Brinda Ambal, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
• December 6, 2021
Students are gearing up for two weeks of food donations through two holiday food drives; here’s your guide to both. First up is the Chazen vs. Wayland canned drive Dec. 6-10, which is then followed...
The ongoing pandemic has exacerbated a lot of divisions in our country over masks, vaccines, medical mandates and many other issues. These divisions are present within our school. Simply walking through a busy hallway during passing period can indicate varying opinions regarding mask usage. In response to mandates which require students to wear masks in schools, a protest has been organized that has encouraged students to attend school without their masks Dec. 6, sparking even more controversy in our community.
Of the estimated 50.6 million students enrolled in K-12 public schools, about 3.2 million stand out from the pack. These kids are given a special name simply for scoring high on intelligence tests —...
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?...
Addie Gleason, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• December 1, 2021
Starting out at a new school, teachers carefully craft lesson plans and decorate their classrooms, preparing for the typical trials and tribulations of the everyday class commotion. However, there are...
If you’re like us, you have been blasting Red (Taylor’s Version) since it was released. Before you say it, we know this album was already released in 2012. But if you’re a true Swiftie, you know...
![Jumping toward the basket, above his opponents, junior Tyler King launches the ball. Ending the game 84 to 61, King made one of the winning baskets. “Beating [Parkway] South was one of my favorite parts of the game. We played to crush them and that is what we did,” King said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/DSC_0222-900x600.jpg)
![Unwrapping the finished product, senior Triniti Cook admires the pumpkin pie she baked for Thanksgiving dinner. Cook went to her aunt's house for Thanksgiving dinner. “My favorite part about making [the pie] was listening to Christmas music and singing as I made it. We do it every year and it gets me in the Christmas spirit,” Cook said. “I love this time of year, it makes me so happy and I get excited for the family gatherings and gifts.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG-5012-900x675.jpg)
![Seniors Alex Spangler, Joseph Grove and Tre Bell practice their choreography for Mr. Longhorn Friday, Nov. 19. Senior boys competed for the title of Mr. Longhorn in a beauty-pageant style competition which included learning choreography for dance numbers. “Being a part of Mr. Longhorn was a fun experience. [I] was able to hang out with all the guys and learn the dance, which was fun. At first, we sucked at the dance, we were terrible, but by the end we finally got it,” Grove said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/DSC_8503-900x600.jpg)