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Video: ASMR – Teacher Edition

Maddie Cooke and Hannah Hoffmann February 7, 2018

*This work of the Pathfinder Broken Compass is entirely satirical. According to a survey conducted by the Broken Compass, 12 out of 4 students (some people took the survey multiple times) admitted...

BØRNS concert review

Maria Newton, FEATURES EDITOR February 6, 2018

Alternative rock band BØRNS took the stage in St. Louis on Jan. 30 for a concert at the Pageant. The small venue provided fans with a close-up view of the main singer/songwriter Garrett Clark Borns while...

2018 Valentine's Day playlist

2018 Valentine’s Day playlist

Dani Fischer, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF February 5, 2018

That time of year has rolled around again; time for chocolates, flowers and single people pretending that they are not sad. It’s Valentine’s Day. Most of the time, I dread Valentine’s Day. It...

Freshmen Jackson Gorman and Thomas Anderson play HQ together during their study hall for the 2 p.m. game. “I really like to play the game but I haven’t won any money yet,” Thomas Anderson said. “It is really addicting to play, which makes it hard to not play during study hall.”

HQ Trivia catches the attention of students and faculty

Anna Pavlisin, STAFF WRITER February 2, 2018

At 2 p.m., calculus teacher Christy Moellering stops her class to engage in the new trivia app, HQ Trivia. “One day, when I saw the notification for a 2 p.m. game, I just put my phone under the document...

Staff writer Maria Newton enjoys sushi at Wasabi Sushi Bar. Wasabi’s menu features options from California Rolls to Teriyaki Chicken and has been voted St. Louis’s best sushi by Sauce Magazine for the past 13 years. “I had no problem finishing off four sushi rolls with just a couple friends to help,” Newton said.

Five warming winter activities

Maria Newton and Dani Fischer January 31, 2018

Temperatures are dropping rapidly, school is ramping into second semester full-force, and life is beginning to get repetitive; between school, sports practice and work, it is the same thing every day. Sometimes,...

The Greatest Showman Review

Carly Anderson, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief January 26, 2018

Everyone’s heard of P. T. Barnum, or at least the renowned Barnum & Bailey Circus. Almost 150 years after its wildly successful start, "The Greatest Showman” recounts the creation of what is still...

Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Meryl Streep discussing scenes while filming The Post.

The Post: Review

Katie Spillman, PHOTO EDITOR January 24, 2018

The Post is a political thriller following the true story of Katharine Graham, of the Washington Post, the first female publisher and Fortune 500 CEO in the US, and her editor Ben Bradlee. They are rushing...

Smiling for the camera, sophomores Emily Weaver, Charlotte Zera, Olivia Meara, Emily Lofgren, Kristen Boyd and Susie Seidel pose for homecoming pictures. Five of the six girls purchased dresses online for the event. "I like buying dresses online because there is a better selection and it is easier than going to the store and trying on millions," Zera said.

The top four online stores for King of Hearts dresses

Susie Seidel, Convergence Media Editor January 23, 2018

Hearts fluttered Monday afternoon when the Longhorn Council officially announced the 2018 winter dance would be King of Hearts. Unlike Homecoming, this time around girls are encouraged to ask guys to the...

Star Wars: The Last Jedi review

Justin Cupps, CONCEPTUAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF January 19, 2018

The second installment of the third trilogy and ninth full-length film release of the little-known sci-fi fantasy series called Star Wars hit theatres on Dec. 14. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is...

Mildred Hayes stands in front of two of her billboards alongside a road outside Ebbing, Missouri.

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Review

Peyton Gaskill, STAFF WRITER December 19, 2017

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri begins with with Mildred Hayes, mother of a murdered daughter, purchasing three abandoned billboards outside of her rural town, calling out the local police department...