How long had you waited for this trip?
“Since December 2020, which was well over a year ago.”
What did arrival look like? (Monday, Dec. 27)
“First, we woke up at 3 a.m. for a 6:45 flight...
Pursuing his musical talents and passions, social studies teacher and assistant football coach Mel Trotier has played in a band for the past five years. Talented on the microphone, guitar and bass, Trotier...
Brinda Ambal, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
• January 13, 2022
In an age where students have become increasingly focused on grades, extracurriculars and college applications, a group of boys have taken to playing amateur sand volleyball at Edgar M. Queeny County Park...
English teacher Dan Barnes stands in the rain at the starting line of the 2021 St. Jude Memphis Half-Marathon, anticipating the sound that would initiate the race. He had spent three months training for...
Student-run Instagram accounts have been on the rise and our school has been no stranger to them. With accounts dedicated to sleeping students, teacher quotes and even promoting local canned food drives,...
Since she was eight years old, sophomore Romy Taylor has been perfecting her routine for competing in beauty pageants — pick out a dress, perfect a dance routine, and then multiple weeks later, go out...
Some fantasy football leagues reward for the winner, but these leagues have a unique catch: a punishment for the loser. Students joined their respective leagues back in August with one common goal in mind:...
Leah Schroeder, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• January 5, 2022
American politics have rarely been as contentious as they are today; the mere mention of a political sway can sound alarms for many. However, for some individuals, the restrictions surrounding the discussion...
Sophomore Samari Sanders' feet pound against the track, blood rushes to her head and her heart thumps in her chest. Her legs burn in agony as her body screams at her to stop running, but her mind urges...
Mira Nalbandian, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• December 20, 2021
While students are going about their regular Friday night business—catching up with friends after a long week, making plans or simply trying to debrief the past few days—junior Andrew Martin has a...
![Digging their sandy toes into the ground, seniors Areeb Hasan and Uzair Mohsin prepare to block senior Nathan Meek’s spike, set up by seniors Manoah Inje and Gordon Yu. The boys took time to hype each other up after plays. “There's a lot of boosting each other up. As you play, you have like five people telling you how great you are and that feels great. When we get off [the pit], people always comment like 'Oh, so-and-so has gotten so good at this.’ I love that we’re learning and having a good time,” Meek said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/volleyball-feat-FINAL-900x600.jpg)
![Featured with his kids’ motivational signs, English teacher Dan Barnes poses with his family after the 2021 St. Jude Memphis Half-Marathon. Barnes raised over $700 for patients at St. Jude. “I think the mental side of [the run was difficult]. Going into the half-marathon the week before, I was just like ‘I haven't done enough.’ It was just the uncertainty of doing something I'd never done before. But it was everything that I wanted,” Barnes said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/unnamed-14-1-900x622.jpg)
![Posing in her last pageant dress, sophomore Romy Taylor reminisces on her past competitions. Taylor has participated in pageants for seven years.“[The most rewarding thing about pageants] are the relationships you make. Because whether or not you win, you're always going to make friends,” Taylor said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_0753-900x705.jpg)
![Science teacher Paul Hage points to his Smartboard in the middle of a lecture. Hage feels that topics in the subject that he teaches, specifically in his biology classes, have become increasingly relevant in recent years during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I think that science can be really relevant. Different people might have different opinions [about science],” Hage said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Behind-the-Bias-1.jpg)
![Guilty Pleasures performs at the Red Flag downtown in June. The band was competing in a battle of the bands, which they ended up winning. “There was a crazy crowd, a lot of fun. We got to meet some awesome people and cool bands. I honestly didn’t know if we were going to win — it was so up in the air [and] all the bands were really good,” junior Andrew Martin said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/guiltypleasures.jpeg)