Bidding farewell to the class of 2020: senior parade edition
Sara Albarcha, Staff Writer
June 8, 2020
"I was proud I was able to show them how far I’ve come. it was also great to see some friends who I haven’t seen in a while, and I was happy we were able to experience this altogether,” Hassan said.
No mask? No problem: here is a six step at-home mask tutorial
Sara Albarcha, Staff Writer
May 26, 2020
The CDC recommends people wear masks in public spaces to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Now that you have used your time at home to clean out every closet, perhaps you can recycle a Longhorn t-shirt into a mask. Here are step-by-step instructions so that you can create your own mask fashion while ma...
A senior year cut short: seniors reflect on activities getting canceled
![Senior and theatre department officer Dennis McMorrow acts in last fall’s production of “Boeing Boeing.” This spring’s one-act plays were canceled due to school closures. “I think most of the people involved in the show, including the directors, were pretty sure that the show wasn’t going to be put on once they called off classes. They had been planning their one-acts for months now, and now they don’t have the chance to see their hard work pay off,” McMorrow said. “[The school cancellation] has harmed my senior year, but I would rather everyone close to me stay safe during this time, so while I don’t like that things are being canceled, I understand that it is necessary.”](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_7599-475x317.jpg)
Charlotte Zera, Staff Writer
April 23, 2020
Second semester of senior year: the final stretch. We are making our final decisions on which college we want to go to, picking out our prom outfits, getting excited for graduation and everything in between. Whether we are completing one last record-breaking sports season in the spring, completing one l...
Debate team dominates districts tournaments
![During the awards ceremony of the 2019 Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Speech and Debate tournament, seniors Luke Donovan and Kristina Humphrey await their names to be announced with their placement. Donavon and Humphrey qualified for state in the duet event and placed second overall in the tournament. “I stayed in speech and debate [for four years] because the team and people from other teams in the district are like my second family. While competition can be brutal, it’s worth it to be with the amazing people in Eastern Missouri,” Humphrey said. “Speech has made me grow as a person significantly. It has given me the opportunity to spread important messages through unique ways of conveying them.” Photo by Fatema Rehmani.](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/DSC_0123-475x317.jpg)
Fatema Rehmani, Staff Writer
April 4, 2019
The Speech and Debate team has been actively expressing themselves through speeches and performances since 1970. The team is sending seven competitors to the state tournament in Springfield, Mo. and six to nationals in Dallas, TX. This marks the 45th of the team qualifying for the National Tournament. ...
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Conversing with classmates, sophomores Fatima Shabab and Josh Rushing participate in a speed dating activity during their AP World History class. Teacher Kristen Collins (not pictured) assigned each student a historical figure to research and portray. “Suleiman the Magnificent was mine. My favorite part of the assignment was being able to dress up like the figure,” Rushing said. “[Creative projects] are a lot more enjoyable, because you have more control over how you tackle it.”](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/DSC_0010-475x317.jpg)
![Annotating her copy of the short story, sophomore Zeina Daboul works on her assignment. Daboul found the parallels between the story and modern times interesting. “When you look deeper [into the story], you can see that it reflects our society, in ways that you wouldn't think a story written in 1842 would,” Daboul said.](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200406_2316051-300x236.jpg)
![Wearing dresses at Town and Country Square, sophomores Sami Eveland and Sammi Duncan dress up for their self-created homecoming. Despite COVID-19 cancelling school-sponsored homecoming , Duncan and her friend group decided to plan their own event and make the most out of the situation. “We were all super bummed about homecoming being cancelled,” Duncan said. “We just wanted to have a fun time with our friends whether it was for real or [fake], but we all knew that it was for our safety and getting to plan our own made us feel a lot better.”](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DSC-0290-300x200.jpg)
