![“[One of my favorite hobbies] is frisbee. My friends and I play frisbee together. There's a very good community aspect to it. We cheer each other on and help each other, and it's the best team experience of any sport I've ever played. [My favorite part of frisbee] is that we make a spirit circle with the other team at the end of every game. We point out a couple of good things or a couple of good players from each team and [evaluate] how they did well and how our team can improve, or what they did. [The first time I was selected for that] it felt great to be recognized because it was my first year playing frisbee. I'm glad that I [improved], and I'm glad I could have an impact on the team."
- Robbie Thompson, 10](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image1-1-405x900.png)
Robbie Thompson
Drew Hayes, CJ1 Writer
• May 2, 2022

Gabbie Kerber
Danica Gatchel, CJ1 Writer
• April 29, 2022

Bhavya Gupta
Emily Beach, CJ1 Writer
• April 27, 2022
![“[The happiest moment of my life was when] my quartet and I qualified for state. It was a very pleasant surprise. Our quartet qualified on March 12; we stood outside the school we had just performed at when we found out. It was the best feeling ever. [Right now, our goal is] to prepare before state on April 30. We are performing two classical pieces, “Climb Up The Mountain” and “Brothers Sing On.” I've always had a love for music, and [I'm glad] we are given a chance to perform more competitively and possibly get the state title. It's exciting, kind of nerve-wracking, but exciting.”
- Jack Maniaci, 11](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image1-4-e1650640427815-900x661.jpg)
Jack Maniaci
Maddy Bach, Yearbook Contributor
• April 25, 2022

Anna Kilcullen
Alexandra Hurley, CJ1 Writer
• April 22, 2022
![“You wouldn’t believe how surprised people are when you say you skipped kindergarten and you're only 15 in 11th grade. I don't even have a driver's license [yet]. That usually surprises people because everyone else is 16 going on 17. I just [always] felt kind of different from everyone. [People think that I’m] not as mature and [don’t have a] strong mental capacity and some think a little less of [me] for being younger. Everyone assumed I was a young, innocent kid. [But] I wouldn't do anything different. I love where I am [and] what I do now. So maybe it would have been a bit easier. But hey, I’m here, and I can't change.” – Clayton Merz, 11](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/kmerz-1-900x600.jpeg)
Clayton Merz
Addison Merz, CJ1 Writer
• April 22, 2022
!["[In my free time, I like to bake] Rice Krispie treats or chocolate chip cookies. [But that's also my job because I work at] Crumbl Cookies. I haven't worked that much yet. The environment isn’t super dull there. There are people talking all the time. [After] you work there for a few hours, you smell like the store, [like the] cookies and supplies. [Most of the time, I] fold boxes and get supplies ready [but, on rare occasions, I get to] ball the dough. The lights are really bright, there's a lot of pink, everyone talks friendly to each other and it's a very calm and peaceful job. [Personally, my favorite cookie there is] caramel popcorn. I have developed a strange addiction to that cookie." - Spencer Rahm, 9](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/kvaisivil-1-662x900.jpeg)
Spencer Rahm
Evan Vaisvil, Staff Writer
• April 22, 2022
![“[The most influential person in my life] I would say [is] my papa. He has this disease called CADASIL where he is basically shutting down. I don't know how to explain it, but my dad likes to say that it's [similar to] a whole house. You can see the whole house is working, but you don't know that an outlet is not working. And slowly if that outlet doesn't work another outlet doesn't work. And then it's just this effect that is slowly shutting [him] down. Right now he's on hospice, and it's hard seeing and talking to him because I know that he would be there for me if I was struggling. It's hard to see him how he is now. I look up to him because he's one of the greatest people I know. He was always the first person to jump up and [say], ‘I'll help you.’ He did it with happiness, and I have a lot of good memories with him.” – Mackenzie Silva, 9](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ksilva-1-900x675.jpeg)
Mackenzie Silva
Ava Silva, CJ1 Writer
• April 22, 2022
![“The happiest moment of my life was my freshman year when I won state. My older brother dragged me out of the pool, gave me the biggest hug and shook me. Swimming is my source of confidence and where my whole personality stems from. I don’t know what kind of person I would be if I didn't swim. Everything I’ve learned about life comes back to swimming. [A lesson I've learned from swimming] would be to do your best, [because] you’re not going to win every game. You’re not going to do everything well, [and] you’re not going to get the best score on every test, but you got to keep moving and doing it again.” – Campbell Murawski, 11](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/kmurawski-1-900x675.jpeg)
Campbell Murawski
Ava Griswold, Yearbook Editor-in-Chief
• April 22, 2022
![“My happiest memory of this job is being accepted. I was badly burnt out from the other job, [beacause] I had the whole midnight shift. I didn't see much of my wife and family throughout that time. It felt good to have a new prospect. Being on this job for 15 years, day in and day out, [you] appreciate [your] co-workers as well as the staff of the building. It's a humble career. It teaches you how to be patient, how to hold back anger and fear, it teaches you to be human. My biggest struggle is some students not caring for each other. Throw away your own trash. Report your spill. Recognize that if something is not right, let's make it right. If you see something that's wrong, see if we can fix it. I believe this is still one big happy family—if we make it that way.” – Sean Smith, Faculty](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ksmith-1-900x601.jpeg)
Sean Smith
Serena Liu, Editor-in-Chief
• April 22, 2022

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![Focused on providing exceptional service, sophomore Darsh Mahapatra carefully cleans the door of a customer’s car. Mahapatra has always believed his customers deserve nothing less than the best. “[If] they’re trusting us with their car and our service, then I am convinced that they deserve our 100 percent effort and beyond,” Mahapatra said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/DSC_0018-1200x800.jpg)
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