BSU club welcomes all races
January 10th, 2019
BSU, which stands for Black Student Union, is a Parkview High School club that explores black histo[...]
BSU club welcomes all races
Heaven LaMartz, Staff Writer
January 10, 2019
Filed under Features
BSU, which stands for Black Student Union, is a Parkview High School club that explores black history and culture. BSU holds meetings on the third Thursday of every month in the orchestra room located in J building. According to Melat Mekonnen, a junior at Parkview and an officer of the Black Student...
Students get creative in collecting funds for cancer
Nia Embry, Staff Writer
January 10, 2019
Filed under Features
“Everyone’s touched by cancer. It does not matter whether someone immediately in your family ever had it or not…, it affects everyone,” Coach Akin, of the girls’ softball team, and sponsor of the Relay For Life says. Here at Parkview, there is a way students and teachers alike can get inv...
Musing of a Book Nerd
Kalee Wiley, Entertainment Editor
March 16, 2018
Filed under Features
Clichés strike again in a new form Once upon a time, clichés used to be enjoyable writing tactics that everyone enjoyed. Over time, authors have made these tactics nightmares for avid readers with their overuse in books. Although I do not mind reading certain clichés, very few, skillful authors have been...
Students come from across the seas for foreign exchange program
Thuy Pham, Editor in Chief of Design
March 16, 2018
Filed under Features
“The first barrier was the language. I felt insecure.” These are the words of Tobi from Germany, one of five foreign exchange students enrolled at Parkview High School. As a participant of the PAX (Program for Academic Exchange) in the 2017-2018 school year, Tobi embodies the cross-cultural learning...
Aldrich is proud of work he does with APUSH kids
Jenny Nguyen, Copy Editor
March 16, 2018
Filed under Features
The mention of US history typically entails bored groans or glazed eyes. However, this is not the case in Jon Aldrich’s AP US History classes, where every lesson is accompanied by laughter and attentive students. Before he was a teacher, however, Aldrich worked in corporate sales for a pharmaceutical...
Student fights slaughterhouses
Catie Gelting, Features Editor
March 16, 2018
Filed under Features
Humane societies around the globe continually advocate for the rights of farm animals. For many, the primary farm animals considered are cows. However, many other species are threatened by the meat industry. Junior Amelia Bishop is advocating for the rights of goats in the Stone Mountain...
Spanish basketball team shocks the world at the 2000 paralymic games
Peter Fedyk, Editor in Chief of Content
March 15, 2018
Filed under Features
Fernando Martin Vicente is a name that most people don’t recall; lost to the brutal sands of time. The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games in Sidney most likely won’t raise an eyebrow either. In reality, the story surrounding this man at these games is one of sporting's greatest stories, but for all the...
Katie Rutherford faces cancer like a superhero
Marie Stanford, News Editor & Business Manager
November 7, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
Walking into her second hospital visit, Katie Rutherford had a bad feeling. After multiple visits to acne doctors and a previous misdiagnosis, all she could do was think the worst, she was right. A bump on her face that she initially ignored was cancer and it would change her life forever. In January...
Student council hosted a successful Movie Night
Thuy Pham, Editor in Chief Of Design
October 16, 2017
Filed under Features
Anticipation rises. Even as people begin to line at the gate, the tension continues to build. “In the beginning, there was only ocean…” the movie continues to roll as everyone on the student council committee stops to look around. The reality had sunken in; Parkview’s student council has officially...
Parkview’s “The Crucible”
Catie Gelting, Features Editor
October 12, 2017
Filed under Entertainment, Features
A classic play that has been required reading for students across the country for years, was performed by Parkview High School’s theater department from September 21st through 23rd. The Crucible premiered here shortly after school resumed following several inclement weather days. The cast of The C...
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