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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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Laughing, freshman Leah Selm, sophomore Chloe Hershenow and freshman Anna Butler start out on an easy road run.

Freshman Leah Selm is welcomed on the varsity cross country team

Anna Pavlisin, STAFF WRITER October 13, 2017

After a summer of practicing and watching her older brother senior Blake Selm make the varsity cross country as a freshman three years ago, freshman Leah Selm was ready to make her varsity cross country...

Senior Caroline Shaw paints a banner for the senior team for the powder puff game. She views the game as a fun memory and community-building experience. “I was super excited [to play] and I honestly signed up the first day that forms got handed out,” Shaw said.

Players get pumped for powder puff

Nell Jaskowiak, OPINIONS AND ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR October 12, 2017

The annual face-off between junior and senior girls known as the powder puff game is a cornerstone tradition of homecoming week. Generally, the seniors win the game, and the class of 2018 hopes to keep...

Lining up her putt, senior Kacie Bergh prepares a shot during a varsity match.

Senior Kacie Bergh swings through an unpredictable season

Katie Spillman, PHOTO EDITOR October 6, 2017

As the only senior on the team, varsity golf player Kacie Bergh utilized her four years of experience to ignite a love for the sport among her teammates. She started playing her freshman year when she...

Rushing towards the ball, senior Leul Mesfin blocks a Westminster player from taking the ball.

Varsity soccer player Leul Mesfin takes his skills out of the country

Katie Spillman, PHOTO EDITOR September 29, 2017

While other varsity soccer players are focusing on college, senior Leul Mesfin is taking extra classes and working to graduate early. Mesfin was offered the opportunity to play for the Chievo Verona academy...

Girls' cross country captain Charlie Cutelli styles his iconic Ray-Ban sunglasses on the bus on the way to the Stan Nelson Invitational Sept. 9.

The quirky coach diaries

Claire Smout, AWARDS COORDINATOR September 29, 2017

Pathfinder: What quirks or sayings does your coach have that make them unique? “He has this fisherman’s hat that he wears sometimes and makes some funny faces. The main thing I can think of is that...

Girls varsity runners junior Claire Smout, senior Lauren Calvin, senior Emily Dickson and junior Chloe Hershenow run at the Aug.26 Parkway Quad.

Cross country teams overcome obstacles

Peyton Gaskill, STAFF WRITER September 25, 2017

The boys’ and girls’ cross country teams started the season off by winning at the Parkway Quad, Stan Nelson at Northwest High School, the Ed White Invitational at Cape Girardeau and the Hancock Invitational....

Sharing grapes in cross country coach Charles Cutelli’s room before practice, junior Sophie Pellegrino and sophomore Emma Caplinger chat about their day.

Parkway’s food policy benefits athletes

Sabrina Bohn, Managing Editor-in-Chief September 14, 2017

Although Parkway’s "food safety expectation" policy, implemented for the 2018 school year, has created uproar among students and staff, it does not apply to extracurricular activities, including athletics....

The varsity football team emerges through their sign prior to their first game of the season against Parkway South on Aug. 18. They went on to win the game 22-12.

Photo Gallery: Football wins big in the last quarter

Chris Bass, STAFF WRITER September 12, 2017
The Longhorns pulled out a surprise victory in their first game of the season on Aug. 18, scoring 22 points in the last quarter of the game against the Parkway South Patriots.