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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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Sixpence None The Richer guitarist Matt Slocum met vocalist Leigh Nash in New Braunfels, Texas. Their new EP, “Rosemary Hill,” is named after the street Slocum grew up on and takes inspiration from his and Nash’s childhoods.
Return to roots
Will Gonsior, Opinions/A&E Editor • October 23, 2024

When guitarist and lyricist Matt Slocum, singer Leigh Nash, drummer Dale Baker and bassist Justin Cary named their Christian alt-rock band after...

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Sixpence None The Richer guitarist Matt Slocum met vocalist Leigh Nash in New Braunfels, Texas. Their new EP, “Rosemary Hill,” is named after the street Slocum grew up on and takes inspiration from his and Nash’s childhoods.
Return to roots
Will Gonsior, Opinions/A&E Editor • October 23, 2024

When guitarist and lyricist Matt Slocum, singer Leigh Nash, drummer Dale Baker and bassist Justin Cary named their Christian alt-rock band after...

On “The Joshua Tree,” U2 expressed their love for the ideals that founded the United States — and their disappointment with our country’s efforts to live up to those values. The album outlines the stark difference between America as popularly conceived and America in reality, reminding the country that we have a long way to go but delivering a hopeful message about our ability to get there.
The two Americas
Will Gonsior, Opinions/A&E Editor • September 24, 2024

Political. Religious. Activist. “The Two Americas” renamed as a National Park. U2’s career-defining album “The Joshua Tree” has a message...

Resting on a map of Gaza, surrounded by a littering of lyric cutouts from the recently released diss tracks from rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar, sits a phone playing rapper Macklemore’s newest single “Hind’s Hall.” Dedicated to student protesters in the United States and current victims of the conflict in Gaza, the song addressed national leaders who ignore the current conflict as well as the public community in a message of resistance. “Art, in its purest form, is resistance. Art, in its purest form, is from the heart, and it connects with people. It brings people together. The day that I stop following my heart and talking about things in the world that matter is the day that I don’t need to be on stage anymore. Today is not that day,” Macklemore announced at a live concert in Wellington, New Zealand on March 13.
Music for a movement
Risa Cidoni, Editor-in-Chief • May 29, 2024

Disclaimer: Some links in this article contain explicit lyrics or profanity.  The age of peak modern hip-hop controversy has begun.  Arguably,...

Though the 13 year anticipation of graduation has finally culminated to its climax, the conflicted emotional baggage that comes along with it hasn’t settled down just yet. With one final summer left with the class of 2024, reminiscing in the good times, while making memories and preparing for the future, the tracks associated with the season are bound to become, in the words of singer-songwriter Dua Lipa, “Future Nostalgia.” So blast that song, scream that tune and anything else that’ll solidify the moments and memories made with the graduated seniors.
You’re gonna go far
Triya Gudipati, Editor-in-Chief • May 20, 2024

This weekend, Parkway West said its final goodbye to the class of 2024. From entering high school as confused teenagers, navigating education...

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As the leaves turn orange, the weather gets colder and a vivid cinnamon and pumpkin scent wafts in the air, you know fall is approaching.
Fall favorites: Essentials for the perfect season
Niharika Vaidya, Staff Writer • October 10, 2024

Throughout the year, the Pathfinder has welcomed an excellent addition of new stories to our site. Certain stories have especially caught viewers’ and writers’ eyes: take a look at this year’s extraordinary articles in the 2023-2024 Pathfinder Wrapped.
2023-2024 Pathfinder Wrapped
Pathfinder Editorial Board • May 30, 2024

All good things must eventually come to an end, and as the 2023-2024 school year finally draws its curtains closed, students reflect on all the...

Hidden Corners: Uncovering the murals of West
Hidden Corners: Uncovering the murals of West
Sravya Reddy Guda, Staff Writer • May 28, 2024

Parkway West High is home to countless students and nearly six decades' worth of history. While much of its history has been lost over time as...

Four rom-com books from the library that are reviewed below.
Smiles and swoons
Keira Lang, Staff Writer • May 22, 2024

The Parkway West library is the pinnacle of education in our building. There, we socialize, research, explore and read. But looming bookshelves...

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