Going Beyond Bilingual: Part two
Quinn Berry, Staff Writer
April 3, 2020
Spanish flashcards and French listening tests are part of a difficult but necessary path to mastering another language in the eyes of high school students, but for some, it’s a way of life. The number of students fluent in another language is on the rise, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation that discovered roughly 22% percent of children speak another language at home than they do at s...
Going Beyond Bilingual
Quinn Berry, Staff Writer
March 5, 2020
Spanish flashcards and French listening tests are part of a difficult but necessary path to mastering another language in the eyes of high school students, but for some, it's a way of life. The number of students fluent in another language is on the rise, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation t...
9. Fame, fortune and 15 second videos? Students share the experience of being “Tik Tok famous”
![Standing in the hallways, sophomore Kyle Norman makes a Tik Tok video for his fans. Over the month of September, Norman gained over 2,000 fans on the app. “Sometimes, I feel like people don’t understand what I do or why I do [it] because I get weird looks when I make Tik Toks,” Norman said. “Nobody really thinks that it’s possible for just a normal guy like me to be so popular without showing it off to everybody.”](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/KyleNormannp-1-475x316.jpg)
Michael Lolley, Staff Writer
October 3, 2019
In the past, apps like Vine and Musical.ly have been the solution to boredom around your house. They were used as replacements for Netflix or listening to music late at night, but now, Tik Tok is the way to avoid what actually needs to get done. With almost 7,000 followers and an average of 200 views per...
Art students face the pressures of STEM focused education
Lydia Roseman, News Editor
November 29, 2018
Science. Technology. Engineering. Mathematics. These fields have been pushed on us since we were young. Elementary schoolers take art and music classes once or twice a week, but are drilled in their times tables almost every day. When schools are short on funding, art programs are the first on the c...
Senior oboist Gwyn Allendorph works to make her passion a career
Nell Jaskowiak, Opinions Editor
October 16, 2018
If you want to find senior Gwyn Allendorph, check a practice room, a stage in Webster Groves or perhaps Powell Hall. An accomplished oboist, Allendorph is currently in four symphonic orchestras and has represented the school in the All-Suburban and All-State Bands. This passion and drive for musi...
