Abbi VanValkenburgh, Yearbook Editor-in-Chief
Pronouns: she/her
Grade: 12
Years on staff: 4
What is your favorite piece of literature? “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen.
Who is your hero? My mom, she does so much for me and our family, and I look up to her a lot.
If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? I would eat pasta with olive oil, salt and pepper, and fresh parmesan cheese.
![Senior Cameron Hickert tilts his head upwards, running across the stage as he pretends to be a chef. Mr. Longhorn contestants prepared for their acts across three practices. “I’m excited to perform with my friends and have a lot of fun. It’s senior year, so I’m trying to get more involved with stuff this year. I’m putting on a little dance with my friends, [seniors] Caden Keller and Justin Grove,” Hickert said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DSC_8900-e1700284546254-1200x1029.jpg)
![At the end of the first act of the fall play ‘Silent Sky,’ Henrietta Leavitt played by senior Nicole [Blue] Schade, receives an important message from Williamina Fleming, played by junior Dana Zafarani. Schade described the script as beautiful and heartfelt and said that they have a lot to learn from their character. “I loved getting to help the audience see how beautiful this world is because that’s what Henrietta’s core belief was; she had so much wonder for the world. I related to that, and it was an honor to be the one to tell that story, and make the audience feel that same sense of wonder.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/DSC_8870-900x600.jpg)
