The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder
The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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With her hands in the air, freshman Sarah Griege stands with her family and local supporters at a Pedal the Cause event in August. Her family’s organization, Powered by Hope, received a $50,000 check to support kids that are suffering from cancer. “It is such a huge milestone, and we are all so happy to receive such a great donation,” Sarah said. “This will help many kids that are suffering from cancer and give them a huge amount of support.”

Freshman Sarah Griege finds her voice from supporting cancer patients

Jacob Stanton, Staff Writer • September 25, 2019

After freshman Sarah Griege’s aunt, Teri Griege, was diagnosed with colon cancer, she started the cancer awareness organization Powered by Hope. Wanting to support her aunt and provide optimism to those...

Working on homework for AP Statistics, senior Anjali Shah student aids for science teacher and Beta Chi Pi sponsor Sally Steininger. Shah has had Steininger as a teacher since sophomore year, taking AP Biology last year, and she is also now Beta Chi Pi president. “I enjoy helping out because I took all the material last year, so it’s nice to be able to help them with labs with parts that I know I had trouble with,” Shah said.

Senior Anjali Shah continues her journey of STEM learning

Fatema Rehmani, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief • September 18, 2019

Through research papers, internships and pre-engineering projects, senior Anjali Shah decided she wants to pursue a career in engineering. Passionate about her research, Shah never set a plan for a future...

Sandburg High School junior Christian Vouris carries a cross alongside junior Alex Sevastianos during a service. They walked around the outdoor chapel and held the cross while the other campers prayed. “This was morning literacy,” Sevastianos said. “I volunteered to help the priests conduct the service on the last day of camp.”

Fanari Camp moves junior Alex Sevastianos to rethink his position on faith

Zoe DeYoung, Staff Writer • September 13, 2019

Junior Alex Sevastianos walks down a dark, forested path with only a candle to light his steps. A line of students and a counselor follow close behind, listening as he chants hymns and recites Bible verses....

On the campaign trail, alumnus Rigel Robinson speaks at a political fundraising event. Robinson’s key campaign issues include funding for public education and creating affordable housing. “Everything we do results in a compromise; that’s how governing works. If you don’t start dreaming big then you’re going to end up with an end result that is insufficient; that's just the way it is,” Robinson said.

Alumnus Rigel Robinson makes history as Berkeley, Calif.’s youngest city councilperson

Kathryn McAuliffe, Managing Editor-in-Chief • September 11, 2019

Alumnus Rigel Robinson pauses, then explodes in laughter. “No, this was all just a big, happy accident,” Robinson said.  “This” refers to Robinson’s career; he is the youngest city councilperson...

Working with a team of volunteers, junior Zoey Womick prepares to weigh and measure a painted turtle. Womick participated in an investigatory trip on painted turtles with other teens from St. Louis, all members of the Zoo ALIVE program. “I learned so much on the trip, but the coolest thing I learned is that the sex of a baby turtle is determined by the temperature at which the eggs are incubated,” Womick said.

Junior Zoey Womick brings life to the St. Louis Zoo through the ALIVE Program

Kathryn McAuliffe, Managing Editor-in-Chief • September 10, 2019

Most St. Louis natives go to the St. Louis Zoo once or twice and call it a day. But junior Zoey Womick spent her summers there for the past nine years. After aging out of the youth camps sponsored by the...

Coated in dirt, junior Reese Berry poses with people in her mission group, Amigos for Christ, and with a child from the village of Espavel. This was Berry’s first mission trip, but she wants to do more in the future. “I think one of the things that really made my heart melt was when one of the Nicaraguans said to us, ‘you dig as though the water will be yours’,” Berry said.

Sisters Quinn Berry and Reese Berry left their hearts in Nicaragua during their church mission trip

Leah Schroeder, Managing Editor-in-Chief • September 5, 2019

On a service trip to the village of El Espavel, Nicaragua, junior Reese Berry and senior Quinn Berry climbed volcanoes, created a new water system, participated in dance circles and bonded with local children. After...

During a free period, new chemistry teacher Chloe Gallaher reviews basic chemistry information with senior Charlotte Zera. With a new school came new expectations and objectives for Gallaher’s classes. “[There are] increased lesson plans and things I’ll have to make for AP Chemistry,” Gallaher said. “For my freshman class, I’m trying to move towards a more personalized teaching style where they have some choices that will get them to the same end like they might rather do an online simulation versus an actual wet lab.”

Given a second chance at life, AP Chemistry teacher Chloe Gallaher finds her passion in teaching

Nayeon Ryu, Video Editor • September 5, 2019

With the sudden departure of former teacher Jan Keller, many prospective AP Chemistry students wondered who would now be teaching the demanded course. Chloe Gallaher stepped into the role, through the...

Four couples share their love stories, and their chance meeting at West High.

Alumni share how they met their soulmates

Brinda Ambal, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief • August 27, 2019

Look to your right, look to your left, you never know if that person sitting next to you in class will be your forever. Four couples share their love stories, and their chance meeting at West High. Adam...

Handing a snow cone to a customer, employee and junior Audrey DeYoung fulfills her childhood dream of working at Tropical Sno Manchester, where she makes minimum wage. To reach a teenage demographic, DeYoung and her coworker created the Instagram account @trosnomanchester in hopes of having more teenagers drop by as customers. “What drew me to it was that it’s such a little shack and kind of a unique job to have,” DeYoung said. “Everyone I know goes there pretty often, so I knew I’d be able to see a lot of people from school. It annoys me when my friends are getting snow cones together, and I can’t be with them because I’m working.”

Working on their time off, a summer job profile

Brinda Ambal, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief • August 23, 2019

Visiting the Kinkaku-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple, sophomore Santi Lugo and his family pose for a photo. The temple, also known in translated Japanese as the “Temple of the Gold Pavilion,” is one of Japan’s most popular buildings. “It was a long trail, trees all around, and the sound of rocks being stepped on crowded my ears. When you’re walking, you’re unable to see anything until suddenly you see a gold point rising above the trees that leads to the peaceful stream below the astonishing temple,” Lugo said

Sophomore Santi Lugo gains perspective about the world through travel

Lilly Francis, Convergent Media Writer • August 23, 2019

Taking in the sites of the rainy city, sophomore Santi Lugo explores Tokyo, Japan, the newest destination in his travels around the world.   “It has astonished me how modern the city is yet how...

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