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Pathfinder

The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

Seniors applying to college

Allison Wright, Staff Writer October 28, 2013

The long process of writing an essay, gathering test scores, and asking for letters of recommendation, only to be followed by the anxious wait for the letter that can determine your future is what 329...

Halloween: the American exclusive

Lily Briscoe, Staff Writer October 28, 2013

Costumes, candy and Halloween decorations line the shelves at retailers during the month of October. Some 170 million Americans will celebrate the creepy holiday, according to the National Retail Federation.  For...

During Shannon Creemans fifth hour English I class, Lopez and freshmen Kaithlyn Upchurch and Armani Moore review Upcurch's pictures on Oct. 25.

Student Spotlight: Breahna Lopez

Austin Oakes, Guest Writer October 25, 2013

Freshman Breahna Lopez moved 2000 miles away from her friends and family in California, in June, because her father received a job transfer. “At first I was just like why is my dad doing this to me?...

Cupcake Wars

Rachel Osborne, Retired October 24, 2013

Every year, the girls cross-country team celebrates coach Charlie Cutelli’s birthday with a mini surprise party. This year, there was no exception, and the team covered every desk surface in Cutelli’s...

Common App

Mary Galkowski, Staff Writer October 22, 2013

Common Application, also known as “Common App” was initially founded in 1975. It is a not-for-profit organization that allows a college applicant to send a single application out to 519 colleges. “This...

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...