Living anywhere from Japan to Germany, new Athletic and Activities Secretary Gina Groceman is well-traveled. Throughout Groceman and her husband’s many adventures, they not only developed a passion for...
Since developing tics in January 2020, sophomore Disa Tiemeier has learned to cope with xyr condition as a student, peer and person.
As the tics increased in frequency and intensity, Tiemeier visited...
From Beethoven to The Beatles, music is a part of our nature; it connects us. But what about within the school walls, where more and more students rely on music and AirPods to get them through class?
For...
Design Arts and Digital Design teacher Kristi Ponder discovered her love for art by thinking outside her box. While in high school, Ponder found she struggled with abstract art assignments.
“I didn’t...
When sophomore Karthik Dulla’s United States visa expired, he and his family returned to India in October 2021. They planned to stay for a few months while the U.S. approved a new visa. But, when the...
Past the towering brown brick walls with spires pointing skyward inside the halls of Washington University’s labs, senior Lauren McLeod assists in carrying out the latest brain-development tests on children....
At 9 months, I sat in my mom's arms and drank from a bottle. My grandparents and aunt traveled to China to help my mom. On Oct. 31, 2006, my mom adopted me in Chongqing. In November 2006, after three flights...
Elle Rotter, Deputy Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
• October 28, 2022
Even as a kid, she knew what she wanted her future to look like, and that plan did not include college. Now, senior Sapir Zachary plans to graduate high school early, attend farming programs across the...
Decorating the house, cooking food and getting dressed up, Hindu students prepare to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights.
Diwali is a major Indian holiday that typically falls around late autumn...
Until the summer of 2018, senior Luisa DAquino Lazarini and freshman Clara DAquino Lazarini lived in São Paulo, Brazil, in a cozy, blue house surrounded by fellow Brazilian neighborhood kids. Due to a...
![Checking the thermometer, sophomore Disa Tiemeier makes sugar glass while experimenting in the kitchen. Tiemeier relied on baking to cope with xyr Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). “I bake or nap to take breaks because pulling myself out of a [situation] is helpful. I've been baking my entire life, and I enjoy anything [culinary] altogether,” Tiemeier said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Resized_20221102_220742-900x900.jpeg)
![At the entrance to Washington University, senior Lauren McLeod poses in front of her workplace. Through her internship at Washington University’s Social Cognition and Development lab McLeod exposed herself to a possible future career field. “I'm hoping to work on similar research, major in cognitive science, and expand more in [this] topic. This [opportunity] has impacted my life in a lot of [different] ways,” McLeod said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image1-900x542.jpg)
![Sophomore Keyshon Brown and senior Sapir Zachary measure ingredients to make a sauce for their day's dish: fettuccine alfredo. In the Culinary Mentor class, neurotypical students work with kids with various disabilities to learn cooking skills. “I thought [this class] would be enjoyable and a great opportunity to help kids develop skills they can carry on later in life. It hurts my heart to see how those kids can be treated. I always wanted to be their friend and make them laugh. More people need to be considerate and nice and be someone’s friend,” Zachary said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Sapir-900x600.jpg)
![Sophomore Nidhi Pejathya lights candles to welcome guests on Diwali. An urli is a traditional Indian decoration filled with water, flowers and candles that are lit during the holiday. “Diwali is the festival of lights, so we greet the goddess Lakshmi with [them]. In our culture, a huge saying is ‘treat your guests like god,’ so we do the same for them as we would for the goddess,” Pejathya said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Nidhi-FEAT-900x675.jpg)
![Sticking her tongue out playfully, 3-year-old Clara DAquino Lazarini tightly holds her sister. In Brazil, when the two shared a bedroom, many fun memories were made — however, there were the occasional light-hearted disputes. “I would always try to sneak into her bed at night because she had [the] top bunk, and I was so upset that I didn’t have it,” Clara said. “I used to talk while I was sleeping, and every morning she would tell me the things I said or did, and she would always pretend to be mad at me, but in the end, she'd laugh about it with me.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_6818-900x637.jpg)