The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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Focused on providing exceptional service, sophomore Darsh Mahapatra carefully cleans the door of a customer’s car. Mahapatra has always believed his customers deserve nothing less than the best. “[If] they’re trusting us with their car and our service, then I am convinced that they deserve our 100 percent effort and beyond,” Mahapatra said.

Driven to succeed

Rishi Pidikiti, Sports Editor • 5 days ago

Students in high school often feel overwhelmed by schoolwork, extracurricular activities and sports — especially those who strive to excel in all three. Although sophomores Nick Lang and Darsh Mahapatra...

Sophomore Aleix Pi de Cabanyes Navarro (left) finishes up a soccer game while junior Ava Muench (right) warms up for cross country practice. The two came to Parkway West High School as exchange students for the 2025-2026 school year. “The goal for the [exchange] program is to provide opportunities for both Parkway students and our international exchange students to learn about other cultures, build connections and become confident, capable, curious and caring — Parkway’s Four C’s — in the process,” Exchange Program Lead Lauren Farrelly said.

Worlds apart

Chase Cannon, Raaga Golla, Sage Kelly, and Elle Levesque • October 8, 2025

The beginning of the school year is chaotic for everyone as students adjust to new classes, meet new teachers and face new challenges. Fall sports start up again while clubs try to get their bearings....

Leaning on the podium, superintendent Melissa Schneider speaks to Parkway journalism students during a press conference. Schneider joined Parkway in July after working in the Thompson School District in Colorado. “My plan [to bond with students] is to get things on my calendar as much as possible. For example, being in [classes] is very special to me. I am trying to be opportunistic [meeting] kids [and] being in [the school] buildings. I have all the sports schedules and the fine arts schedules on my calendar, so that when I'm available, I can get to them,” Schneider said.

The welfare of the people: does Missouri’s cell phone policy value the state’s motto?

Pathfinder Editorial Board • September 30, 2025

Since its adoption in 1822, the state motto "salus populi suprema lex esto,” has appeared boldly across the Seal of the State of Missouri. This Latin phrase is translated to “the welfare of the people...

Gazing across the stage, sophomore Alexis Monteleone performs in the school theater. The Monteleone family’s band “Monte and the Machine” has been releasing music since 2012, but Alexis started her own solo career in 2024 with the release of her first single, Crying Skies. “My whole family is very musical, [and I especially] love writing [songs with them],” Monteleone said.

Harmonies, hurdles and high school

Charlie Brady, Malia McLellan, Zainab Al-Jaff, Zaina Hasan, and Jude Taher • September 26, 2025

Taylor Swift. Olivia Rodrigo. Billie Eilish. Lorde. Each of these musicians has made it big with chart-topping singles, loyal fan bases and worldwide recognition. However, all of these musicians share...

Football clutched in her hand, senior Maggie Leahy leaps past the end line and into the end zone as her fellow teammates rush to celebrate the touchdown. The juniors had been leading the scoreboard, but Leahy’s touchdown had turned the tide. “It was a really fun atmosphere to be in. Everybody was happy to be there because it was homecoming. We had a little rough start, but we figured it out in the end,” Leahy said.

Powder Puff, Powder Play

Pathfinder Staff • September 12, 2025

On Sept. 11, 2025, the junior women challenged the senior women to the annual friendly, but competitive, game of flag football called Powderpuff. This is a West High tradition that occurs every year during...

Leaping through the air, senior Tyler Watts celebrates his first goal of the season, which put the Longhorns up 1-0 against the Lafayette Lancers. Watts decided to play soccer for West for his last year of high school and secured a spot on the varsity roster. “[Playing soccer for West] is something I had always dreamed of, but hadn’t really had a good opportunity to do until now. It’s [really] fun being out [on the field], and I’m glad I decided to join the team. It’s just all about having fun with the boys and enjoying what time we have left together,” Watts said.

Boys soccer season starts strong

Jake Herrmann, Raahil Majumdar, and Rishi Pidikiti • September 9, 2025

The Longhorn Council’s Creative Coordinator and sophomore Emme Douglas takes part in the planning and organization of a LOCO activity, Trunk or Treat, on Oct. 29. “I'm a creative coordinator, so I do a lot with flyers and banners. I'm in charge of creating the spirit sashes and doing the footballs for powder puff and homecoming week,” Douglas said.

Connecting for change: Making West High a better place

Pathfinder Editorial Board • May 31, 2025

The fundamental principle of popular sovereignty states that the power of the government comes from the people一 the constituents of the United States. This principle also applies to student governments,...

Junior Fiona Dye lifts weights in Strength and Conditioning. Now that the Trump administration has instituted policies such as AI deregulation, tariffs and university funding freezes, women may have to work twice as hard to get half as far. "[Trump] wants America to be more divided; he wants to inspire hatred in people,” feminist club member and junior Clara Lazarini said.

Is the future female?

Will Gonsior, Opinions/A&E Editor • May 31, 2025

The United States has had a long, winding path toward gender equality. Progress in closing our nation’s stubborn gender wage gap has slowed, but it recently seemed to be only a matter of time until we...

As the Trump administration cracks down on immigration, it scapegoats many immigrants for the United States’ plights, precipitating a possible genocide. Sophomore Annabella Whiteley moved from the United Kingdom when she was eight. “It’s pretty scary because I’m on a visa. When my visa expires next year, I’m not sure what’s going to happen, especially with [immigration] policies up in the air, so it is a concern for my family,” Whiteley said.

E pluribus unum?

Sage Kelly, Features/News Editor • May 28, 2025

I spent March 29 watching “Schindler’s List,” a movie directed by Steven Spielberg. It follows entrepreneur Oskar Schindler as he navigates the Holocaust in Nazi Germany and attempts to profit off...

Shifting global trade, President Donald Trump’s tariffs are raising concerns about economic stability for the U.S. and other countries alike. “[The tariffs are] going to pose a distinct challenge to the U.S. economy and a challenge to the global economy on the whole because it's going to greatly upset who trades with who and where resources and products are going to come from,” social studies teacher Melvin Trotier said.

The cost of ‘America First’

Yein Ahn, Editor-In-Chief • May 27, 2025

Check your receipts, the rising prices of groceries and clothes are no accident. Behind every price increase are President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, policies that are rewriting the rules of international...

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