Latin teacher Tom Herpel vowed never to become a language teacher. After taking five years of Spanish, he felt that everything was assigned a point value and believed he could not stray from the curriculum...
Six years, 12 semesters, unwavering dedication. AP Latin 5 students begin their journeys in the Latin curriculum in seventh grade and follow through to their senior year of high school. Unfortunately,...
With two notable examples of heavy pushback on Black history, we must understand why this opposition exists.
To further examine the underlying problem within the denigration of teaching Black history...
In 1926, Black historian and journalist Carter G. Woodson established Negro History Week, which has, over the years, expanded into Black History Month. With this week's creation, Woodson wanted to commemorate...
Black history should be celebrated and recognized for more than one month of the year, and many organizations are beginning to become cognizant of this fact.
On Feb. 1, the College Board — an organization...
Dismantling the vilification surrounding Black history begins with understanding that a lesson on Black history is nothing more or less than that — a lesson on Black history. Unfortunately, America,...
Along with causing stress for students, course registration can pressure school officials; Parkway Administration must annually reevaluate classes offered to students based on their past enrollment numbers.
Early...
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![“I'm very proud of my field hockey career and how far I've come in only three and a half years. I think that a lot of people have been doing a sport for years and years and they don't go anywhere with it. I feel like by talking to colleges and [field hockey] practices and managing, school, seven clubs, and field hockey four times a week, I think my time management has really grown in the past three years," - Mj Surtain, 11](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSC_0051-900x598.jpg)
![Posing before the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Latin teachers Matt Pikaard, Jason Tiearney, Tom Herpel and librarian Lauren Reusch interlock arms. The four acted as chaperones during a trip to Italy over spring break of the 2021-22 school year: an opportunity offered to Latin students every other year. “Enrollment numbers are now reliant on high school students. I have to change what I [do to promote Latin] because middle schoolers have no access to anyone who knows about Latin after this year. How do I explain how Latin looks to middle schoolers? How does the advertisement for Latin at the high school show itself? Having to problem solve with that has been a challenge,” Herpel said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG-2981-2-900x675.jpg)
