Life of a longhorn
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![Greeting students with a poem and a smile, junior Nicole Imral hands out one of many pocket-sized poems in her stack. Spread out near the school entrances, Imral and several other National English Honors Society (NEHS) members informed students and staff about the day and handed out poems. “I love poetry. I was excited about [Poem in Your Pocket Day] because its fun to read a bunch of different poems youve never read before, especially short ones because its easier to get through them,” Imral said.](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DSC_0093.JPG_-1-240x150.jpg)
![Arms reaching out, sophomore Emma Nunnelee plunges into the pool. During the meet Jan. 20, the dive team lost to Lafayette 88-98. “Weve done well, [but] it hasnt been easy. I feel we could do a lot better if we had better conditions,” Nunnelee said.](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Pool-feature-photo-240x150.jpeg)
![While taking a selfie, freshman Samir Shaik and his friends try on face masks. Skincare, a prominent part of South Korean culture, was focused on during the club meeting dedicated to the country. “[My friends and I] wanted to try something different in this club. They offered us facemasks and we were just like, ‘Of course we’d [try them]’. I had never tried a face mask and [neither had] some of my friends. So it was a mess trying to put them on, but it was so fun,” Shaik said. “I just love that this moment was captured in a photo.”](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/selfiephotoshopped-240x150.jpg)
![Greeting students with a poem and a smile, junior Nicole Imral hands out one of many pocket-sized poems in her stack. Spread out near the school entrances, Imral and several other National English Honors Society (NEHS) members informed students and staff about the day and handed out poems. “I love poetry. I was excited about [Poem in Your Pocket Day] because its fun to read a bunch of different poems youve never read before, especially short ones because its easier to get through them,” Imral said.](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DSC_0093.JPG_-1-475x317.jpg)
![Arms reaching out, sophomore Emma Nunnelee plunges into the pool. During the meet Jan. 20, the dive team lost to Lafayette 88-98. “Weve done well, [but] it hasnt been easy. I feel we could do a lot better if we had better conditions,” Nunnelee said.](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Pool-feature-photo-475x316.jpeg)
![While taking a selfie, freshman Samir Shaik and his friends try on face masks. Skincare, a prominent part of South Korean culture, was focused on during the club meeting dedicated to the country. “[My friends and I] wanted to try something different in this club. They offered us facemasks and we were just like, ‘Of course we’d [try them]’. I had never tried a face mask and [neither had] some of my friends. So it was a mess trying to put them on, but it was so fun,” Shaik said. “I just love that this moment was captured in a photo.”](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/selfiephotoshopped-475x317.jpg)
![Sophomores Ben Gingrich, Nora Fredrick, Ryan Smith and Maddox Miller, sit in the library during Casey Hollands English 2 class. The students decorated cards for children in the hospital with supplies from the librarys Creative Commons craft corner. “I love to see [students] work on it. I love to see their creative side [because] I dont get to see that as much. I love to see their little hidden talents and what they create,” librarian Lauren Reusch said. “Everyone [is] just relaxing and enjoying themselves, able to sit back with their friends. I think that [relaxing is] a really important piece of the school day too.”](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/image1-copy-e1647020976676-475x323.jpg)
![Principal Jeremy Mitchell sits in his homecoming float and waves to the students lined on the sidewalk for the homecoming parade. During homecoming week, he enjoyed getting to build connections with students. “I couldn’t have asked for anyone better to work for,” Athletic Director Brian Kessler said. “[He] pulled off homecoming, [when] nobody knew what it was going to look like. It happened, it was great, it was beautiful, and [students] loved it.”](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_0579-475x317.jpg)