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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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From Novice to Pro in Chess

Raj Jaladi, Newsletter Editor/Data Analyst January 12, 2022

The most surprising resurgence of 2021 (other than the omicron variant) may be “The Sopranos” HBO Max comeback. “Silvio & Paulie in a scene from The Sopranos” This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. Photo by Kipp Teague.

Made in America: The Sopranos’ 2021 Comeback

Thomas Bruns, Opinions/A&E editor January 10, 2022

“It's good to be in something from the ground floor. I came too late for that and I know. But lately, I'm getting the feeling that I came in at the end. The best is over.”  Tony Soprano’s therapist...

Junior Khalid Abdi, is currently reading the last arc of “Bleach”. He started “Bleach” a couple months ago, and he loved the amount of diversity and speed the manga/anime displayed. “[Bleach] has really good character development and the way the story put more focus on female characters unlike other anime. They have unique personalities and play a role in the story,” Abdi said.

Part three: “Bleach”

Jordan Scales, Staff Writer January 7, 2022

“Bleach” is my favorite anime by far, it’s one of the most intriguing and simple anime plots I know. When I first watched “Bleach” I was hooked on the first episode. “Bleach” was produced...

Junior Kylon Davis recommends “Naruto” to new anime watchers. Of all the anime Kylon has seen, he puts “Naruto” at the top of the list of his favorites. “The journey that you watch Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, all the kids grow from kids to teens to adults. It's like it's an amazing experience,” Davis said.

Part two: “Naruto”

Jordan Scales, Staff Writer January 5, 2022

Probably the most famous anime of all time, “Naruto” is not the first anime I would recommend for someone to start with but is a great anime. The reason I don’t recommend it as the very first anime...

A graphic using album covers from our staff's top picks.

2021’s Staff Song Reviews and Top Picks

Achyuta Ambal, Staff Writer December 31, 2021

As a result of quarantine downtime, some artists pushed previous boundaries. Here are some artists and songs Pathfinder journalists have handpicked to highlight.

Students talk about the top five mobile games to pass time during school and why they like them.

Students share their favorite mobile games to play during class

Michael Lolley, Staff Writer December 22, 2021

We all have games on our phones. We play them all the time. We all play at lunch, during academic lab and at home. We wanted to know what games students are playing the most right now. A group of 50...

Madi and Addie clink their mugs together on a playground.

The Madi and Addie winter chronicles: Cooking up a storm

Addie Gleason and Madi Michajliczenko December 21, 2021

After a fun-filled movie night, Madi and I decided it was time to try our hand at cooking. From hot chocolate to focaccia to truffles, we made a variety of winter themed recipes that you can try at home...

Every week sophomore Clayton Kayira comes to the anime club inside the library during aclab. He expressed his hobby with others who have the same interest. “I’ve been watching anime for four years and I started with Naruto, and it's nostalgic for me to watch,” Kayira said.

Beginner’s Guide to Anime

Jordan Scales, Staff Writer December 10, 2021

TV genres can get very repetitive. Anime is rising on the popularity scale, and because of its unique style of cartoon targeted to a Japanese audience and by the definition giving it the genre anime. People...

On Nov. 20th, "One Piece" released it's 1000th episode since premiering in 1999. "TSoutherland One Piece Tribute" by TSoutherland. Photo used under Creative Commons Licenses.

Part one: “One Piece”

Jordan Scales, Staff Writer December 10, 2021

In the world of “One Piece”, a great treasure that a pirate king left behind told the whole world that all his treasure is in one place, naming it the one piece. A teenager named Luffy dreams to be...