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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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Advanced Placement classes establish excellence

Pathfinder Editorial Board February 22, 2018

For 118 years, the College Board has been providing advanced education for qualified students while they are still in high school. Through the administration of Advanced Placement (AP) tests and oversight...

5. Students push faculty to address the issue of on-campus vaping

5. Students push faculty to address the issue of on-campus vaping

Lydia Roseman, News and Sports Editor January 29, 2018

*Names changed for anonymity Ross - This student vapes on campus on a regular basis. His parents are currently unaware of the fact that he vapes though he has been caught by them in the past. His parents...

Dr. Bill Nelson works to give hope to the word ‘cancer’

Sarah Lashly, COPY COACH January 15, 2018

Alumnus Dr. Bill Nelson has been a Professor of Oncology, Urology, Pharmacology, Medicine, Pathology and Radiation Oncology at Johns Hopkins Medicine since 1992 and specializes in the research and treatment...

Mark Reardon participates in a live broadcast on Dec. 8 for a bike drive called Bikes for Tykes through the Toys for Tots campaign.

Mark Reardon excels through journalism

Sarah Lashly, COPY COACH December 18, 2017

Alumnus Mark Reardon started in radio at the age of 15 and studied journalism on his own after graduating in 1983. “My first jobs in radio were music radio gigs. I was a disc jockey at a rock station,...

Alumna Grace Miller carves her path into triathlon success

Chris Bass, STAFF WRITER December 7, 2017

After graduating in 2016, Grace Miller originally had the mindset to attend the University of Missouri, major in English Studies and stay relatively close to her family. Instead, she created a completely...

Susan Dean hugs her 23-year-old daughter Molly Dean before the volleyball game against Webster Groves during the 2016-2017 season. The match ended in a victory for the Longhorns in two games, 25-18 and 27-25. “The game was really special, in my mind that speaks for the tradition and longevity of our program,” Dean said.

Susan Dean finds her passion through education

Sarah Lashly, COPY COACH November 2, 2017

After graduating in 1981, alumnus Susan Dean was not sure what she wanted to pursue in college. Her basketball coach, Steve Baxter, helped her find her way to teaching. “I ran into him at Mizzou second...

Standing with her father in front of Mount Missouri in Colorado, Stefanie Elsperman smiles after hiking 12 miles to the top of the mountain. Elsperman sees the outdoors as inspiration for meditation. “My family loves to go hiking, chilling out and meditating. We’re always out at parks with our dogs,” Elsperman said.

Stefanie Elsperman uses spiritual blog and group to inspire others

Sabrina Bohn, Managing Editor-in-Chief October 27, 2017

Stefanie Elsperman, a junior at Washington University in St. Louis, did not have the typical high school experience. Instead of a standard four year high school program, she graduated a semester early...

Actors Jussie Smollett, from Empire, and Blake Young-Fountain look out at a crowd during the NYC Pride Parade during the film The Skinny.

Blake Young-Fountain commits his life to acting

Chris Narishkin, Staff Writer October 24, 2017

Acting is a lifelong process, and for class of 2000 Parkway West Alumnus Blake Young-Fountain, it has been his entire career, tracing back to his childhood. “When I was young, I remember helping my...

Fighting for equity in criminal justice: alumna Lopacious Simms pursues law and order

Chris Narishkin, Convergent Media Writer October 20, 2017

Growing up, 2015 alumna Lopacious Simms could not get enough of criminal investigation shows. But after watching the Ferguson riots of 2014 unravel, Simms, a native Saint Louisan, knew that she wanted...

Jaskowiak poses for a picture in the Suez Canal while on a tour of duty in 2006. He was stationed on the U.S.N.S. Bighorn and traveled around Africa on this deployment.

Alumnus Derek Jaskowiak rises through the ranks

Nell Jaskowiak, OPINIONS AND ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR October 10, 2017

Navy Lieutenant Commander Derek Jaskowiak plans to spend his whole adult life with the military. He has passed through the U.S. Naval Academy and traveled everywhere from Europe to Africa to Asia while...