Skip to Main Content
The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

How would you describe your book in one word?
 “I would describe my book as gentle. I know that a lot of people like to write about really dark topics, but after doing some of that for other projects, it kind of wore me out. This book is like the antithesis to that, and I hope that it would leave the reader feeling a little better about the world,” senior Eva Phillips said.

Eva Phillips

Madi Michajliczenko, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief May 28, 2021

While some students believe that Creative Writing consists exclusively of writing, as the name suggests, “Realm of Possibility” challenges this thought. Written and illustrated by senior Eva Phillips,...

Senior Martha Wait poses next to her AP art board.

Martha Wait

Madi Michajliczenko, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief May 27, 2021

Cadet teaching for art teacher Katy Mangrich’s Digital Design I class, senior Martha Wait answers students’ questions, works on homework and frames students’ artwork. After taking Mangrich’s AP...

Junior Graci Badami completes a lab in Chemistry alongside science teacher Allison Privitt.

Graci Badami

Madi Michajliczenko, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief May 27, 2021

After realizing she had a study hall she didn’t need, junior Graci Badami wanted to find another way to spend her hour. Her choice: expanding her love for science by cadet teaching for science teachers...

Senior Tengis Kelly works on coding a project while cadet teaching.

Tengis Kelley

Madi Michajliczenko, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief May 27, 2021

Following a fluke scheduling error in his fourth-quarter classes, senior Tengis Kelley found himself with a free period. Rather than taking the class just as a study hall, Kelley decided to cadet teach...

Senior Connor Combs teaches junior Ella Mercer how to play hula soccer.

Connor Combs

Madi Michajliczenko, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief May 27, 2021

A player on the varsity football team, senior Connor Combs had always been interested in fitness. This interest led him to cadet teach for P.E. teacher Jeff Duncan. Combs helps to set up games and referees...

Senior Bridget Thomas poses with art teacher Katy Mangrich.

Bridget Thomas

Madi Michajliczenko, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief May 27, 2021

Unlike other cadet teachers, senior Bridget Thomas teaches in art teacher Katy Mangrich’s all-virtual class. While the class is on Zoom, she spends her hour working on art show videos and finishing her...

Junior Kathryn Yates poses with her cross country coach and science teacher Mr. Cutelli.

Kathryn Yates

Madi Michajliczenko, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief May 27, 2021

After realizing that her cross country coach, science teacher Charles Cutelli, had a class during her study hall, junior Kathryn Yates decided she was going to ask to help cadet teach. Although she hadn’t...

Junior Harper Dollarhide reads in English teacher Erin Fluchel’s Honors English II.

Harper Dollarhide

Madi Michajliczenko, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief May 27, 2021

Junior Harper Dollarhide spends her eighth-hour cadet teaching for one of her past favorite classes: English teacher Erin Fluchel’s Honors English II. She found that the cadet teaching program not only...

Senior Tyler Kinzy teaches 2019-2020 Convergence Journalism I students how to write ledes.

Tyler Kinzy

Madi Michajliczenko, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief May 27, 2021

As an Editor-in-Chief for the Pathfinder, senior Tyler Kinzy has many responsibilities when it comes to helping students improve their work. These obligations encouraged him to become a cadet teacher....

Students and staff discuss their favorite memory from the school year.

A trip down memory lane

Leah Schroeder, Managing Editor-in-Chief May 26, 2021

In a one of a kind year, students and staff reflect on the best memories that they have taken away.