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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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Student Spotlight: Caroline Bias

Lily Briscoe, Staff Writer May 15, 2015
May 2, junior Caroline Bias and the St. Louis Rowing team took first place in the Regatta, a rowing competition that took place in Indianapolis. Their team raced against six different regions in the Midwest.

Chisolm chases second half marathon

Betsy Wait, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF May 13, 2015
When most students hear the phrase “mile run..."
The 2015 Prom Court poses with bouquets after receiving their nominations and finding out the three winners.

King me… and me

Rachel Ellis, Staff Writer May 11, 2015
Two senior men shared the title for 2015 Prom King following a tie in votes.
Judy Babitz, Counseling Secretary extrodinaire

Judy Babitz, Counseling Secretary extrodinaire

Kathryn Harter, Multimedia Editor May 7, 2015
From the capital of the United States, to a potential law degree, to personal training, to Parkway North and now here at West, Judy Babitz is the new Guidance Secretary.
The entire team ends the show with a funny pose for the photographer. The team will have another show in May 8. "As with every show my goal is to entertain and impress the audience. But what I hope to accomplish specifically for this show is to end the year with a bang! We've had a super successful year and I'd say my personal goal is to end the year in a good way so that it reflects how well the whole show went. Also I'm pretty sure me and Kathryn are hosting the show so it's important we do a good job," junior Koel Branson said.

Jurassic-prov Improv Show

Kathryn Harter, Multimedia Editor May 4, 2015
After various rescheduling issues, the Improv Team preformed on April 10. The theme was Jurassic Park.
Sophomore Austin Valenti practices his parkour stunts outside.

Parkour kids climb to new heights

Nico Stranquist, Staff Writer May 4, 2015
Batman can scale walls, jump across buildings and quickly hurdle over obstacles. In parkour, people practice stunts and maneuvers similar to those in the movies.

The downside to racially diverse Emojis

Betsy Wait, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF May 4, 2015
Remember when you had to press the colon and the parentheses key to type a smiley face into an email or text?

The controversy behind Freddie Gray’s death

Sohia McMorrow, Features Editor & Staff Writer April 28, 2015
To some, sitting in front of the TV on April 27 filled everyone with absolute terror. Others watched and saw revenge for what was lost as people burned and looted businesses in retaliation of the death of yet another African American due to police brutality.
Promposals: far from #basic

Promposals: far from #basic

Kyla Hatton, Sports Editor April 27, 2015
A social media review of all of the ways West students have been asked!
Junior Sidney Baker and sophomore Stephanie Sanders hold a poster in the march. Students chanted phrases like "It's been one year, one year no change, bring back our girls" and "How many? Two hundred seventy six!"

#BringBackOurGirls march for awareness

Sohia McMorrow, Staff Writer April 23, 2015
The Feminist Club organized a march to raise awareness for kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls.