Brinda Ambal, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
• March 4, 2022
Wednesday night, I happened upon social studies teacher Zaven Nalbandian’s secret surprise extra credit assignment to analyze both the State of the Union address and the Republican Party’s rebuttal....
The Pathfinder student newspaper began in 1968—the year Parkway West opened its doors to the students of West County. Throughout our history, the paper has written about plenty of controversial topics....
Mira Nalbandian, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• February 15, 2022
St. Louis area school districts have once again made local headlines. As Rockwood parents descended into states of madness over the inclusion of books such as “Stamped” in their children’s curriculum,...
The United States, along with various other countries, has seen an uptick in hate crimes in recent years. The most recent data published by the FBI reported 7,314 hate crimes in 2019. This is the highest...
Addie Gleason, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• December 14, 2021
Pencil moving across paper, I finish my worksheets in class. My teacher continues drawling on, filling a long class period with presentations and puns. My table partner turns to their friend quietly saying,...
Mira Nalbandian, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• December 7, 2021
Ten months into President Joe Biden’s term, America seems to be stuck in place. When Biden won the presidency last November, despite Donald Trump’s baseless claims otherwise, many liberals let out...
Leah Schroeder, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• December 2, 2021
Stop Making Everything Political
We’ve all heard the age-old advice to avoid talking politics at the dinner table. But in an age when everything seems to be political, what is there left to talk about?...
Thomas Bruns, Opinions/A&E editor
• November 15, 2021
I’m sure you’ve probably seen the countless articles on CNN or Fox about President Joe Biden’s plummeting approval rating. Between a botched Afghanistan military withdrawal, an immigration crisis...
Elle Rotter, Deputy Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
• November 14, 2021
Growing up, I was close with a lot of people who changed their sexual or gender orientations. I was excited to grow and support people with their identity changes. Although changing pronouns and names...
Nov. 17 is a day that could change the futures of many young students’ lives. On this day, the school board is voting on a plan that was proposed last spring. Starting next fall, Pierremont Elementary...
