- June 5On to the next
- May 22The fun in finance
- May 22Photo of the Week - May 22
- May 22Spring in action: A look into West's 2026 spring sports season
- May 21French en route
- May 19Sarah Johnson
- May 19Crime, class and consequence
- May 18Athletes of West - Alexander Berryhill
- May 15What Happens Next
- May 15An empty table
![In game months apart, senior Brett Ottensmeyer and junior Noor Hacking stand as quarterbacks in their respective games. Ottensmeyer was a four-year quarterback for the Longhorns; Hacking served as quarterback in the 2025 powderpuff game. “There are many challenges [to being a woman in sports]. People underestimate you and you have to work extra hard to get recognition. Sports are a big part of my life because I have played sports my entire life and have grown up [seeing] women set a high standard,” Hacking said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Untitled-1.jpg)
![Stretching his arms and pushing through the water, captain of the varsity boys’ water polo team and senior Max Moore reaches for the ball during the game against Lafayette High School on April 14. The game also marked Senior Night, celebrating the seven seniors of the team. “It was a really close game the whole time, and we ended up winning six to five. I scored two goals. It's kind of sad [because this is my last season], but it's also a lot of fun,” Moore said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/MBS_7153-edited-1200x801.jpg)
![West High’s girls’ and boys’ track and field school records are plastered next to the gymnasium entrance. In 2023, the girls’ varsity 4x200-meter relay team set a school record — the most recent track and field school record. “[My] freshman year, we almost made it to state. We made it to sectionals but came up short by 0.79 seconds from advancing,” Love said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC_1232-1-1200x800.jpg)
![Discarded to the side, Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Rams merchandise sits in a trash can after the two National Football League (NFL) teams left the state of Missouri. Both the National Hockey League’s (NHL) St.Louis Blues and Major League Baseball’s (MLB) St. Louis Cardinals, two other Missouri professional sports teams, have been in the city since their developments in 1967 and 1882, respectively. “St. Louis fans are incredibly loyal, judging by [the MLB’s] Cardinals and [the NHL’s] Blues. Team owners on the whole, not so much, judging by the [National Football League’s] Rams. This is more a function of ownership and profit than fan loyalty,” government teacher and football coach Melvin Trotier said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DSC5875-2-1200x900.jpg)
![With every second on the mat counting, junior Jaeda McRaven struggles against her opponent in a wrestling match. On Dec. 9, McRaven competed at a girls' wrestling tournament at Rockwood Summit. “I have been doing pretty well this season, [especially] with being able to place on the podium at some matches, but overall, [I] have been trying very hard to [qualify] for state,” McRaven said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DSC0206-1200x800.jpg)
![Senior Matthew Thomas holds up a stuffed soccer ball, a keepsake he brings to all his soccer games, including Vetta. In 2023, Thomas joined a coed team named S&R along with a group of his friends from school. “Vetta is one of the best parts of the winter season. Friday and Saturday nights playing my favorite sport with my friends is definitely a core memory,” Thomas said. “[We’ve] seen it grow more and more through our school since we started our team, and it’s good to see other friend groups making fun memories like we are.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_8527-1200x800.jpeg)
![The narrow lens contrasts with a diverse reality; whitewashing means altering or concealing something to make it more appealing to white people. The word “whitewashed” as it is used today has caused identity crises for thousands, if not millions, of students. “I have been called whitewashed before, and it feels very sad. [It’s] just hard because it makes me not know who I am. You don’t get a lot of backlash for [saying it], so I think it’s a throwaway term for people who aren’t affected by it. When you are the person [who] is being called whitewashed, over time, it builds up,” sophomore Raaga Golla said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_5740-1-300x200.jpg)
![There are more than 20 open cardio machines at Crunch Fitness. I enjoyed the spacious environment at Crunch, a sentiment that was shared by sophomore Sanjana Daggubati. “[Going to] Crunch Fitness was the right decision because [it] feels more professional. Crunch’s workers are laid back, but not to the point where they don't care,” Daggubati said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_5242-1-300x225.jpg)
![Performing at the Fabulous Fox for the 16th Annual St. Louis Teen Talent Competition, junior Alisha Yin delivers her Program Oral Interpretation titled “Ways to Find Your Voice.” Yin centered her piece around Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension and First Amendment rights. “[Yin] has worked really hard to get here. She is persistent. She doesn’t give up. Even if something seems out of reach, she does a lot better than other people at always trying to [reach her goals]. She always advocates for what she believes, [so it] has always reflected her ideas or priorities,” junior Lillian Chen said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/DSC_9907-2-300x200.jpg)
![Discarded to the side, Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Rams merchandise sits in a trash can after the two National Football League (NFL) teams left the state of Missouri. Both the National Hockey League’s (NHL) St.Louis Blues and Major League Baseball’s (MLB) St. Louis Cardinals, two other Missouri professional sports teams, have been in the city since their developments in 1967 and 1882, respectively. “St. Louis fans are incredibly loyal, judging by [the MLB’s] Cardinals and [the NHL’s] Blues. Team owners on the whole, not so much, judging by the [National Football League’s] Rams. This is more a function of ownership and profit than fan loyalty,” government teacher and football coach Melvin Trotier said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DSC5875-2-300x225.jpg)
![Setting up the activity for his first meeting, Financial Literacy Club founder and sophomore Yash Bandiananthaiah writes on the whiteboard. For the first meeting, Bandiananthaiah created an interactive experience for members to immerse themselves in. “To me, the most important thing during a meeting is to make sure we are all engaged and participating, and [I do this by] always making sure we have a hands-on activity,” Bandiananthaiah said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/DSC5306-1200x798.jpg)
![Hand raised into the air, senior Lauren Anstrom watches as her graduation cap flies along with the caps of all her peers. Anstrom hopes to leave behind the legacy as someone who was kind, hardworking, and always supportive of others. “Tossing my graduation cap honestly felt surreal. In that moment, everything hit me at once with all the excitement, relief and a little sadness too. It felt really emotional [because] this was the end of such a big chapter of my life, but also exciting knowing that everyone was about to start a completely new journey,” Anstrom said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/DSC_3031-Enhanced-NR-2-1200x800.jpg)
![French teacher Blair Hopkins enters City Coffee & Creperie in Clayton, Mo. for breakfast with her Honors French 4 students and AP French 5 students. Both classes went on a field trip to a fair trade chocolate factory in St. Louis to begin their unit on Côte D’Ivoire, a major producer of cocoa beans. “My ideal school would just be the Magic School Bus — you would always learn about things by going someplace and learning hands-on, being able to see it yourself and asking people questions. I think [learning is] always so much more memorable if you can experience it firsthand,” Hopkins said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/DSC2795-1200x798.jpg)