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Speak to Silence tackles eating disorders and oening up tough conversations in its first chapter.

Speak to Silence: Introduction

Susie Seidel, Convergence Media Editor January 21, 2020

New Year’s Day, 2018: My first thoughts of the year are consumed by guilt and regret. How could I have eaten so unhealthily yesterday? I shouldn’t have eaten breakfast, and I should’ve asked to go...

Photo illustration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. giving his "I have a Dream Speech."

Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by educating yourself

Kathryn McAuliffe, Managing Editor-in-Chief January 20, 2020

On this day celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., you’ll no doubt find your social media streams flooded with his unmatched diction cast on pretty backgrounds, his words reduced to a mere Instagram...

A student reviews her planner and deals with impending stress.

A four day week for productivity

Kathryn McAuliffe, Managing Editor-in-Chief December 5, 2019

Microsoft made headlines last week after releasing statistics showing a 40% productivity increase when implementing a four day work week. Companies are moving to four day weeks in an attempt to help employees...

Permanent Daylight Savings Time would have positive effect on students

Brinda Ambal, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief November 4, 2019

Every first Sunday of November, students gain one hour of sleep back, while every second Sunday of March, we lose one as finals and the spring sports season looms. With “fall back” approaching quickly,...

Between stacks of ACT prep books, junior Ronik Bhaskar reaches forward for college pamphlets as he looks towards higher education. Bhaskar earned a 36 on his ACT. “Getting a 36 was a combination of lots of early mornings doing practice tests and a healthy dose of luck,” Bhaskar said.

Perfect scores do not equal perfect applications

Fatema Rehmani, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief May 2, 2019

In third grade, Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) testing was the best time of the year; teachers passed out Cheez-Its and Smarties periodically, there was no homework and more importantly, I didn’t...

Cyber-security is very important to an increasingly digital world. This guide, by the president of the Cyber-Security club, will help you to stay safe on your digital devices.

The ultimate guide to cyber-securing yourself

Sri Jaladi, President of Cyber-Security club April 29, 2019

Cyber-attacks are on the rise, invading every nook and cranny of the world and its activities: from countries, companies to schools; from grandmas to toddlers; from the Clinton-Trump presidential race...

Reviewing for an AP Calculus exam, junior Nayeon Ryu graphs equations on her calculator. Ryu believes that "tiger parenting" forces students to put scores before mental health. "Most nights I'm getting a maximum of four hours of sleep, even less if I have multiple tests the next day," Ryu said. "My parents are really pushing me to get into a good college, and sometimes that means prioritizing my grades instead of my health or sleep."

The issue with tiger parenting

Andrew Li, STAFF WRITER April 11, 2019

Everyone loves Chinese food right? Orange chicken, Mongolian beef and sesame chicken are all great. These delicious foods demonstrate the pinnacle of culture mixing—yet not everything Asian mixes well...

On the anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting, April 20, 2018, a student holds a sign at a protest against gun violence in downtown St. Louis.

2/14/18: the day we failed to take action

Tyler Kinzy, Managing Editor-in-Chief February 14, 2019

Exactly one year ago today, my parents, like millions across America, hugged their kids a little tighter when they returned home from school. Some 1,200 miles away, families in Parkland, Fla. would never...

While working on an assignment in AP Human Geography, freshman Mason Paul discusses his answers. Paul is enrolled in two AP/Honors classes. “Taking AP/Honors classes are hard because you have a lot of homework, but you get to brag to your friends about taking them,” Paul said.

The pros and cons of taking an AP or Honors class

Irene Yannakakis, STAFF WRITER January 31, 2019

Pros You get an extra 1.0 added to your grade point average (GPA) if you earn an “H” in an AP/Honors class. If you receive a grade of 97 percent or higher in an honors class, you receive an H for...

Pathfinder editors sit in the journalism classroom before school recapping that week.

Censored: the Pathfinder and student press laws

Dani Fischer, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF January 30, 2019

The sun is still rising and the parking lot is only beginning to fill as 12 students sit around a table in room 3000, animated as they debate the use of an oxford comma in a story from that week and plan...