![Digging their sandy toes into the ground, seniors Areeb Hasan and Uzair Mohsin prepare to block senior Nathan Meek’s spike, set up by seniors Manoah Inje and Gordon Yu. The boys took time to hype each other up after plays. “Theres a lot of boosting each other up. As you play, you have like five people telling you how great you are and that feels great. When we get off [the pit], people always comment like Oh, so-and-so has gotten so good at this.’ I love that we’re learning and having a good time,” Meek said.](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/volleyball-feat-FINAL.jpg)
![Ready for action, the Parkway School Eats food truck prepares to serve students and staff. The food truck made its debut at Fern Ridge High School. “My biggest hope for the truck is that it serves as not [only] an inspirational tool for the district but also an educational one. If we can inspire students to learn more about small businesses, food service, hospitality, catering, or finances and educate them on the process, it will be a win-win for the district,” District Executive Chef Robert Grotha said.](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Image.jpeg)
![Spending their seventh hour in the cafeteria Jan. 6, juniors Matthew Feng, Sangarshan Kumar, Michael Feng, Govind Menon, Om Shinde, Samarth Samal and Bennett Christofferson join a Zoom with their teacher to get help with their assigned work. Their teacher assigned a packet with lecture notes, guided problems and self-check problems and opened a Zoom room during class hours to ensure students were supported. “For some people, school is the only place they feel safe. On the other hand, we’re also in the biggest COVID-19 spike [of cases] right now. Both sides have ups and downs,” Samal said. “I personally am fine with staying in school as long as it doesnt interfere with my learning too much because Im vaccinated and I wear my mask properly. If I can cover the content by myself with my teacher available on Zoom, Im flexible with any option.”](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Sub-Shortage-Red.jpg)
![Science teacher Paul Hage points to his Smartboard in the middle of a lecture. Hage feels that topics in the subject that he teaches, specifically in his biology classes, have become increasingly relevant in recent years during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I think that science can be really relevant. Different people might have different opinions [about science],” Hage said.](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Behind-the-Bias-1.jpg)
![Guilty Pleasures performs at the Red Flag downtown in June. The band was competing in a battle of the bands, which they ended up winning. “There was a crazy crowd, a lot of fun. We got to meet some awesome people and cool bands. I honestly didn’t know if we were going to win — it was so up in the air [and] all the bands were really good,” junior Andrew Martin said.](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/guiltypleasures.jpeg)
![Ready for action, the Parkway School Eats food truck prepares to serve students and staff. The food truck made its debut at Fern Ridge High School. “My biggest hope for the truck is that it serves as not [only] an inspirational tool for the district but also an educational one. If we can inspire students to learn more about small businesses, food service, hospitality, catering, or finances and educate them on the process, it will be a win-win for the district,” District Executive Chef Robert Grotha said.](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Image-300x225.jpeg)
![Featured with his kids’ motivational signs, English teacher Dan Barnes poses with his family after the 2021 St. Jude Memphis Half-Marathon. Barnes raised over $700 for patients at St. Jude. “I think the mental side of [the run was difficult]. Going into the half-marathon the week before, I was just like ‘I havent done enough.’ It was just the uncertainty of doing something Id never done before. But it was everything that I wanted,” Barnes said.](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/unnamed-14-1-300x207.jpg)
![Posing in her last pageant dress, sophomore Romy Taylor reminisces on her past competitions. Taylor has participated in pageants for seven years.“[The most rewarding thing about pageants] are the relationships you make. Because whether or not you win, youre always going to make friends,” Taylor said.](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_0753-300x235.jpg)
![Spending their seventh hour in the cafeteria Jan. 6, juniors Matthew Feng, Sangarshan Kumar, Michael Feng, Govind Menon, Om Shinde, Samarth Samal and Bennett Christofferson join a Zoom with their teacher to get help with their assigned work. Their teacher assigned a packet with lecture notes, guided problems and self-check problems and opened a Zoom room during class hours to ensure students were supported. “For some people, school is the only place they feel safe. On the other hand, we’re also in the biggest COVID-19 spike [of cases] right now. Both sides have ups and downs,” Samal said. “I personally am fine with staying in school as long as it doesnt interfere with my learning too much because Im vaccinated and I wear my mask properly. If I can cover the content by myself with my teacher available on Zoom, Im flexible with any option.”](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Sub-Shortage-Red-300x200.jpg)
Are you a teacher who relates to this broken record situation: “Hm? What did you say?” as the student slips the Airpod out of their hood,...
![Ready for action, the Parkway School Eats food truck prepares to serve students and staff. The food truck made its debut at Fern Ridge High School. “My biggest hope for the truck is that it serves as not [only] an inspirational tool for the district but also an educational one. If we can inspire students to learn more about small businesses, food service, hospitality, catering, or finances and educate them on the process, it will be a win-win for the district,” District Executive Chef Robert Grotha said.](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Image-900x675.jpeg)
![Spending their seventh hour in the cafeteria Jan. 6, juniors Matthew Feng, Sangarshan Kumar, Michael Feng, Govind Menon, Om Shinde, Samarth Samal and Bennett Christofferson join a Zoom with their teacher to get help with their assigned work. Their teacher assigned a packet with lecture notes, guided problems and self-check problems and opened a Zoom room during class hours to ensure students were supported. “For some people, school is the only place they feel safe. On the other hand, we’re also in the biggest COVID-19 spike [of cases] right now. Both sides have ups and downs,” Samal said. “I personally am fine with staying in school as long as it doesnt interfere with my learning too much because Im vaccinated and I wear my mask properly. If I can cover the content by myself with my teacher available on Zoom, Im flexible with any option.”](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Sub-Shortage-Red-900x600.jpg)
![Digging their sandy toes into the ground, seniors Areeb Hasan and Uzair Mohsin prepare to block senior Nathan Meek’s spike, set up by seniors Manoah Inje and Gordon Yu. The boys took time to hype each other up after plays. “Theres a lot of boosting each other up. As you play, you have like five people telling you how great you are and that feels great. When we get off [the pit], people always comment like Oh, so-and-so has gotten so good at this.’ I love that we’re learning and having a good time,” Meek said.](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/volleyball-feat-FINAL-900x600.jpg)
In an age where students have become increasingly focused on grades, extracurriculars and college applications, a group of boys have taken to...
![Featured with his kids’ motivational signs, English teacher Dan Barnes poses with his family after the 2021 St. Jude Memphis Half-Marathon. Barnes raised over $700 for patients at St. Jude. “I think the mental side of [the run was difficult]. Going into the half-marathon the week before, I was just like ‘I havent done enough.’ It was just the uncertainty of doing something Id never done before. But it was everything that I wanted,” Barnes said.](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/unnamed-14-1-900x622.jpg)
![Posing in her last pageant dress, sophomore Romy Taylor reminisces on her past competitions. Taylor has participated in pageants for seven years.“[The most rewarding thing about pageants] are the relationships you make. Because whether or not you win, youre always going to make friends,” Taylor said.](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_0753-900x705.jpg)
The United States, along with various other countries, has seen an uptick in hate crimes in recent years. The most recent data published by the...
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![Junior Zachary Schade sits in front of his family christmas tree while studying for finals. Schade thought that having finals after winter break caused unnecessary stress which makes it harder to enjoy the holidays. “I think finals after break forces students to study instead of enjoying what should be time with their family [away] from school,” Schade said. “It places an unpleasant cloud over the holiday experience and doesn’t allow a break before the start of a new semester.”](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/image1.jpg)
The doors of the school swing open and students pour out, sprinting to their respective cars and overjoyed about the beginning of break. After...
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![Junior Khalid Abdi, is currently reading the last arc of “Bleach”. He started “Bleach” a couple months ago, and he loved the amount of diversity and speed the manga/anime displayed. “[Bleach] has really good character development and the way the story put more focus on female characters unlike other anime. They have unique personalities and play a role in the story,” Abdi said.](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_8074-900x675.jpg)
