As the school year comes to an end, the last stages of the formative four-year journey through high school quickly approaches for the students in the Class of 2026. But alongside this ending arrives several new beginnings for our seniors. As students finalize their post-high school plans, their next steps will be shared through this year’s Senior Send-Off Map.
Seniors: Check your emails regularly for the form from Assistant Principal Kate Piffel to add yourself to the map!
![Stepping up to the tee box, junior Connor Boles lines up his shot before teeing off on the first hole at the Ballwin Golf Course. The team took on the Northwest High School boys’ varsity golf team on Mar. 24. “Golf [is] a sport where I get to feel free; it takes everything off my mind for a couple of hours,” Boles said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC8040-e1776864425510-1200x792.jpg)
![Senior Natalia Gumpel crowdsurfs above her teammates during the pep rally as the girls’ soccer team is recognized. Gumpel is a two-year member of the girls’ varsity soccer team as an outside back. “[Pep rallies are important] because [they] bring a sense of unity to the school, and I think that’s important so you don’t feel so overwhelmed. High school is a part [of life] where there [are] a lot of things changing, so to feel that sense of community is good. A lot of [my teammates] are close friends, and we’ve grown closer through soccer,” Gumpel said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC3584-2-1200x799.jpg)
