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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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Brinda Ambal

Brinda Ambal, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief

Pronouns: she/her

I am a senior, and this is my fourth year on staff. The Pathfinder has helped me push myself independently, build a supportive community and grow through my mistakes. Though I write a lot of opinions, I do seek to understand the other side— my newfound knowledge always either strengthens my own position or changes my mind.  I love fairy princess tea parties with my friends and 12-hour study marathons. In the rest of my time, I am Student Body co-Vice President, a part of the Scholar Bowl team and often found on or around Creve Coeur Lake with St. Louis Rowing Club. I most enjoy the small moments; a friend’s laugh, the brush of my fingers against a piece of paper and the first glimpse of daffodil yellow after a really long winter (gotta love Missouri weather).

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Seniors Zeina Daboul and Kayvon Rezaei give an impromptu performance of “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen in English teacher Andria Benmuvhar’s AP English Literature and Composition class. Benmuvhar’s sub plans instructed the class to audibly react to the dramatic final scene as two students read the parts aloud, but halfway through the scene Daboul and Rezaei decided to instead act. “I felt like the energy of the classroom really made me want to stand up and act it out face to face. The emotion in the play is based on [Nora and Torvald] interacting with each other, [so] it seemed more true to the play and a lot more fun,” Rezaei said. “[‘A Doll’s House’] is a very entertaining play so [when] we were told to audibly react to it, the whole class’s emotions were so authentic and raw. It made it more suiting for us to perform in a more authentic way toward each other.”

Photo of the Week – March 18

Brinda Ambal, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
March 18, 2022
Students and staff face the decision: to mask or not to mask?

To mask or not to mask?

Brinda Ambal, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
March 16, 2022
President Joe Biden and  Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds fail to address educational issues in the 2022 State of the Union Address and the Republican rebuttal respectively.

The State of our Schools

Brinda Ambal, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
March 4, 2022
TIFF STAFF PROF

[Photo] Tiffany Ung

August 23, 2021
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.”

[Photo] A whimsical affair

Sarah Boland, Staff Writer
November 9, 2021
Senior McKayla Apollo shows of her roman numeral tattoo.

[Photo] McKayla Apollo

Drew Boone, Staff Writer
November 4, 2021
As senior Rick Biswas reads a packet, junior and Scholar Bowl Executive Captain Owen Arneson keeps track of senior Kevin Zhengs and the rest of his teammates points. Doing this at each of the Scholar Bowl teams practices three times a week allowed Arneson to figure out categories he and his teammates have improved in. Senior and Strategic Captain Anna Csiki-Fejer (not pictured) then helps players find resources to improve in categories the team doesnt cover as well. Im excited to go to tournaments, see some new people and competition, Arneson said. ​We were at a really good spot dedication-wise at the end of last season, but how much more dedication Im already seeing this year looks like a really good sign to me. I love seeing my teammates play well, show good teamwork and have a good time; it makes me really excited to see just how well we can do this year.​

Photo of the Week – Sept. 17

Brinda Ambal, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
September 17, 2021
There are hundreds of thousands of fancy sounding high school leadership positions in any given year; slapping those titles onto a college application isn’t going to move the needle much unless you actually achieved something in your activities.

[Photo] Making the most of the honors and activities sections

Tyler Kinzy, Managing Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
August 2, 2021
Click below to learn more about the Common App Honors and Activities sections, the personal essay, supplemental essays, test scores, interviews and letters of recommendation.

[Photo] Parts of the college application

Tyler Kinzy, Managing Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
August 14, 2021
At the expense of sounding arrogant, I won the game without playing the game.

[Photo] About me: an overview of my application

Tyler Kinzy, Managing Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
August 14, 2021
Scholar Bowl participants meet with club sponsor Patrick Troy for a meeting on Zoom.

[Photo] Scholar Bowl season Zooms to an end

Fatema Rehmani, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
May 12, 2021
This was surprisingly delicious. It is no longer the middle of winter, but sometimes you just need a warm hug anyways, and this bowl is it.

Apple “bake” with Brinda

Brinda Ambal, Opinions Editor
April 22, 2021
“You know what else everybody likes? Parfaits. Have you ever met a person, you say, ‘Lets get some parfait,’ they say, ‘No, I dont like no parfait’?” —Donkey, from Shrek

Parfait with Brinda

Brinda Ambal, Opinions Editor
April 20, 2021

Pro

Brinda Ambal, Opinions Editor
March 31, 2021

“Hurricane” by Anson Seabra

Brinda Ambal, Opinions Editor
December 31, 2020
Global Perspectives

Global Perspectives

Brinda Ambal, Opinions Editor
December 22, 2020
Mindset Matters

Mindset Matters

Brinda Ambal, Opinions Editor
December 22, 2020
Scholar Bowl

Scholar Bowl

Brinda Ambal, Opinions Editor
December 22, 2020
Women of West

Women of West

Brinda Ambal, Opinions Editor
December 22, 2020
Constructing towers from donated food items, Longhorn Council Junior Class President Paige Matthys-Pearce prepares to transport the boxes back to the gym foyer to get them tallied for the Parkway Holiday Cup. The five Parkway high schools joined forces to collect donations for the Parkway Pantry and dress up for spirit days in a friendly competition. Ive seen a lot more spirit week participation than in the past because were competing against the other schools and people are excited about beating them. However, its also just for a good cause. Weve done a food drive earlier this year, and had little participation, but the spirit week raises awareness and weve seen so much involvement this time around, Matthys-Pearce said. The competitive nature of the Holiday cup has motivated more people to donate to the Parkway Pantry. Just in the span of four days weve received almost 1,000 donations. As we go into winter break, its important that everyone in our community feels supported and has what they need.

Photo of the Week – Dec. 14

Brinda Ambal, Opinions Editor
December 18, 2020
Share this guide with your friends so they will stop bugging you about playing Among Us.

Club guide

Brinda Ambal, Opinions Editor
December 18, 2020
Politics Club

Politics Club

Brinda Ambal, Opinions Editor
December 18, 2020
I am tiptoeing along the very fine line between properly smushing my sandwich and breaking my waffle maker.

Grilled cheese with Brinda

Brinda Ambal, Opinions Editor
December 15, 2020
Rushing to get breakfast set up before class can pose a variety of hazards including, but not limited to, tripping over nothing in your hurry. Exercise caution.

Smoothie with Brinda

Brinda Ambal, Opinions Editor
December 11, 2020
Self-isolation as a response to COVID-19 had more benefits beyond containing the spread; it also helped some people discover their introvertedness.

Carpe Diem, introverts

Brinda Ambal, Opinions Editor
September 8, 2020
Experimenting with prototypes to create different types of motion, freshman Joseph Britt works on his automaton for engineering teacher Chris Donaldsons Intro to Engineering class. In the week leading up to spring break, Britt, along with junior Levi Ladd and sophomores Rick Biswas and David Meisinger, worked on their robotics project during class in anticipation of competing at the 2020 Vex Robotics World Championships, under the agreement that they would finish the class project over spring break. I offered to build [the automaton] because I had the parts to build it, and its important to keep busy. It can be fun to challenge yourself and do new things, Britt said. I am planning on learning some new skills, like text coding, that I might use next year in robotics. If you dont always have something interesting to do, the time can just kind of blend together and you can get bored.

Photo of the week – March 23

Brinda Ambal, Staff Writer
March 27, 2020
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