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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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Seniors Brett Schade, Jackson Glisson, Austin Balestra, James Banks, Tyler Ramatowski, Drew Benoski and junior Will Patton pose for a photo. The boys gathered for a photoshoot, and this is currently the main picture on the website. "I mean it’s not really anything crazy you know just a local business just starting out selling  sweatshirts, but once we get our website going and a little more brand recognition I think we could really have potential to expand," Glisson said.

Student-run “For the Boys” company catches fire in St. Louis area

Noah Gwin, STAFF WRITER January 29, 2018

Senior Austin Balestra had always wanted to take a shot at starting a clothing line, so he asked his business friend, Parkway Central senior Tyler Ramatowski to help. One night after a long discussion...

Running their warm-up lap, sophomore Laura Rein, senior Jane Fuller, junior Natalie Butler and junior Chloe Hershenow get ready to hit the roads. After warm-up girls split into groups and completed their workout. “Winter running helps motivate me to run on the coldest days because I know I will have these girls by my side to do it with,” Hershenow said.

Girls Winter Running Club competes in 5K

Claire Smout, AWARDS COORDINATOR January 29, 2018

As the temperatures drop, students spend less time participating in outdoor sports. But for the members of the Girls Winter Running Club, even freezing temperatures do not keep them inside. “I decided...

Junior Gokul Venkatachalam works on the content with his co-workers for the Threading Twine website. Venkatachalam and his team worked together to fix the errors and post the content after they have finished editing. “Our company is like a big family,” Venkatachalam said. “We check up on each other and push each other so we can provide the best effort we can for our company.”

Junior Gokul Venkatachalam chases his dream of being an entrepreneur

Andrew Li, STAFF WRITER January 22, 2018

Everyone has to start somewhere, especially in the business world. Effectively working with his partners, Junior Gokul Venkatachalam began his journey of becoming an entrepreneur when his team launched...

As part of her workout routine, senior Maddi Grant lifts 15-pound dumbbells. Grant started weightlifting to build more muscle and challenge herself. “I learned from a personal trainer that you should not focus on just one muscle group a day, otherwise other parts of your body get weaker. I do ab exercises, arms and legs on a day to day basis just to change it up,” Grant said.

Senior Maddi Grant works towards happiness and health through fitness

Nayeon Ryu, Video Editor January 17, 2018

High schoolers often find themselves vulnerable to the judgement of society, nitpicking parts of who they are that are deemed unsuitable to today's standards. However, instead of cowering behind those...

Breaking news: as other schools call off, Parkway remains in session

Breaking news: as other schools call off, Parkway remains in session

Samantha Gaddis, COPY EDITOR January 16, 2018

Parents followed the weather Monday night, hoping that they could rely on Parkway to keep their children safe from freezing temperatures and call off school. Yet, under a wind chill advisory issued on...

Senior Salmoi Inje works on homework in the library. “I’m in debate and mock trial so I’m not really a sports person. My interests are very much academic. I want to go into Pediatrics so I’ll probably go through some pre-med track and then figure out my special later,” Inje said.

Senior Salomi Inje struggles with FAFSA as a non-U.S. citizen

Carly Anderson, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief January 10, 2018

After taking her ACT in June of 2017, senior Salomi Inje received a perfect score—a 36 out of 36. Inje was also a National Merit Semifinalist. These accomplishments should have qualified her for automatic...

A happy young Brynn poses for a shot while preparing for school with her older brother, Kohl Haun. “I will miss making her laugh and the face she would make when she was laughing really hard,” Kohl said. “Losing someone to cancer is really hard because there is nothing you can do and you feel helpless.”

3. Remembering sophomore Brynn Haun

B Antonenko, STAFF WRITER January 8, 2018

Brynn Haun was destined to be a fighter. She was first diagnosed with cancer in seventh grade and overcame it in 2015. Two years later in the summer of 2017, her cancer resurfaced in a more aggressive...

Holding up her watermelon, Managing Editor in Chief Betsy Wait prepares to dig in.

Most Popular Stories of 2017

Claire Smout, AWARDS COORDINATOR January 4, 2018

Join the Pathfinder staff as we reflect on the most-viewed stories in 2017, from editorials to in-depth features. Check out the best stories published in the last year: