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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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Alumni Max Critchfield and Nick Wotruba pose for a picture together at a young age. Critchfield was attending the University of Missouri College of Business, and was in the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. “Max was a fun loving, caring and happy guy. He was never walking around without a smile on his face,” alumnus Nick Wotruba said.

Remembering alumnus Max Critchfield

Dani Fischer, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF April 16, 2018

In March, West lost a alumni and friend to many, Max Critchfield. He graduated in 2017, and was attending the University of Missouri as a freshman. “I would describe Max as the most kind hearted,...

Young Life leaders pose by a promotional sign.

Young Life reboots after three year hiatus

Noah Gwin, STAFF WRITER April 13, 2018

Young Life, a non-school-sponsored Christian organization in which students are introduced to the Bible, started up again after a three-year hiatus. Missouri Baptist graduate Willis Weatherford is the...

A citizen holds up a sign at the March For Our Lives STL event on March 24. Starting at Union Station, participating citizens marched down Market Street toward the Arch. “[The march] allowed us to be vocal. It allowed us to grieve, but it also allowed us to feel powerful,” sophomore Campbell Stewart said.

Students reflect on March For Our Lives STL

Nayeon Ryu, Video Editor April 12, 2018

In light of the Feb. 14 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Florida, citizens across the nation marched in solidarity with victims of gun violence and demanded action from Congress on March 24 during...

A group of high school heroes pose for a picture. “I think it's really good for learning how to teach people. I helped with leadership skills because I was setting an example for the sixth graders, showing them they don't have to do drugs and stuff to look cool, they can just be themselves, and be ok with that,” sophomore high school hero Sophie Gullino said.

High School Heroes continues to make a change

Noah Gwin, STAFF WRITER April 12, 2018

Continuing to evolve in our ever-changing community, a group of 27 sophomores addressed middle schooler students on the harmful effects of drugs, vaping and JUULs through a 22-year-old program called High...

Sophomore Namah Al Battah and art teacher Ashley Drissel look over meeting plans for the club We Dine Together. The club was created to ensure all students feel included in places like the cafeteria or classroom. “We’re trying to create a network of support,” Drissel said. “[We want] to have a culture here at West High that is supportive and inclusive instead of exclusive.”

Namah Al Battah named Missouri Be Strong representative

Maria Newton, FEATURES EDITOR April 6, 2018

Sophomore Namah Al Battah leads the way in combating exclusion in Missouri after earning the title of state representative for Be Strong, a global non-profit against bullying as well as being a member...

Seniors James Banks, Jackson Piles, Lorenzo Giganti and Jack Cromley look through Blue Brew applications.

Blue Brew coffee shop trial opening scheduled for May

Anna Pavlisin, STAFF WRITER April 6, 2018

After 86.4 percent of respondents were in favor of a student-run coffee shop, the business department and marketing teacher Holly Weber prepare to open the Blue Brew coffee shop in the 2018-19 school...

Rockwood Elementary SRO Sanda Smajlovic presents information on vaping to faculty on March 21, 2018 during the faculty meeting at a school late start.

Administrators work to end the vaping epidemic

Lydia Roseman, News and Sports Editor April 5, 2018

With an increase in on-campus vaping and a growth in awareness of the issue, students and parents alike demand answers as to what the administration is doing to solve the problem. With on-campus vaping...

Photo illustration of a student displaying the @longhorn.love Instagram account on their cell phone.

Anonymous student-run Instagram account aims to spread positivity

Tyler Kinzy, Managing Editor-in-Chief April 4, 2018

Student social media use has been the subject of much scorn, with critics citing the web as an enabler of online harassment and cyberbullying. Others, however, view this same technology as a pipeline for...

Rallying across the street from the Parkway School Board Candidate Forum at the Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis, Parkway students, parents and alumni share signs that address white supremacy on the Board of Education. Students also protested and talked to voters at polling sites April 3 to help spread their message. “At about eight different locations, [students] protested basically all day, holding up signs, talking to voters and making sure that they knew to make an informed decision,” senior Cheryl Ma said.

Students stand up against school board candidate Jeanie Ames

Sabrina Bohn and Carly Anderson April 3, 2018

Students across Parkway have formed the group “Not on Our School Board” to protest school board candidate Jeanie Ames’ campaign for a position on Parkway’s Board of Education after controversy...

After receiving their award, students pose for a photo in the lobby of the Park Central Hotel. The Pathfinder won the Silver Crown Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. “Last year we won a Gold Crown for yearbook and I wanted newspaper to finally get recognition for all of the hard work that they have done to build the program into what it is today,” Klevens said.

Pathfinder editorial board visits New York

Lydia Roseman, News and Sports Editor April 2, 2018

After being nominated for a Crown award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, the Pathfinder editorial board traveled to New York March 14-17 to receive the award and live the New York journalist...