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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder
The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder
In the parking lot, freshman TJ Polack’s friends sophomores Andrew Block, Timmy Fry and Nathan Thompson lift him into the air at the homecoming dance. Students voted to keep the dance outdoors after enjoying it during 2021. “It felt like the entire crowd was cheering for me,” Polack said. “It was great. No, it was amazing.”

Photo of the Week – Sept. 30

Kelsea Wilson, Staff Writer
September 30, 2022
For two hours, seniors and varsity cheerleader Abigail Wheeler works on painting a poster for the homecoming football game entrance. The poster read ‘grab some popcorn: we’re about to put on a show’ and included all of the starting offense and defense players’ names. “My favorite part of cheering for the homecoming game was the student section,” Wheeler said. “Everyone comes to that game, so it’s even bigger than it usually is and everyone is super excited no matter if we win or lose, but hopefully we beat Lafayette.”

Photo of the Week – Sept. 23

Elle Rotter, Deputy Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
September 23, 2022
Practicing child care, sophomore Ava Sticht feeds an electronic baby in Child Development class. Students practiced swaddling, feeding, burping, rocking and buckling the babies into car seats. “Everything was going good until the baby just randomly screamed at me. Normally they scream if you don’t support their head, but I was, so it took me by surprise,” Sticht said. “I really loved kids and can’t wait to take the baby home for the weekend.”

Photo of the Week – Sept. 16

Kelsea Wilson, Staff Writer
September 16, 2022
After pinning the squid to the tray, senior Luisa Lazarini watches as junior Claire Creely inserts her scissors into the mantle cavity during Biology 3 class. The first pair of scissors Creely used were not sharp enough and the duo feared disturbing the internal organs. “I’m a vegetarian so this was an experience for me, but Claire helped me out,” Lazarini said. “It wasn’t that gross, but I’m glad I got it over with.”

Photo of the Week – Sept. 9

Kelsea Wilson
September 9, 2022
Laughing while studying, senior Ali Rehman writes in whipped cream for AP Environmental Science. Rehman wrote out the nitrogen cycle, the carbon cycle, and water cycle to help him prepare for his test. “I wanted to take this class because it seemed super interesting and appealed to my interests,” Rehman said. “This activity was really fun and helped me memorize the cycles for our test tomorrow.”

Photo of Week – Sept. 2

Kelsea Wilson
September 2, 2022
Celebrating courtside, senior Tristan Caudill dances along to the ‘rumble’ cheer. During the second module of the first ac lab, Principal John McCabe introduced himself to the student body and shared his school expectations. “The cheerleaders led us in some of the schools favorite cheer, and my friends and I wanted to be the loudest. It was fun to be back in the gym with the whole school,” Caudill said.

Photo of the Week – August 26

Kelsea Wilson
August 26, 2022
During the 54th annual graduation commencement ceremony at St. Charles Family Arena, principal Jeremy Mitchell applauds cum laude students' academic achievement. Mitchell has been the principal at West High for the past 12 years and plans to retire after the 21-22 school year ends. “Kids are good. I get irritated by news reports and friends [who say,] ‘Oh, I couldn’t do it, how do you put up with those high schoolers?’ Are you kidding me? I mean, you guys are great. Anytime I doubt that something happens, and boom. So I think that's the lesson that has been verified and reinforced year after year,” Mitchell said. “It's fun because I have my own children, and when I'm with those kids, it's kind of the same thing. I just think the teenage years are really interesting. That's why I work here. I’ve been going to school since 1978, and it's just so fun to see the growth in students. So I think my life lesson is learned from that enjoyment.”

Photo of the Week – May 27

Madi Michajliczenko, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
May 27, 2022
Senior Bryce Drake winds up at one of his last at bats before the District finals. The boys closed off the season with a 22-6 record. “It was a great season to call my last and we all improved so much. Going out against south was hard to take, but we gave it our all and I see great things in the future for this team. We had great team chemistry and I’m so thankful for my four years with these players,” Drake said.

Photo of the Week – May 20

Makinsey Drake, Staff Writer
May 20, 2022
Dancing in the cafeteria, sophomore Dominic Lewarne freestyles during second lunch on Tuesday, May 10. Seniors lined the walls as Lewarne performed to “Skechers” by DripReport and Katy Perry’s “Last Friday Night.” “I liked to dance because it was my favorite thing to do,” Lewarne said. “[Although] it was nerve-wrecking because there [was] a lot of people there, it was pretty fun [since] people were hyping me up.”

Photo of the Week — May 13

Kristen Skordos, Staff Writer
May 13, 2022
Working on a terrarium, sophomore Joe Cunningham studies ecology in Honors Biology 2 class. The students constructed the terrariums the class period before but spent the hour cleaning them before they sealed it. “I loved how [Mr. Cutelli] created engaging activities so we could learn the content without getting bored. Worksheets have a place in the classroom, but lessons that involve only worksheets tend to lead to less participation from the class,” Cunningham said.

Photo of the Week — May 6

Achyuta Ambal, Staff Writer
May 6, 2022
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