Pronouns: she/her
Grade: 12
Years on staff: 3
What is your favorite candy? Nerds Gummy Clusters.
Who is your favorite musician? Forrest Frank.
What is your dream job? Lawyer.
![Shifting global trade, President Donald Trump’s tariffs are raising concerns about economic stability for the U.S. and other countries alike. “[The tariffs are] going to pose a distinct challenge to the U.S. economy and a challenge to the global economy on the whole because it's going to greatly upset who trades with who and where resources and products are going to come from,” social studies teacher Melvin Trotier said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MDB_3456-1200x800.jpg)
![This is the first year that the Parkway West Science Olympiad team competed at regionals. Team member and junior Anish Jindal competed in several events including Chem Labs, Experimental Design and Geological Mapping, earning top five placements in several events. “Compared with some of the other academic competitions at West [that can be] difficult to figure out how to get better, [Science Olympiad] is a lot more inclusive, having a broad group of people with different specialties,” Jindal said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/DSC0391-1200x800.jpg)
![Pantone’s selection of the 2025 Color of the Year is revealed: Mocha Mousse. Ceramics teacher Ashley Drissell enjoys this year’s selection. “Maybe it’s the name but [Mocha Mousse] reminds me of chocolate and coffee. It makes me hungry. It’s very rich and decadent,” Drissell said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DSC_0015-1200x800.jpg)
![Making up a large portion of the film industry, many popular movie remakes and sequels have been released recently. Similar to film remakes, theater teacher Amie Gosset often uses play adaptations of famous movies for theater productions. “It’s challenging because people have an idea of what the film is, whether it’s an iconic film or one they really liked. [Consumers] come in with a preconceived notion of how the [film] should be. Then, [they] are either surprised because they like the new version or disappointed because it’s not what they’re used to.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC_0042-1200x801.jpg)
![Blending together a concoction for a science experiment, science teacher Joel Anderson scares his students by bringing excitement and thrill into his classroom for his annual Halloween show. It took about six weeks for Anderson to set up his classroom for the show. “It’s pure terror. I came up with this idea a couple decades ago to do something fun for Halloween. So I pretend to be this mad scientist [that creates] a Frankenstein-like creature [with the class], learning a little bit of science along the way and [then ending] with a laser show. It’s just for fun; entertainment value,” Anderson said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSC_0021.JPG_-1200x800.jpg)
![Raising his arms, sophomore Ryan Mues cheers loudly for West’s opening pep rally. During the grade level song competition, Mues stayed energetic despite not knowing the sophomores’ song. “I don’t listen to a lot of pop music, but I was really excited when we won. I was next to some of my friends, and we were just getting as loud as possible and trying to get hype. The school events are always a lot of fun, and I’m trying to get more involved [this year],” Mues said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/POTW-copy-1200x753.jpg)
![Like many students, sophomore Medina Nanic experiences pressure to do well in school. Through continuous success and achievements, West has developed a high academic standard for students. “Because we’re seen as one [of] the better schools, we have higher standards than the [schools] who aren’t ranked as high. There’s a lot of pressure on students to do [well] and live up to those standards,” Nanic said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC_0029-2-1200x800.jpg)
![At the Spring Pep Rally on March 8, boys varsity water poloist and junior Jack Brau stands with the boys water polo team. The group, hoping to include everyone — whether boy or girl, varsity or JV — cheered on the girls water polo team during the sports team runouts. “Even though we all play separate games and have different practices, we like to see ourselves as one big group who represent one water polo [team],” Brau said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DSC_8810-1-1200x800.jpg)
