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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

COW supports Superman Sam

Kathryn Harter, Multimedia Editor October 21, 2013

COW, Community Outreach at West, latest service project included sending cards to 7-year-old Sam Sommer the week of Oct. 14. Sommer is a Milwaukee boy battling acute myeloid leukemia. His parents set...

The paper's staff writers continue to add news articles to the Pathfinder site. This online process of making news began after the Pathfinder migrated from paper a year ago. “I expect them to write timely and newsworthy stories that attract their peers on a weekly basis," journalism teacher Debra Klevens said.

Finding a path on the web

Brendan Riehl, Staff Writer October 7, 2013

It has been nearly a year since the Pathfinder first launched its news online. Regardless, students throughout Parkway West are still not aware of the paper’s present location. “I haven’t heard...

Spewak shatters state records.  School's lacrosse team retires #22

Spewak shatters state records. School’s lacrosse team retires #22

Austin Oakes, Staff Writer October 4, 2013

After a season of competing as a varsity captain, leading the state rankings for number of goals scored with 116 goals and 333 goals, the number 22, owned previously by alumni Annie Spewak, is being retired. "Personally,...

School Monitors Students’ Social Media   

Alya Bajwa, Retired September 27, 2013

Glendale Unified School District in California began monitoring their students’ social media through a company called Geo Listening. The company was hired to catch any posts by students relating suicide,...

Picture day debacle

Picture day debacle

Allison Wright, Staff Writer September 25, 2013

Tensions were running high this picture day as photographers snapped the senior class of 2014. From rats on shoulders to lipstick on teeth, seniors went against the normal guidelines for picture day. “It...

Mr. Herpel and his JV soccer team pose for their fall picture on Friday, Aug. 30. School and soccer often get mixed together for Herpel when he relates stories about soccer to his Latin students and vice versa. "He talks to us about soccer all the time. If there was a bad call at a game the night before, we certainly know about it. He re-enacts the whole scenes; he's so charismatic and it's always hilarious!" senior Becky Salamon said.

Teacher of the Year Material

Rachel Osborne, Retired September 20, 2013

Although it was a common belief in elementary school, it is now known by students that teachers don’t, in fact, live at school. However, most students don’t know how teachers fill their hours outside...

Bill O'Neal: The Man, The Myth, The Legend

Bill O’Neal: The Man, The Myth, The Legend

John Watson, Editor in Chief September 19, 2013

For the class of 2014, this school year represents the end of our beginnings. For English teacher and assistant football coach Bill O’Neal, the end of this school year represents the beginning of the...

Aaron Fuchs and Manoela Moreira

Foreign exchange students take West

Kathryn Harter, Multimedia Editor September 19, 2013

Two foreign exchange students are enrolled in Parkway West. Sophomore Aaron Fuchs came 4,625 miles from Ravensburg, Germany to the United States. “In Germany, it is every teenager’s dream to...

Sophomores Mary Galkowski and Asa McCurdy pose after he says yes.

Popping the Question

Lily Briscoe, Staff Writer September 16, 2013

Among the chaos of spirit week, there is a mad search for what to wear on Widescreen Wednesday, finding the perfect suit and tie for the dance, a place to take your date to dinner and transportation. ...

Sebold: the newest administrative addition

Alya Bajwa, Retired September 10, 2013

Jenn Sebold is the new junior class principal. She was born and raised in St. Louis and has been a principal for six years. “The students, parents and staff have all made my transition so easy. I love...