Leah Schroeder, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• April 29, 2021
Now fully vaccinated, librarian Lauren Reusch underwent several different obstacles along the way. In March, Reusch travelled to Illinois in order to find a vaccination.
“My biggest fear was that...
Leah Schroeder, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• April 29, 2021
After discovering that the COVID-19 vaccination was available for individuals under the age of 18, junior Megan VanValkenburgh was quick to act.
“I was excited. I didn't really know that teens under...
Leah Schroeder, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• April 29, 2021
Before his fellow classmates qualified for the COVID-19 vaccine, senior Justin Xu had already received his first dose. Xu was a volunteer with SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital prior to the pandemic, as...
Ashlyn Gillespie, Deputy Managing Editor-in-Chief
• April 21, 2021
The week leading up to the quinceañera was filled with last minute preparations. The Trejo-Vasquez family did not have a planner to make sure they checked all the boxes, but they had some guidance from...
After seeing results from competitive gaming, sophomore Nick Malchanav took his money a step further and began his own shoe resale business. Seeing the price tags range from $100 to $7000 for a pair of...
Competitive gaming is big business: the global gaming market reached a value of 167.9 billion in 2020 and is expected to exceed that amount in 2021. During quarantine, sophomore Nick Malchanav joined the...
Ashlyn Gillespie, Deputy Managing Editor-in-Chief
• April 14, 2021
The cold spell in Texas threw yet another wrench in the plans for the Trejo-Vasquez family. Trejo-Vasquez flew down to San Antonio by herself to stay at her grandma’s house for Valentine’s Day weekend,...
Ashlyn Gillespie, Deputy Managing Editor-in-Chief
• April 7, 2021
With COVID-19 canceling virtually everything, Trejo-Vasquez was left with no choice but to postpone to March 2021. Her quince was held March 6, six months after her 15th birthday. Because of this, she...
Brinda Ambal, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
• March 31, 2021
The quarter system encourages curiosity and provides students opportunities to narrow their focus and delve deeper into fewer subjects. Having a reduced number of classes at once has helped me put more...
Tyler Kinzy, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• March 31, 2021
As Parkway considered its reopening options in December, the district launched Thoughtexchange pages for students, parents and staff members to provide feedback regarding first semester. I read through...
![Waltzing with the chambelanes, May Trejo-Vasquez and her court perform the second dance in her quinceañera. Although everything played out smoothly in the end, Trejo-Vasquez and her court had some problems performing the waltz in the rehearsals leading to the big night, due to Trejo-Vasquez’s ball gown. “It was pretty difficult, the boys kept slipping on [the dress] in our last practice but we got it down,” Trejo-Vasquez said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/File_007.jpeg)
![Counting out the steps to the beat, freshman May Trejo-Vasquez and her friends practice the dances for the Quineañera one more time. This was the last of the practices before the big day, and Trejo-Vasquez’s friends who were standing in the ceremony did their part. “All my friends are going to be able to come because most of them are standing in the quince and then the other [friends who are not standing in the ceremony] I’m just inviting, they’re all going to show up,” Trejo-Vasquez said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG-3741-900x675.jpg)