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Pathfinder

The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

Embracing the holiday vibes from the previous snow day, senior Sophie Ellis is anxious for the holidays to roll around. “My favorite part about the holidays is being with family. We all get together at least a couple times during the holidays and get to play games like spoons and left center right,” Ellis said.

Top Seven Holiday Songs To Dance To This Season

Anna Pavlisin, STAFF WRITER December 14, 2018

 1.All I Want for Christmas - Mariah Carey   One of the most popular Christmas songs of all time, it’s clear that the reason it’s so prominent is the energy and the beat of this song. Carey’s...

Sophomores Irene Yannakakis and Anna Pavlisin lay in the hallway deciding what Pop Tart flavor to try next.

Pop Tart Taste Test

Irene Yannakakis and Anna Pavlisin December 14, 2018

1. Wildlicious Wild Berry (3/10) Moving along to our last place contender, the Wildlicious Wild Berry. Before trying this Pop Tart, we had high hopes because we were expecting a sweet berry flavor,...

Riverdale Review

Irene Yannakakis, STAFF WRITER December 11, 2018

Although at first glance Riverdale seems like your basic murder mystery show, with the producers adding more and more every season, it becomes more than just an over the top chick flick. Based on the popular...

Watching this review will give you 5-hour energy

Nayeon Ryu, Carly Anderson, and Sarah Lashly December 5, 2018

After taking notice of the number of students addicted to caffeine, specifically energy drinks, we decided to test a few for ourselves. We conducted this experiment within the span of three days at different...

Posing with her camera and drone, junior Caroline Judd shows the equipment she needs to continue her career as a photographer. Judd used her own money to purchase her equipment and uses her own time to take and edit photos. “I’ve invested lots of money into camera equipment and editing software that you can’t get at school,” Judd said. “I understand that that isn’t a priority for the school, but it’s hard when you want to follow a career that isn’t typical or STEM focused because you have to put so much time into outside of school while also balancing your schoolwork.”

Art students face the pressures of STEM focused education

Lydia Roseman, News and Sports 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...

Overlord covers familiar ground with fresh execution

Overlord covers familiar ground with fresh execution

Peyton Gaskill, STAFF WRITER November 27, 2018

On the surface, it’s easy to dismiss director Julius Avery’s “Overlord” as an over the top and uninspired action flick. And while, yes, the movie brings very few fresh ideas to the table, “Overlord”...

You Gouda check out this mac & cheese review

Andrew Li, Nayeon Ryu, Carly Anderson, and Sarah Lashly November 15, 2018

Five total macaroni and cheese brands Kraft Mac & Cheese Annie’s Mac & Cheese Velveeta Mac & cheese Whole Foods 365 Nature Crazy Bugs Mac & Cheese Scoring guide Each...

Focused on his music, senior Noah Wright plays his trumpet alongside the rest of trumpet section during his second hour class. Wright has been playing in the Jazz Band since his sophomore year, but this is his first year playing with a full instrumentation.“With there being more people, we’ve really been able to push ourselves,” Wright said. “We really have depth in the parts.”

Jazz Band gets a full instrumentation

Peyton Gaskill, STAFF WRITER November 2, 2018

For the first time since 2001, the Jazz Band has a full instrumentation. This means that the band has players for each instrument required for musical pieces written for large bands, including saxophones,...

Throwing himself to the ground, senior Hayden Riehl and freshman Ross Harter improvise a scene together. Harter and Riehl were on team “Fashion Disaster” as part of the show’s “Perfect Storm” theme.

A perfect storm: Running with Scissors Improv show receives thunderous applause

Carly Anderson, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief October 30, 2018

No sex, no drugs, no rock ‘n’ roll (and definitely no smooth jazz)–these are the only restrictions you’ll find at your average Running with Scissors Improv show. Following the first “Perfect...

Junior Aim Achalapong plays synthesizer at the Edwardsville Tiger Ambush Classic Marching Band Festival. Achalapong learned to play piano in Thailand and decided to join the marching band for the year she was here. "In Thailand, if we don't know someone, we won't talk to them," Achalapong said. "Here, a lot of people I don’t know still talk to me. People are very friendly here and it makes me feel welcomed."

From playing piano in Thailand to marching in the band

Anna Pavlisin, STAFF WRITER October 26, 2018

While living with alumnus Luke Whitten’s family for her junior year, Thai exchange student Aim Achalapong has joined the marching band as a synthesizer player. After encouragement from her dad to...