Longhorn Round up

December 2024

Summer time dead periods announced

Athletics- Summer dead period is Saturday, August 2nd- Sunday August 10th, 2025

Fall sports start on Monday 8/11

Activities- Summer dead period is Saturday, June 28-Sunday July 6th, 2025

Eligibility for MSHSAA athletics & activities

All students must be enrolled in at least 3.0 units of credit to be eligible for MSHSAA sponsored activities.

Eligibility is based on semester grades. Students must earn 3.0 units of credit in a semester to be eligible for the next semester.

Longhorn Line

First competition of the season in the books!! The Longhorn line performed at the Lindbergh competition on Saturday, December 7th. The Longhorns had the most amazing time performing and walked away with 2nd in Lyrical Jazz and 4th in Pom! Well done Ladies!

Girls basketball

The Varsity Girls Basketball team is off to a 5-0 start. This is the first time the team has started 5-0 since the 2000-2001 season. They recently won the Parkway Tip-off tournament for the 2nd year in a row. The team is currently ranked 3rd in state in Class 5 in the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association poll. They are also ranked number 9 in STL today large school poll that covers teams from the Illinois and Missouri side of the river. The team has been invited to compete once again the prestigious Visitation Christmas tournament that features the best teams in the area. The tournament runs December 21st, 26th, 27th, and 28th.

Boys Basketball info

The Parkway West boys basketball program will host a night to Fight Against ALS on Tuesday, January 7th.. All proceeds will go to the Lyle Rakers Charitable Foundation. Please join us as the Longhorns battle the Kirkwood Pioneers. Freshman and JV games at 4:30 pm and the Varsity at 6:00 pm.

November Athlete and Sportsmanship winners

West High Band

The month of December in the West band department has included some big news along with the onset of basketball pep band season. We are thrilled to share that six band students were selected for the Missouri All-State Band! They include Cara Purdy (junior-oboe), Dominic Perez (senior-alto saxophone), Zac Card (sophomore-tuba), Collin Jackson (freshman-percussion), Cole Kayira (junior-jazz trumpet), and Baskara Wahana (junior-clarinet). Our basketball pep band has also been busy with three games this month and six more to follow in January and February. The band will also hold their annual mattress fundraiser on Sunday, June 2nd in the north gym at WHS. Dozens of mattresses will be on display and proceeds from the sale benefit the band program and band students. As always, learn more about the band program at www.parkwaywestband.com

Hey Longhorns! Sign up to Volunteer for Special Olympics-February 19th!!

West High Robotics

The West High Robotics team competed in the UniTech High Stakes VEX Robotics Competition.

Event Stats:

After 55 qualifying matches, all three teams advanced to the elimination bracket. This is no small feat and is a testament to the work these teams have been putting in over the past several weeks.
Escape Velocity (5430D) was ranked #24 and made it to the first round.
BreakPoint (5430B) was ranked #15 and advanced to the quarter-finals.
Blue Brains (5430A) was seeded #10 in the bracket and upset the #1 seed in the semi-finals to advance to the finals!!! They are currently ranked #7 in MO, in the top 18% nationally, and in the top 20% internationally.

Awards:

Blue Brains (5430A): Excellence Award
Blue Brains (5430A): Tournament Finalist
Escape Velocity (5430D): Create Award

Robotics Education and Competition Foundation World Skills Standings:

https://www.robotevents.com/robot-competitions/vex-robotics-competition/standings/skills

The Robotics team's next event is the Troy Winter VRC Classic in Troy, MO on January 26, where all three of our teams will be back in action. To learn more about our West High Robotics Program, please Click Here to visit our website or follow us on Instagram: @parkwaywesthsrobotics.