
Homecoming on tour
Madi Michajliczenko, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
• September 16, 2022
![Explaining how to request high school transcripts for the college application, college counselor Chris Lorenz leads a senior class meeting for English teacher Diana Lurkins’ AP Literature class. West High transitioned the counseling department to create a single college counselor, following in the footsteps of the other four Parkway high schools. “I love working with high school [students], coming of age, moving from being a child to an adult. I’m helping individuals through that transition, which encompasses an understanding of themselves and their passions are as they leave high school and go off to do bigger and better things,” Lorenz said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/lorenz-900x600.jpg)
Counseling department shifts gears
Madi Michajliczenko, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
• September 13, 2022
![English teacher Erin Fluchel places Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse-Five” back on her bookshelf. While some staff members were concerned it might cause legal troubles because it contains a sketch of a naked woman’s chest, the district ultimately determined it was not offensive. “Some of these pieces are really powerful, important pieces of dystopian literature that deserve to stay. I think [the book] provides students with a different perspective that kids should be able to access,” Fluchel said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/BookBansFeaturePhoto-900x600.jpg)
New Missouri law bans schools from providing “explicit sexual content”
Audrey Ghosh, Opinions Editor
• August 30, 2022
![Juniors Ben Livak and Emily McClurg sit on the track after the fire alarm went off. Because class had not yet started, students gathered on the football field in groups with friends. “I had to make sure I grabbed all my stuff because I didn’t know what was gonna happen. Class hadn’t even started [when] we started heading outside,” Livak said. “[The process of being led back] was actually really smooth. I saw a little confusion with people trying to go different directions, but [teachers] got it under control.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image1-900x675.jpg)
Wake up call
Pathfinder Editorial Board
• August 26, 2022

Save Women’s Sports Act changes the game for Missouri’s trans athletes
Triya Gudipati, Editor-in-Chief
• June 2, 2022

Welcome to Atlanta, DECA Internationals
Makinsey Drake, Staff Writer
• June 2, 2022

Students say farewell to Dr. Mitchell
Elle Rotter, Deputy Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
• May 27, 2022

Theater students help disaster response team with CERT training
Sarah Boland, Staff Writer
• May 26, 2022

Community reflects on importance of school safety following a deadly shooting
Addie Gleason, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• May 25, 2022