Thespian Students Unite At Annual State Conference

Sara Hong, Multimedia Guru|January 14, 2019

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The students participate in a behind the scenes Universal Music Workshop, where they play a piece of music that makes the prepared scene come alive.
"Personally, i think something like this is a really great experience for you all to see, and especially if you want to pursue a career in theme parks, theme park entertainment, we're here to answer your questions." Maddie Ross, coordinator of entertainment events at Universal, said. "I hope you guys are inspired and you've learned something."
The students also helped voice act, create sound effects using the Foley method, and voted on sound effects that were provided by the instructor and their team. "I thought is was a super fun experience. I thought it was a little bit pricey for what it was." Sophomore Nate Kershman said. "I felt like I would've appreciated a little bit more time at the music experience and getting to learn that aspect of it. But as someone who wants to go into that industry, it was very enlightening and I'm really glad I got to do it."

Music Department Orlando Trip

Junior Preston Brueckmann donates blood while on his phone for ImpactLife at Parkway North High School on Feb. 26. The process of drawing takes about 8-10 minutes but they have donors wait before going back to class to monitor them for any side effects.

Parkway North Students, Staff Give Blood to Save Lives

Choir Director Kimberly Roback works with a small group ensemble for the upcoming contest during class. "We have six ensembles this year, and there's a lot of kids doing solos. With all the snow days, it's been hard this year. There's a lot more pressure." Roback said, "Everybody feels behind, and it's not necessarily everyone's fault. So fingers crossed."

Students compete in yearly solo and ensemble contest

With a decreased student population at North, some classrooms are underutilized. Leading classrooms like this one to collect dust until they are used again.

North’s decrease in student population affects classes

Senior Symone Boyd dusts library shelves at the National Honor Society meeting on Feb. 8. Besides helping with writing book reviews and organizing books, NHS students also helped to clean the library, which is especially helpful due to the different illnesses circulating at the moment.

Improvements in the library aim to enhance student experience

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Music Department Orlando Trip

Students, Staff Help Others During Service Day

Parkway North’s girls varsity lacrosse team raised their sticks before going back out on the playing field. This is one tradition that North’s team, as well as many others, participate in.

Girls Lacrosse Team Improves Skills, Builds Community

Sophomore Alexander Harvey attempts to get a success streak going during a drill coach Jason Crawford gave the team. “I really like doing track because it helps me to be faster. My first sport is football and doing track helps me get faster for football,” Harvey said.

North Track Teams Practice For Season Ahead

Freshman Noemi Romero goes to steal the ball from a Panther to keep them from scoring. The Panthers unfortunately beat the Vikings, with an ending score of 0-4.

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Thespian Students Unite At Annual State Conference

Music Department Orlando Trip

Parkway North Students, Staff Give Blood to Save Lives

Students compete in yearly solo and ensemble contest

North’s decrease in student population affects classes

Improvements in the library aim to enhance student experience

Music Department Orlando Trip

Students, Staff Help Others During Service Day

Girls Lacrosse Team Improves Skills, Builds Community

North Track Teams Practice For Season Ahead

JV girls soccer loses to Mehlville in first game

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