Sarah Boland, Staff Writer
Pronouns: she/her
I am a senior, and this will be my second year on staff. The Pathfinder has helped me grow as a writer and push myself outside of my comfort zone. In school, I play field hockey, and I’m in a couple of clubs. Outside of school, I enjoy spending time with my friends and family, along with reading and painting. I find joy in small moments with the people I care about and strive to use the confidence I have gained from writing in my day-to-day life.
![Senior Lindsi Cook writes her name under her handprint as part of the senior hand wall. Students lined up to put their hands on the wall and were directed towards spots to place their handprints. "Being able to see [the hand wall] finished [was my favorite part] because ever since I was a freshman it's just been exciting to see other classes finish their wall," Cook said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/pow408.png)
![Sophomores Ben Gingrich, Nora Fredrick, Ryan Smith and Maddox Miller, sit in the library during Casey Holland's English 2 class. The student's decorated cards for children in the hospital with supplies from the library's Creative Commons craft corner. “I love to see [students] work on it. I love to see their creative side [because] I don't get to see that as much. I love to see their little hidden talents and what they create,” librarian Lauren Reusch said. “Everyone [is] just relaxing and enjoying themselves, able to sit back with their friends. I think that [relaxing is] a really important piece of the school day too.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/image1-copy-e1647020976676-900x612.jpg)
![Junior Darcie Morgan and senior Annie Zahoran work on teapots in their Ceramics II class. The requirements for the project included the use of slabs and the creation of a linoleum stamp to make a functional teapot. “[When doing ceramics], you have an original idea in your head, and then [when] you try it out, and it doesn't work out, you have to go back and revise,” Morgan said. “Originally, I was going to have different plugs on the teapot, but then I realized I didn't go with my design, so I changed it so it'd be more geometric.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/DSC_0016-900x600.jpg)
![Foreign language teacher Blair Hopkins stands by the smart board while she teaches her Spanish One class about different food items. Though Hopkins began with teaching French, she now teaches both French and Spanish classes. “Self-pacing is the biggest thing I've tried to take away [from the Excellent Fellowship program] because there's no class in the world where every single person needs exactly 10 minutes to do a task,” Hopkins said. “I'm trying to learn more how to set it up so that everybody can work at their own pace.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Hopkins1-900x600.jpg)
![Senior Trisha Manna examines a flower while at a fairy-themed tea party that her friends decided to throw. Manna picked out the music they played for their party. “My favorite thing was the feeling of being there,” Manna said. “It kind of felt like it was a world away because we had school the next day [and] we were escaping from that.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AmbalBSept2-copy-e1636131243867-900x611.jpg)
![Junior Cameron Chandler walks to class at St. Louis Community College. Chandler first joined the program after a year of online school. “My mom was the one who really pushed me to do it. I think just trying new things [is a big benefit of the program] because in a normal, no COVID [situation, I don’t think that I would have joined],” Chandler said. “I was really looking into more opportunities because I had a lot of downtime thinking about where I was going, what the future held for me. I think just really taking advantage of all opportunities that are thrown at you [is important].”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cchandler.jpg)
![Writing on a chalkboard, members of the Blue Brew staff and juniors Katie Evans and Julia Ligoure prepare for Blue Brew to reopen. Prior to reopening, the staff was trained in preparing coffee and taking payments. “My favorite thing about Blue Brew reopening is getting to work with friends and [being able to] see [and] help customers every morning,” Ligoure said. “I hope to gain some work and customer service skills [from working at Blue Brew].”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/bluebrewimage-e1634501896408-900x499.jpg)
