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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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Harlan is filmed for a documentary made about his life, running and adventures with the indigenous Tarahumara. The documentary is titled El Chivo (The Goat).

Will Harlan roots his life in conservation

Nell Jaskowiak, Opinions Editor October 16, 2017

For 19 years, 1993 alumnus Will Harlan followed one woman living in a cabin in the woods to learn all she had to offer about the land around her. His drive to do such a thing started with the teachers...

Junior Moritz Riss adjusts to life as an American teen

Junior Moritz Riss adjusts to life as an American teen

Sophie Gulino, Convergent Media Writer October 13, 2017

Although the vast majority of students live within twenty minutes of school, junior Moritz Riss had to cross an ocean from his home in Southwest Germany to attend Parkway West. Riss is a member of the...

Latin teacher Jodi Wickman poses with her husband and her two children, Edmund and Cosette.

Getting to know Latin teacher Jodi Wickman

Gabby Leon, Staff Writer October 13, 2017

Pathfinder: What got you interested in teaching? Wickman: “After my master’s degree, I wanted to work in a museum and was interning in the education department of Milwaukee Public Museum. I decided...

Reading a book to the audience, Kathryn Harter leads a scene in “The Three Musketeers” as Sabine in June 2017.

Kathryn Harter acts on her dreams

Sabrina Bohn, Features Editor October 13, 2017

When 2016 West alumna Kathryn Harter auditioned for “Tartuffe” her freshman year of high school, she had no idea she would be in the acting program years later at Missouri State University. “I'm...

Jaskowiak poses for a picture in the Suez Canal while on a tour of duty in 2006. He was stationed on the U.S.N.S. Bighorn and traveled around Africa on this deployment.

Alumnus Derek Jaskowiak rises through the ranks

Nell Jaskowiak, Opinions Editor October 10, 2017

Navy Lieutenant Commander Derek Jaskowiak plans to spend his whole adult life with the military. He has passed through the U.S. Naval Academy and traveled everywhere from Europe to Africa to Asia while...

Brant Baldanza and his staff in front of The Corner Pub opening day on Oct. 20, 2007.

Restaurant owner Brant Baldanza rises to success

Sarah Lashly, Staff Writer October 6, 2017

The Shack, The Tavern and The Corner Pub and Grill are all successful local restaurants owned by 1991 alumnus Brant Baldanza, who first got into the restaurant business by working at Mike Duffy’s when...

Standing by a tent while camping, math teacher Michelle Meers poses by her dog, Meeko.

Learn more about math teacher Michelle Meers

Gabby Leon, Staff Writer October 5, 2017

Pathfinder: What got you interested in teaching? Meers: “When I first decided to become a teacher, it was because I simply wanted to do something that involved math, and teaching seemed like the best...

Sophomore Beatrice Antonenko poses for her headshot pictures. These photos will be used in the auditioning process for runway shows.

From running the hallways to walking the runway

Maddie Cooke, Staff Writer October 4, 2017

From her head to her heels, sophomore Beatrice Antonenko is created into a masterpiece for the runway. Her face is carefully painted with makeup; her outfit pieced together by an artist. Antonenko started...

Foy (center) stands with her children Emily (left) and Charlie (right) at the Bands of America competition in 2016. “It’s so fun watching my kids participate in the band program like I did so many years ago,” Foy said.

From a marching band member to a band parent

Sydney Kinzy, Photo Editor October 2, 2017

Trumpets blared and flutes sang their high notes. Clarinets whistled and drums rattled a beat. These are the sounds that echoed out from the little gulley where the band still practices 30 years later. “The...

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