Tashaun Ewing, 12
What makes you a desirable man? I’m a really funny guy and I’m down to do adventurous things; I love to stay active to keep me in shape.
When was your last serious relationship? Sophomore year, Jordan Roundtree, I could says she’s the one that got away. Now I have to spread my horizons.
If you could be any famous person who would it be and why? Jimi Hendrix because he is a great guitar player, and if I had that talent I could woo any girl.
What’s your best quality? I can have a conversation with anyone. I try to make everything positive and fun. My motto is “Never say no.”
How do you approach a girl for the first time? I like to approach her while I’m dancing to see if she’s into it. If she’s not, I move on to the next option.
What’s your ideal way to ask a girl to prom? I would love to make her a mix CD with all the classic tunes and at the end ask, “would you like to boogy-oogy with me to prom?”
What’s your worst quality? Sometimes I don’t give the ladies as much attention as I should.
Describe your ideal prom date. Someone who doesn’t like to be like everyone else, likes to step out of the box and doesn’t have a problem being the only one on the dance floor.
When’s the last time you cried? The oven was going off because my pizza rolls were done and I was rushing to get them out and I stubbed my toe running full force.
Jalen Burgess, 12
What makes you a desirable man? I have a lot of great features but my best one is my body. I think me being black makes me stand out and the girls come running; they don’t call me “Big Juicy” for nothing.
When was your last serious relationship? Freshman year when I was dating an eighth grader. I go for all ages because I like to see what different girls offer.
If you could be any famous person who would it be and why? Dan Bilzerian because he is a modern day playboy and got rich by only playing poker.
What’s your best quality? I’m really good at cuddling.
How do you approach a girl for the first time? I don’t like to resort to pick up lines like every other guy. I like to make the girl laugh and go from there.
What’s your ideal way to ask a girl to prom? I think a quick text is good enough and if they want to go with me then they don’t need a huge proposal.
What song describes your love life? “Trap Queen” because I love to cook pies for my ladies.
Describe your ideal prom date. Green eyes, blonde hair and like to have good time… aka Alison Owen baby 😉
When’s the last time you cried? The last football game of the year because I’m never going to play football with my brothers ever again.
Jack O’Connor, 11
What makes you a desirable man? I have brown hair, but I can grow a great ginger beard.
When was your last serious relationship? I have never had a serious relationship; I like to fly solo because there are too many fish in the sea to pick.
What’s your best quality? I have a good sense of humor that pulls the ladies in.
How do you approach a girl for the first time? I walk…
What’s your ideal way to ask a girl to prom? Pop a bag of popcorn and say, “Now that I’ve buttered you up, will you pop over to prom with me?”
When’s the last time you cried? I’ve never cried in my life; I’m as stiff as a board 😉
Kyle Bernstein, 12
When was your last serious relationship? Back in the first grade, Becky Sue kicked me in the shin and told me I had cooties. It was love at first sight.
If you could be any famous person who would it be and why? Ben Affleck because he has a great body and uses it to get all the ladies.
What’s your best quality? My looks, and me being 5’6 really makes the girls’ jaws drop.
How do you approach a girl for the first time? I like to wink from across the room and blow a kiss.
What’s your ideal way to ask a girl to prom? I would like to give her beautiful flowers that I picked and flaunt my feelings toward her.
What song describes your love life? “Love is an Open Door” because my arms are always open to new beautiful girls.
What’s your worst quality? I love too much.
What’s your ideal prom date? She has to make me laugh and she has to laugh at all of my jokes because I’m funny.
When’s the last time you cried? Last night, because my brother hit me too hard.
Omar Deiab, 11
What makes you a desirable man? I just try to be a happy person in general; I always try to start the conversation with a girl rather than them coming to me.
When was your last serious relationship? It’s been a while. I like talking to girls, but relationships don’t really interest me.
If you could be any famous person who would it be and why? Jonah Hill, fame isn’t a big thing to me; it’s really just money that makes me happy.
What’s your best quality? I’m a funny guy; I’m goofy in general.
How do you approach a girl for the first time? I go up to them and say, “Hello.” “What’s your name?” “How do you spell it?”
What’s your ideal way to ask a girl to prom? Fireworks, something big, it has to be something no one has done before.
What song describes your love life? “Gravity” by John Mayer because the beat really makes me get in touch with all my feelings.
What’s your worst quality? At times I can be selfish, but only to protect the ones I care about.
What’s your ideal prom date? Well, I mean she has to be decent looking and up for anything.
Whens the last time you cried? Three months ago when my grandma died.
Bobby Connor, 11
What makes you a desirable man? My impressive size is a great component; standing at about 6’5, 210 pounds is really attractive for ladies here at Parkway West.
When was your last serious relationship? Last year, I’m a relationship kind of guy. 😉
If you could be any famous person who would it be and why? Myself or Bradley Cooper, because he has great hair. Someday I will try to make my hair look just like his.
What’s your best quality? I’m going to have to go back to my height and superior strength.
How do you approach a girl for the first time? “Hey, how are you doing?” “Hey, are you from around here?” These are my two go-to lines because it breaks the ice.
What’s your ideal way to ask a girl to prom? If St. Louis were by the beach, I would sing a melody under the stars.
What’s your worst quality? I don’t have bad qualities, so I’m going to have to skip this question.
What’s your ideal prom date? A girl who is a total babe.
Whens the last time you cried? When I watched “Fast 7.” At the end they did a “remember me” for Paul Walker, and I let a couple tears out. I’m not afraid to say it.
Riley Critchfield, 12
What makes you a desirable man? My distinct beautiful musk and my luscious hair.
When was your last serious relationship? Annemarie Daiker, we fell in love and then fell out of love very quickly.
If you could be any famous person who would it be and why? Ryan Reynolds, because he is a beautiful man dime and has the most beautiful girl in the world, Blake Lively.
What’s your best quality? I am a fantastic dancer; it really gets the ladies going.
How do you approach a girl for the first time? I have a full system: I spot a girl out, and then I go for the kill.
What’s your ideal way to ask a girl to prom? I have always wanted to use fire, but everyone thinks I would burn down her house.
What song describes your love life? “Hot and Cold” by Katy Perry because there are always ups and downs with women.
What’s your worst quality? I care too much about what other people think.
What’s your ideal prom date? She has to be blonde and loves to get funky fresh on the dance floor.
When’s the last time you cried? My last break up; Shout out to Anthony Ruffner for getting me through that one.
![Alongside club sponsors Andrea Horn and Tim Burkard, assistant principal Kate Piffel prompts a discussion at the first Black Student Union (BSU) meeting. She accepted suggestions for BSU from members like BSU Leader and junior Tanatswa Zirengani, who moved from Zimbabwe in 2021. “Moving here and transitioning into a new school [and] lifestyle, [BSU] became [a place] where I could be myself and talk about issues that I felt comfortable talking about back home. BSU [also] gave me the opportunity to venture into the post-high-school experience, telling me [some] things to expect,” Zirengani said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC_0120-1-1200x800.jpg)
![Junior TJ Polack plays his saxophone solo at halftime for the 2024 marching band show, ‘Coloring Book.’ This year, Polack was one of two soloists in the marching band. “[Polack] is very hard on himself. [His saxophone solo] sounds amazing [and] everyone [cheers] for him; [still], somehow, he thinks it’s a bad performance and he's down. What he does is not easy. It takes a lot of confidence as a person [and] a lot of musical skill to be expressive, and he's doing an amazing job,” drum major and senior Dominic Perez said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/462488499_2973926416100522_5057718068659607183_n-1200x925.jpg)
![Sophomore Isaiah Meese smiles after his Eagle Scout Ceremony. Meese has participated in the scouting program since first grade, learning new aspects of life and growing a community of a second family. “I almost didn’t do [boy scouting], but I'm glad I eventually did start doing it. I regret that I wasn't [working towards Eagle Scout during COVID]. It might not always seem like the most rewarding thing, but if you put your time into it, there's a good chance you'll get quite a lot out of it: friends, new activities and hobbies, or just more experience,” Meese said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_1004-1200x800.jpg)
![Junior Justin Lutz arranges his collection of basketball sports cards. Lutz started his first hand at entrepreneurship with an online store on eBay, dealing and trading in the sports card market. “I was already collecting sports cards [before], so I knew a lot of these players and I understood the market. I ventured into other sports, but I really stayed with the ones that I knew the most, [like] basketball. It’s really important to focus on what you know because it's so much easier than starting completely from scratch in a market that you don't understand. Find something that you're interested in," Lutz said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Untitled-design-2.png)
![Standing in front of the American Sign Language program’s mural, junior Brooke Hoenecke signs with freshman Darren Young. Hoenecke began cadet teaching for ASL this year alongside working towards earning her seal of biliteracy. “I was in ASL class when I received the email [that I qualified for the seal]. I was jumping up and down with my teacher and the rest of the class. One of the reasons why I took cadet teaching this year was so that I could prepare for the Seal of Biliteracy and be immersed in ASL,” Hoenecke said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/hoenecke.jpeg)
![With a keen eye for detail, senior Natalie Lashly writes her signature onto the senior hand wall. After some encouragement from her friends, Lashly applied to make the hand wall with her Lorax-inspired design. "I thought the [bright] colors would be fun. Our quote on the wall is 'Let us grow,’ based on the 'Let it grow' song [from the movie]. [I was hoping that the design would] make the cafeteria feel more exciting," Lashly said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC_0099-1200x801.jpg)
![Walking onto the field, freshman Erastus Adewusi wears a pink jersey in remembrance of cancer awareness month. With the number seven on his jersey, Adewusi reflects on his life in Nigeria before moving to America. “I [used to wake up] at 5:30 a.m. and school would end at 5 p.m. [versus] now,” Adewusi said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC_0029-1200x800.jpg)
![Within the U.S., the busiest shopping period of the year is Cyber Week, the time from Thanksgiving through Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This year, shoppers spent $13.3 billion on Cyber Monday, which is a 7.3% year-over-year increase from 2023. “When I was younger, I would always be out with my mom getting Christmas gifts or just shopping in general. Now, as she has gotten older, I've noticed [that almost] every day, I'll open the front door and there's three packages that my mom has ordered. Part of that is she just doesn't always have the time to go to a store for 30 minutes to an hour, but the other part is when she gets bored, she has easy access to [shopping],” junior Grace Garetson said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC_0249.JPG-1200x801.jpg)
![Complex global supply chains supply the goods for everyday luxuries, such as the coffee at West High’s Blue Brew. Low tariffs enabled much of the prosperity of modern history. “Higher tariffs lead to higher costs. A tariff is a tax on an imported good, and someone has to pay for that tax, and typically that [will] end up impacting consumers,” economics teacher Rachel Money said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Flag-1.png)
![Eyes glued to his sheet music, senior Andrew Gillies accompanies the Jazz Band as the pianist. During the annual Winter Jazz Concert, Gillies was chosen to improvise a solo during the song, “T.J. Boogie.” ¨I love concerts [because of] how the audience reacts, and just the stage lights [shining on me],¨ Gillies said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_3774-1200x801.jpg)
![Blending together a concoction for a science experiment, science teacher Joel Anderson scares his students by bringing excitement and thrill into his classroom for his annual Halloween show. It took about six weeks for Anderson to set up his classroom for the show. “It’s pure terror. I came up with this idea a couple decades ago to do something fun for Halloween. So I pretend to be this mad scientist [that creates] a Frankenstein-like creature [with the class], learning a little bit of science along the way and [then ending] with a laser show. It’s just for fun; entertainment value,” Anderson said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSC_0021.JPG_-1200x800.jpg)
![Senior Sally Peters stands in the history hallway, contemplating her choices in the 2024 United States and Missouri elections on Nov. 5. As a member of Diplomacy Club, Peters has discussed key candidates and issues in contemporary American politics. “[As students], we're starting to become adults. We're realizing how much the policies that are enforced and the laws that make it through the House and Senate are starting to affect us. [Opportunities such as] AP [U.S.Government] and Diplomacy Club [make elections feel] a lot more real,” Diplomacy Club vice president and senior Nidhisha Pejathaya said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Flag-1-1.png)
