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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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2020 is a year remembered for its unique challenges, one of them being COVID-19. Find out how everyone is spending their time during this pandemic.

ABC’s of COVID

Elle Rotter and Emily Early January 8, 2021

During quarantine, most made changes in their daily life and found new ways to keep themselves content at home. Read about how students made the best of it and what their experiences were. A is for...

An arrangement of the cover art for the songs discussed herein.

Our favorite songs of 2020

Pathfinder Staff December 31, 2020

The music industry—like most things in 2020—is winding down its most bizarre year in recent memory. But even during a time when life as we knew it came to a grinding halt, artists still managed to...

John Beckstead, Senior

COVID Chic: Students and Staff share their virtual learning fashion

Mira Nalbandian and Leah Schroeder December 22, 2020

Welcome to Student and Staff Fashion 2.0: COVID Chic.  After the global pandemic struck and we all took to wearing our pajamas all day long, unique styles became hard to come by. Still, true fashion...

Enjoy reading our review of Chinese cuisine from Hunan Empress.

Nalbandian Nosh: December review

Mira Nalbandian, Managing Editor-in-Chief December 21, 2020

Welcome back to the Nalbandian Nosh. As the weather gets colder and the holiday season quickly approaches, we decided it was time for some good old fashioned comfort food. By that, we mean Asian cuisine....

Taylor Swift performs onstage during the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Nov. 24, 2019, in Los Angeles, Calif.

“evermore” reveals an ever-growing Taylor Swift

Kathryn McAuliffe, Managing Editor-in-Chief December 16, 2020

Bring your hands together for the woman who has single-handedly saved 2020. While most of us struggled to make our weekly Zoom meetings and get dressed every day, Taylor Swift was creating some of her...

I am tiptoeing along the very fine line between properly smushing my sandwich and breaking my waffle maker.

Grilled cheese with Brinda

Brinda Ambal, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief December 15, 2020

I know, I know. Grilled cheese, Brinda? Your column is literally titled Breakfast with Brinda. How is grilled cheese a breakfast food? Oh, just you wait. The opportunities are endless when you expand your...

Rushing to get breakfast set up before class can pose a variety of hazards including, but not limited to, tripping over nothing in your hurry. Exercise caution.

Smoothie with Brinda

Brinda Ambal, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief December 11, 2020

Ah smoothies. We all know and love them, so much so you might be asking, why Brinda? Why dedicate a whole edition of Breakfast with Brinda to smoothies? They’re not that hard to make. But this is...

With school being virtual, this is a guide to staying motivated and productive at home.

Dealing with homework during distance learning

Fatema Rehmani, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief December 9, 2020

Given the many difficulties of 2020, we have neglected one particular tragedy for students: all our work is homework, the majority of that being independent assignments. As we advance in our academic careers,...

Enjoy reading our review of the Italian cuisine from Mia Sorella.

The Nalbandian Nosh: November review

Mira Nalbandian, Managing Editor-in-Chief November 10, 2020

Welcome to the first edition of the Nalbandian Nosh, our very own father-daughter monthly food review. In our family, good food is very important. My dad has been tirelessly crafting both adventurous and...

Using Procreate 5X, senior Rebecca Vierck demonstrates how attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and social anxiety can make someone feel like being watched. Vierck’s piece conveyed the alienation felt from their peers. “A lot of media representation about ADHD is built upon stereotypes. Because of the comorbidity of my ADHD and social anxiety, I tend to feel anxious to stim in front of people in fears of seeming weird,” Vierck said. “I've had to cut off friends because of their disrespect for my sensory triggers. As a child, I would have multiple breakdowns a week over the texture of dinners that I was made to eat.”

Students showcase their ‘draw dropping’ artwork

Addie Gleason, Managing Editor-in-Chief November 6, 2020

Through a combination of mediums, students from Katy Mangrich’s AP 2D Art and Design class, Ashley Drissell’s Design Arts class and Kat Briggs’ AP Drawing class made pieces that investigate cultural...