Carly Anderson, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
Grade: 12
Years on Staff: 4
What’s your coffee order? Hot chocolate, please.
What song describes you best? Magic Dance by David Bowie.
What is the one thing you cannot live without? Dog accounts on Instagram.
![Holding up a soccer ball, junior Jansen Miller dons his soccer jersey in front of a goal. Jansen has played soccer with the St. Louis Football Club Academy for three years. “The advantage is that [STLFC] are good role models, who have helped me not just in soccer, but in life as a professional because that's their job. That's their life and that's what I want to do,” Miller said. “Seeing them and what they do every single day, that's my goal.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_9743-600x900.jpg)
![Acting as a “ruler” in an AP World History class activity, sophomore Ayra Ali interacts with sophomore Sarah Hall and other students in a social hierarchy activity in which they took on the roles of various people in ancient societies. The activity allowed students to better understand the differences between people in different social classes. “It made me more aware of what life was like in the past, like how women had no rights and peasants didn’t have many either,” Ali said. “[As a ruler] I had way more privileges than the rest of my class and they couldn't do as much as I could.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DSC_0107-900x600.jpg)
![Receiving the golden football, senior Chloe Hershenow is crowned Homecoming Queen alongside the maids on the 2018 Homecoming Court. This was Hershenow’s first time as a maid. “It was really sweet because everyone was cheering and really happy for me and I was kind of in shock,” Hershenow said. “It was really humbling too because it felt really odd to me to be chosen by my classmates [for Homecoming Queen.]”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_8632-900x599.jpg)
![Getting ready for their first session, the field hockey team meets other campers in preparation for training. The camp consisted of five training sessions over three days, totalling at just over 10 hours of practice. “We were barely in our dorm rooms because we were busy going to practices, games and of course meals,” senior and varsity captain Olivia Reimer said. “[Before this camp] we had never gone out of town with our team, so it helped us bond and learn more skills that we can incorporate into this season.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/pasted-image-0-900x675.png)
![Sitting in Zoology, senior Kristin Priest holds her Crested Gecko during a lesson. Zoology students brought their pets to class in order to learn more about the different species. “It’s so fun and so therapeutic because [during] the whole class period while you're taking notes you can have your animal out on your desk and play with it,” Priest said. “It's relaxing because you get to take notes and pet a guinea pig at the same time.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/DSC_2773-900x600.jpg)
![Cutting away from a Kirkwood player, senior and varsity defender Dylan Zurweller dribbles the ball down the field. The team went into overtime against Kirkwood Aug. 28 and ended the game with a score of 1-0. “We’re actually pretty used to [going into overtime]. Last year we went into overtime a lot, so we have a lot more experience with that, and we were pretty comfortable,” Zurweller said. “We used to not score at all, but throughout this season [our goal is] to start scoring a lot more.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/DSC_0009-900x600.jpg)
![Celebrating an 18-8 victory over Lafayette May 9, the varsity boys baseball team cheers on sophomore pitcher Tyler Purdum for hitting two home runs. Along with the win against Lafayette, the team made history May 1 by winning their first conference title in over 15 years. “[The win] is a big boost going into districts this weekend,” junior outfielder Parker Adams said. “We’re confident because we just beat [Lafayette], so hopefully we’ll be able to win the district title and move on the the state tournament.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/0R4A4048.jpg)
![Handing a customer an iced coffee, junior Madison Terry works as a Blue Brew barista. Marketing II students helped create the coffee shop and have raised more than $300 for West Chest. “Next year we’re going to change a little bit of the set-up, we’re going to add more coffee, make things a little more complicated,” Terry said. “The job is really fast paced but it’s fun [because] you get to see everybody and work with all the other [Marketing II] students.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/MadisonTerry-900x598.jpg)
![Linking arms with fellow classmates, freshman Becca Vierck holds a sign that reads, “You may have the right to bear arms, but I have the right to get an education.” On April 20, the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting, students staged a national walkout to demand action against gun violence. “Walking out was a crazy experience. I got to the marquee a little early and my heart was thumping out of my chest,” Vierck said. “This movement is important to me because we had a social media threat [at West], and that was right after Parkland, so I started thinking, ‘What if that was me?’”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/abc-900x600.jpg)
![Pulling ahead of the crowd, senior Matyas Csiki-Fejer competes in the 1,500 meter race at the 5th Annual Northwest Invitational Track Meet. Senior Cerow Aligab came in third at 4:19.07, and Csiki-Fejer placed fourth at 4:19.83. “I’d like it if we qualified for state in the 4x8, and individually, in the 800 [meters] and the mile. I’m working towards these goals by just going to practice everyday,” Csiki-Fejer said. “Give it your all. Focus on the hard workouts. Nothing else matters when you’re racing.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/NorthwestTrack-900x600.jpg)
![Junior Luke Griffith dodges defenders and passes the ball during a varsity lacrosse game April 5 against Fort Zumwalt West. West took the lead early on and won 14-2. "It was our first game [after spring break] so it was good to shake off the rust. Close to the end of the game I assisted [junior] Michael Imral; it was his first goal of the season, I was proud of him," Griffith said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/photo-of-the-week-4-6-900x600.jpg)
![Rallying across the street from the Parkway School Board Candidate Forum at the Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis, Parkway students, parents and alumni share signs that address white supremacy on the Board of Education. Students also protested and talked to voters at polling sites April 3 to help spread their message. “At about eight different locations, [students] protested basically all day, holding up signs, talking to voters and making sure that they knew to make an informed decision,” senior Cheryl Ma said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/29683472_422410541516458_2732205528126631375_n-900x600.jpg)
![Speaking about school safety at the League of Women Voters meeting March 12, candidate Amy Bonnett is running for one of the two open director positions on the Parkway School Board. All candidates, which includes Jeanie Ames, Matt Schindler, Jonathan Taylor, Kevin Seltzer and Bonnett answered audience questions at this forum. "I have always been a proud Parkway West alumna, and I care deeply about our schools and district," Bonnett said. "For the last three years, I have served as the [West Parent's Organization] President at Parkway West. Running for School Board is simply a natural extension of my service and enthusiasm for the district that has educated me and my children."](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/SCHOL-900x585.jpg)
![Section editor Nell Jaskowiak gets duct-taped to the wall in a ‘trial run’ for the fundraiser being put on by the editorial staff in which teachers will be being duct taped. The fundraiser will be held in the cafeteria with donations to the teacher you want duct taped being accepted starting Jan. 22. “There was a second when they pulled the box out from under [my feet] and I wondered what the heck I was doing,” Jaskowiak said. “But sure enough, I stuck.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/duct-tape-900x600.jpg)
![In eight minutes, the Pathfinder editorial board and building manager Scott Bollmann duct taped arts and entertainment editor junior Nell Jaskowiak to the wall for a test run of the “Duct Tape Your Teacher to the Wall” fundraiser that will be next Friday, Jan. 26. The money raised from this fundraiser will go to their trip to New York to accept the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Crown Award, which is one of the highest awards in high school journalism. “It was pretty cool to know that basically just [the duct tape] on my arms and legs was holding me to a wall in the school basement,” Jaskowiak said. “We’ve made a thriving website and got Best of Sno last year and hopefully this year again. Now were one of the top 19 schools in the nation, which is insane, so we’d like to be able to go receive [the Crown Award].”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/DSC_0065-1-900x600.jpg)
![Freshman Makenna Dunn works on her novel in the computer lab. Students were required to work on their novels at home each night to make steady progress. "It is pretty intimidating to be [writing a novel] in a month, but I feel like as I’ve gone on with it I’ve actually had a lot of fun writing on my own time," Dunn said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/unnamed-900x675.jpg)
