The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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An open letter to our teachers: Thank you

Pathfinder Editorial Board April 30, 2020

  Dear teachers,    Thank you.  As we roll out of our beds at 9 a.m., yawning and tripping over messy bedrooms to get to our computers, you greet us on video calls with warmth and...

Jamming out to “Don’t Stop” by DJ D-Sol, teachers Jeff Chazen, Jessica Wheeler and Katelyn Arenos get ready to ramp up the endorphins. When teacher Emily Lovercheck is not able to make it to the spin sessions, Arenos takes over leading the class with her playlist. “Music, especially with spinning, dictates how fast we go, if we add resistance [and] if we get a break. When the song speeds up, we speed up. When the song slows down, we slow down,” Arenos said. “I’m just really thankful that the school provides us with this opportunity to have a nice workout center. We are just thankful to have this space.”

Spinning at school: Teachers jam out to hits as they get a workout in

Brinda Ambal, Staff Writer February 19, 2020

If you happen by the fitness center after school, you might hear a subdued pulsing of Major Lazer’s “Know No Better.” No, someone didn’t forget to turn off Z107.7. Teachers Emily Lovercheck,...

Reading off Longhorn Pride Awards

Nayeon Ryu, Video Editor May 15, 2019

Every year for the honors ceremony, faculty members nominate one student each for the Longhorn Pride Award. We had some teachers read off the reasons they chose their recipient, to their recipient.

Teachers read RateMyTeachers reviews part 2

Nayeon Ryu and Susie Seidel May 7, 2019

Similar to Jimmy Kimmel’s Celebrities Read Mean Tweets series, here at the Pathfinder, we had teachers read anonymous reviews of themselves left by students on Ratemyteachers.com. Watch the first...

Directing the girls Chamber Choir through their daily vocal warm ups, choir director Eric Anthony prepares the students for the day’s rehearsal. Anthony has been teaching in the music department since 2006. “I’m thankful that I’m ending my career in a school that I really like a lot,” Anthony said. “I was blessed to come to this place and am blessed to be finishing my career in a place that I feel safe and the kids feel safe. We don’t have to be the best athletes, we don’t have to be the best musicians, but we put out a good product and we’re happy with it. We know who we are.”

Choir director Eric Anthony sings “so long, farewell” to his time as an educator

Lydia Roseman, News Editor March 15, 2019

After 13 years of dedicated service to the music department, choir director Eric Anthony is retiring from his career as an educator. While Anthony was hired primarily as a choir director, he found...

Teachers Read RateMyTeachers Reviews

Nayeon Ryu and Susie Seidel May 17, 2018

Similarly to Jimmy Kimmel's Celebrities Read Mean Tweets series, here at the Pathfinder, we had teachers read anonymous reviews of themselves left by students on Ratemyteachers.com.

Playing on their phones instead of doing homework, seniors Terrell Jones and Jonathan Dixon relax in the senior lounge. The senior lounge was given to seniors as an alternative to the study hall rooms, but Dixon used it as a place to watch Netflix. “The moment I stepped into West High this year I knew I wanted to get out as soon as possible,” Dixon said.

Senioritis: fact or fiction

Katie Spillman, Staff Writer November 1, 2017
92 percent of students who responded to a survey sent out to all seniors said that they already felt that they were experiencing senioritis.

#ASKPWESTTEACHERS – Back to School Edition

Kristin Priest, Staff Writer August 25, 2017
The Parkway West Pathfinder sits down with teachers, Patrick Mooney, Taylor Rose, and Peggy Dunsworth, to ask questions about the hustle and bustle of the 'back to school' weeks.
Privett poses in a garden for her senior pictures.

Throwback Thursday : Allison Privitt

Tyler Hannegan, Staff Writer May 4, 2017

Pathfinder: What was your childhood like? Privitt: Back when I was a kid we had no cell phones, we just had iPods and regular telephones. Back then, when somebody wanted to call somebody else, and...

According to the Pwestpathfinder conducted survey, over 65 percent of students have seen or cheated on a test. Out of the 65 percent, five people admitted to using their phone to do so.

Scholastic dishonesty damages integrity of high school academics

Maddie Cooke September 27, 2016

A total of 43 pages make up the student handbook, detailed with rules and regulations. But not a single page includes the expectation surrounding academic integrity that teachers enforce in their classrooms. “Academic...

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