Sabrina Bohn, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• August 14, 2018
Life can be a bit depressing at times, meaning many people just want to escape into another life for a few hours. With its feel-good vibe and engaging characters, “Hearts Beat Loud” is the perfect...
After senior Joe Roseman went to a BreakDown STL performance four years ago, senior Daniel Loaney asked if he would be interested in joining BreakDown. Roseman was excited to have found a practical way...
When junior Natalie Butler informed junior Claire Smout that BreakDown needed more people, Smout auditioned, liking how the program focused on peer mentoring.
“It’s a lot more influential. I know...
The school year is coming to a close and summer approaches, promising study-free months, sunburns, blue skies and a well-deserved period of rest. But it also promises to cause some panic among seniors...
Susie Seidel, Convergence Media Editor
• April 20, 2018
Following a meeting with the victims of the Parkland massacre, president Donald Trump proposed about a fifth of the nation’s teachers be equipped with weapons in order to stop an active shooter in an...
Two years ago junior Will Schuchardt auditioned for BreakDown as an actor, and—despite having no previous acting skills—joined the on-stage team.
“I saw it was a prime position to reach those...
The main vegan options in the cafeteria include salad, a veggie burger only offered once a week, potato chips, pretzels, dried cranberries, and a few other low-calorie foods. As the number of vegans and...
![A group of friends, including senior Joe Roseman, who are involved in BreakDown smile for a photo after a community performance. At community performances, anyone can come watch BreakDown perform, and Roseman was on the greeting committee for that performance. “Before BreakDown I had anxiety with [meeting new people],” Roseman said. “But it’s an excellent fostering leadership program and has helped me to take on those roles more easily.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/JoeBreakDown-900x600.jpg)
![Seniors Kaleigh Stanfield, Sydnee Yap and Hannah Hoffman attend the Festival of Nations, an annual event in Tower Grove Park in which attendees can try food from all over the world, over the past summer. National Honors Society (NHS) members volunteered at the festival and were spread out throughout the park. “I was kind of worried about being so far away from [my] friends,” Hoffman said. “[This was] one of the most fun events I’ve ever worked. Oddly, it kinda made me loosen up as a person.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DSC_0002-900x598.jpg)
