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Pathfinder

Eric Anthony at 12 years old in the year of 1969.

Faculty spotlight: Eric Anthony

Alina Dunder, Staff Writer March 6, 2017

Pathfinder: What is your name and what is your job title?  Anthony: “My name is Eric Anthony, I am the Choir director.” Describe where you grew up. “I grew up here, not in St. Louis County, but...

Working on hands and knees, senior Sierra Garner works on a composition. "My style is sketch like with confident loose lines," Garner said.

A story only an artist can tell

Claire Smout, AWARDS COORDINATOR March 3, 2017

Papers and canvases stretched out in front of them, pencils and paints laid out on the the table, a quiet classroom full of other artists. This is the atmosphere where art students at West spend hours...

Throwback Thursday: Jacob Huber

Throwback Thursday: Jacob Huber

Tyler Hannegan, Staff Writer March 3, 2017

Pathfinder: How would you like people to remember you for who you are?    I would like people to remember me as kind, outgoing and that I cared about other people. I help other people with their homework...

Junior Reggie Burns transferred to West for the 2016 school year.

Junior Reggie Burns faces police discrimination

Samantha Gaddis, COPY EDITOR February 21, 2017

Walking home from a friend’s house, junior Reggie Burns heard the loud, air-piercing sound of a killing machine--a sound he hears on a regular basis: gunshots. Burns watched an off-duty police officer...

Cody Corbin and his father, Mike Corbin, stand at their booth at the Surf Expo in Orlando, FL.

Cody Corbin displays skateboard line at Orlando showcase

Nate Kronert, Convergent Media Writer February 16, 2017

Refine Skateboard Company Co-founder, Cody Corbin, spent Jan. 26-28 in Orlando, FL showcasing his skateboard line at the Global Watersports and Beach Lifestyle Tradeshow. The expo displayed the world...

Dima Berry plays on the JV water polo team.

Throwback Thursday: Dima Berry

Tyler Hannegan, Staff Writer February 16, 2017

Pathfinder: What is one of your happiest memories? Berry: One of my happiest memories was going to Costa Rica for vacation with my family. The weather was mild, warm and very sunny.  I went on the...

Feminist club Co-President, junior Ann Truka wears her feminist definition shirt to show her support for gender equality and identity.

Social media’s dismissed impacts

Alina Dunder, Staff Writer February 13, 2017

Social media’s impact on gender inequality is issued around the world, from the images women are expected to follow to the way men are expected to respond. According to NYC Girl’s Project, social...

Senior Duncan Mcbride aiming with her double barrel shotgun.

Shooting for success

Maddie Cooke, STAFF WRITER February 8, 2017
Senior Duncan McBride is not only a sharp student, but a sharp shooter. Her passion for shooting started as a family tradition, and is now her competitive sport.
​Junior Alyssa Erhardt keeps her father's memory alive by sharing his story.

Alyssa Erhardt grieves for her late father

Samantha Gaddis, COPY EDITOR February 2, 2017

On Sept. 29, Craig Alan Erhardt passed away after he lost a battle with cancer. At first, the doctors found that it had metastasized to his lymph nodes, but after having surgery to remove it, they discovered...

Annie holds a child from the Nanchang orphanage she used to live in.

Senior Annie Doig visits her native country and orphanage

Jenny Chai, Convergent Media Writer February 1, 2017
Just three days before finals week, senior Annie Doig left for China to visit her native country for the first time in 17 years.