Susie Seidel, Convergence Media Editor
• February 25, 2019
Following political tension during the government shut down and freezing temperatures, Washington, D.C. wouldn’t seem like the place to be Jan. 18. However, despite seeming obstacles, the wide streets...
After 14 years of educating, Spanish teacher Lauren Bernstein is leaving the field to pursue her new-found passion in SeneGence makeup and skincare sales. She started selling products for the company in...
Brinda Ambal, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
• February 21, 2019
The lights suddenly turn off. The stadium settles into a bated silence. The countdown pops up on the vast display and freshman Grace Eschbach finds herself caught up in the wave of anticipation riding...
Rap is the name of the game, and freshman Mark Starks is an up-and-coming player. With a natural talent for rhyming, he is moving from hallway freestyles to a full length mixtape.
“I started rapping...
Sixteen-year-old Muzamil Umar traveled 7,556 miles across the globe from Pakistan to attend school as a foreign exchange student his sophomore year.
When Umar was just a kid, he received information...
Physics advocate and optics guru, Ellen Wilke is retiring after teaching physics for 22 years.
Wilke did not start off as a teacher: she started off as an engineer. However, when her engineering job...
Waving her hands in the air like she just don't care, Special Education Teaching Assistant Karen Graycheck dances to the rhythm of her favorite band, "Dead and Company."
Working an additional 20...
Claire Smout, AWARDS COORDINATOR
• February 5, 2019
After finishing her final cross country season for the Longhorns with her second all-state finish, placing 21st at the state meet Nov. 3, senior Chloe Hershenow has committed to run DI cross country and...
After their mom was diagnosed with a brain tumor Jan. 2, seniors Kara Swihart and Jacob Swihart set up a Go Fund Me for the surgery, which raised $15,000 in five days, and continue to receive support from...
![Spanish teacher Lauren Bernstein promotes SeneGence tinted lotion to potential customers. After this year, Bernstein will be leaving the education field to pursue sales for these cosmetics. “This really provided an opportunity for me,” Bernstein said. “I do [feel empowered], both on the business sense of things and [the personal].”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Bernstein-makeup-900x600.jpg)
![Meeting her favorite band Waterparks, freshman Grace Eschbach takes full advantage of the VIP tickets her dad snatched up when they went on sale again. Waterparx decided to sell only ten more VIP passes before their concert after they sold out, and Eschbach and her father, as a result of quick thinking and collaboration, were able to buy the tickets. “It’s a surreal [experience] because [the artist is] a real person, and I can see them,” Eschbach said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ESCHBACHfinal-900x600.jpg)
![Revolving a metal sphere around a Barbie doll, physics teacher Ellen Wilke explains the mechanics behind electricity. However, as much as Wilke enjoys explaining electricity, she would much rather explore optics. “I really like [optics],” Wilke said. “Wave optics are a really cool thing and allows you to work with material science, which is what my undergrad was, to work with the crystalline structure of substances. There’s so many cool applications of optics. The basics will start with mirrors and lenses. Then, it’s all about light and the reflection of light, and the different applications with lights and lasers.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/WilkeExperiment-900x598.jpg)
