Skip to Main Content
The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

Trying out the Flowan app, junior Justin Cupps loads the main screen.

Flowan app remains in the pilot stages

Katie Spillman, PHOTO EDITOR February 20, 2018

When first asked to try Flowan, an app in its beta form, I was excited to see a brand new concept before it hit the market. Flowan utilizes fictional stories in a mock social media app to create an alternate...

Quiz: What is your love language?

Quiz: What is your love language?

Claire Smout, AWARDS COORDINATOR February 14, 2018
Find out how people get to your heart!
Valentine's Day Playlist

Valentine’s Day Playlist

Dani Fischer, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF February 14, 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...

Video: Special Olympics 2018

Susie Seidel, Convergence Media Editor February 13, 2018

Senior Kennedy Brown performs as a perfectionist in the West High Dramatics Company’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee musical. The musical was chosen for the spring show this year and was performed three separate times on the weekend of Feb. 9-11. "I feel really good about [the performance]; I think we did a really good job," Brown said. "I still have people coming up to me and congratulating me which is a cool feeling."

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee review

Maria Newton, FEATURES EDITOR February 8, 2018

From the trials of puberty to learning to cope with an absent mother, the musical production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” by the West High Dramatics Company provided an evening of...

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,...