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Painting her future

Painting her future

Convergent Media Writers September 15, 2016

Focusing in on her canvas, sophomore Natalie Butler uses her still life to create a detailed kitchen scene. “It was our first oil painting of the class. We were just getting used to using the oil paints...

Homecoming floor decorations

Homecoming floor decorations

Nell Jaskowiak, OPINIONS AND ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR September 13, 2016

As part of the tropical floor decorations, juniors Cheryl Ma and Ellie Joyce paint the "Long Live Harambe" sign in the junior hallway. The sign fell down by Tuesday morning. "We just kind of went along...

Chris Landig

Throwback Thursday: Chris Landig, SSD teacher assistant

Tyler Hannegan, Staff Writer May 19, 2016

Pathfinder: What high school did you go too? Landig: I went to Mehlville Senior High School. When did you graduate? I graduated in 2006. What were your least and favorite subjects? My...

Cleaning out their watermelon helmets,  freshman Claire Smout, sophomore Betsy Wait, juniors Maggie Hulen and Maggie Morse, seniors Rachel Osborne, and Abby Allgeyer, and Coach Kevin John, prepare to put the melon shells on their heads. “I was one of the first people to transform their watermelon into a watermelon hat,” Osborne said. Osborne drove home wearing the watermelon hat that evening.

Track team bonds in watermelon run

Claire Smout, AWARDS COORDINATOR May 14, 2016

Throwback Thursday: Mary Kiesel, special school district teacher

Throwback Thursday: Mary Kiesel, special school district teacher

Kjell Hagen, Staff Writer May 12, 2016

Pathfinder: Where did you go to high school? Kiesel: I went to Parkway West High School. How was high school similar/different to high school now? It was much bigger when I was here and there...

Betsy Niswonger

Throwback Thursday: Betsy Niswonger, class of 2017 secretary

Kjell Hagen, Staff Writer May 12, 2016

  Pathfinder: Where did you go to high school? Niswonger: I went to Affton High School. How was high school similar/different to high school now? It was way different; it was a lot smaller,...

"It’s funny. Everyone reacts differently to different grammar, and I just like making people laugh," Spanish teacher Jessica Redstone said. "I definitely like bringing humor into the classroom every now and then, but it’s fun to do the same thing with a different group every day. Everyday is a challenge, but also a mystery. You don’t really know how things are going to turn out. Although a lot of people say you know their job is the same thing everyday, you can’t really say that for teaching."

#WhyITeach

Emily Dickson, CONCEPTUAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF May 6, 2016
"My favorite thing about teaching is seeing students get really invested in something they are working on, either something that they are reading or something that they are creating or writing," English teacher Erica Rogers said.
Throwback Thursday: Mario Pupillo, senior class principal

Throwback Thursday: Mario Pupillo, senior class principal

Tyler Hannegan, Staff Writer May 5, 2016

Pathfinder: What high school did you go to? Pupillo: I went Lindbergh High School. When did you graduate? I graduated in 1998. What were your least and favorite subjects? My least favorite...

Throwback Thursday: Nancy Sachtleben, social studies teacher

Kjell Hagen, staff writer April 28, 2016
It was the same high school but is a little more diverse than what we were.