From video games to toys and technology, the world has become increasingly more devoted to the trends that each new year brings. The rise of technology during the early years of the 21st century led to...
Raaga Golla, Humans Of West Editor
• September 26, 2025
For many high school students, going to the gym is a part of their daily routines. Whether they play a high school sport or participate in an athletic extracurricular, completing a workout can be essential...
What started as a $900 business in an East Hollywood parking lot is now worth one billion dollars, with over 329 locations across the United States. For the past few months, St. Louis residents have been...
As kids, many young girls and boys are excited by the recognizable red wrapper, home to a pair of crunchy wafers engulfed in creamy milk chocolate. Originating in the United Kingdom, Kit Kat has been the...
With the start of summer approaching quickly, many students start to curate their summer playlists. These playlists represent multiple changes in music taste as music choices tend to get more upbeat and...
As summer rolls in, the days start to grow longer and hotter. While most students start to pull out shorts, tank tops or T-shirts, hijabis and other women who dress modestly often struggle to find outfits...
On Dec. 5, 2024, Pantone unveiled the 2025 Color of the Year: Mocha Mousse, a soft, luxurious brown hue. For over 20 years, Pantone has selected a Color of the Year to welcome the new year through a celebration...
Will Gonsior, Opinions/A&E Editor
• February 13, 2025
Reincarnated
The story of titular protagonist Edmond Dantes in Alexander Dumas’ “The Count of Monte Cristo” may sound familiar. In Dumas’ story, a talented young man spends years honing his mind,...
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 a C.S. Lewis theological treatise, it would have been hard...
![There are more than 20 open cardio machines at Crunch Fitness. I enjoyed the spacious environment at Crunch, a sentiment that was shared by sophomore Sanjana Daggubati. “[Going to] Crunch Fitness was the right decision because [it] feels more professional. Crunch’s workers are laid back, but not to the point where they don't care,” Daggubati said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_5242-1-1200x900.jpg)
![Various empty Kit Kat wrappers crowd the desk, surrounded by scoring sheets. While production of Kit Kat flavors in the U.S. is limited, Nestlé, the owner of Kit Kat, manufactures hundreds of unique flavors in Japan, including the flavors ocean salt and passion fruit. “I thought there [were] some interesting flavors, and a lot of them were really unexpected,” senior Elle Levesque said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image-2.png)
![Pantone’s selection of the 2025 Color of the Year is revealed: Mocha Mousse. Ceramics teacher Ashley Drissell enjoys this year’s selection. “Maybe it’s the name but [Mocha Mousse] reminds me of chocolate and coffee. It makes me hungry. It’s very rich and decadent,” Drissell said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DSC_0015-1200x800.jpg)
