home and you’re exhausted, and it’s really hard to work,” King said.

To keep himself awake, King often runs after school outside of cross country practice and meets. This way, he will be able to focus on his schoolwork before he goes to sleep.

“That really helps with homework because otherwise it’s easy to fall asleep while you’re working,” King said.

King finds motivation to work hard from his mom, history teacher Dr. Susan King.

“It’s like having a really big locker,” King said. “I don’t mind having my mom close by. It’s not awkward or anything.”

Another source of motivation are King’s teammates. The cross country team members have grown very close over the course of their season, and they push each other to compete at a high level. Junior Mike Conger is thankful for the relationships he has made through the cross country team.

“Cross country for me has really introduced me to some new friends, some really nice people,” Conger said.

Junior Nick King competes in the Webster Invitational cross country race on Sept. 4 at Blackburn Park. His times have dropped more than 15 minutes since he began running cross country his freshman year. Photo

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