- June 5On to the next
- May 22The fun in finance
- May 22Photo of the Week - May 22
- May 22Spring in action: A look into West's 2026 spring sports season
- May 21French en route
- May 19Sarah Johnson
- May 19Crime, class and consequence
- May 18Athletes of West - Alexander Berryhill
- May 15What Happens Next
- May 15An empty table
![In a game against Eureka Jan. 5, junior Tre Bell pushes the ball up the court to start a fast break while the defense is caught off guard. Bell has been playing basketball for the past 12 years. “To be honest I don’t usually think during games. I let my instincts [take] control because I trust my abilities and i’ve been playing for so long,” Bell said. “Before the game we were very eager to win because last year they [Eureka] beat us in the district semifinals so we owed them payback for that.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/P1140059-900x676.jpg)
![Sister of senior Madi Foppe, Kennedy Foppe, tapes paper hearts to her window to form a rainbow of hearts. She came up with the idea after seeing people share rainbows and wanted to incorporate hearts to represent love and kindness for healthcare and essential workers. “We enjoy [art] but we don’t get to do it a lot. During quarantine we have definitely gotten to do more,” M. Foppe said. “We had an idea to create a rainbow of hope out of hearts to spread hope and love during these uncertain times.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_2065-900x600.jpg)
![On her desk at home, junior Emma Bateman completes her math homework. This is also how and where Bateman plans to take exams for AP Physics I and AP Government. “Honestly, I’m not happy about the testing [being] online because I focus better in a classroom or testing environment than my room,” Bateman said. “Also, I don’t like that it's going to be all FRQ based this year.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/60791457614__59A7BBD1-A014-4108-9D65-CBB887EDD5DB-e1586549310224-900x675.jpeg)
![Senior Sabrina Bohn looks over four out of six projects she shot during a semester of Photo I. As a writer of the Pathfinder staff for four years, Bohn decided to explore the photography aspect of journalism. “I love art [and] journalism, and photography has a part in both of those, so it made sense to take Photo to learn more,” Bohn said. “It was really confusing and a little bit hard, but in the end it worked out. It’s definitely still not my strong suit, but I know better what makes a good professional photo and how to take that.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/DSC_0037-900x600.jpg)
![Senior Claire Lynn jumps as she attempts to hit the volleyball onto the other side of the net. Competitive Sports and Games is directed at developing fitness and sport skills, as well as a comprehension of traditional team sport games. “We’ve pretty much played every single sport; so far, we’ve played flag football, ultimate frisbee, soccer, basketball, volleyball and softball. We still have more to go. We’ll play other games like matball or other PE games that aren’t sports,” Lynn said. “[Teamwork] is extremely important. As a class, we’ve definitely gotten close [because we learn] how the strengths of one person versus another [affects] how we can work together.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_6452-900x675.jpg)
![Freshman Rohan Daggubati engages in a ping pong match against junior Sri Jaladi. Daggubati has played ping pong for two years and with the Ping Pong Club every Tuesday. "I get the chance to play, and I liked the tournament [we had]," Daggubati said. "[I like that] in the club everybody can play, even if you don't have a table at home."](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/DSC_0127-900x600.jpg)
![Listening to junior and unofficial marriage officiant Gillian Davis, senior Seaira Knight and junior Lana Hughes practice for their “wedding.” Having met in middle school, Knight and Hughes developed a close, platonic relationship that became mistaken as romantic over the years. “Everyone thinks we’re dating, so it became a joke. [On] Valentine’s Day, it became a fake proposal. That’s how the whole ‘marriage joke’ started,” Hughes said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/DSC_0041-900x600.jpg)
![At the Sioux Passage cross country meet Sept. 21, junior Emily Sipp rounds a bend in the course. Sipp has been running since second grade when she began a track program through her church. “My favorite part is probably just [being with] the people that I get to run with daily. Outside the sport, we probably wouldn’t really all be friends. When you get to know each other, and push each other and work hard together, it's really fun to [share] that experience with other girls,” Sipp said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sipp.jpg)
![Reviewing notes, junior Kathryn McAuliffe prepares for the Greater St. Louis Speech Association Workshop Aug. 24. She finished ninth in Internal Extemporaneous Speaking at the 2019 NSDA Eastern Missouri District Tournament. “I've always prepared [for tournaments] knowing this bias is something I've had to deal with. Public speaking-wise, I always make sure I'm not loud when I speak, that I'm always controlled in what I'm saying so that I look very poised,” McAuliffe said. “That pays off so your judge isn't judging you for being too passionate, and they can't say that you're outrageous in what you're saying.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/DSC_0030-1-900x600.jpg)
![Lined up outside of the theatre on the first Friday of Ramadan, junior Mohammed Kuziez and freshmen Waleed Abdulla and Areeb Hasan get together to pray “Jummah” (Friday prayers). Muslims are also obligated to pray five times a day, as “salah” (prayer) is one of the five pillars of Islam. “I like to think that I hold my religion very close to me; it's something that I was brought up on for the past 17 years,” Kuziez said. “It's one of the things that our religion holds the closest, and [prayer is] a basic [element] of it.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/edited-900x600.jpg)
![Posing for a picture by the Steinberg Ice Rink in partnership with Uber, alumna Summer Albarcha shares the image on her blog. Albarcha posts regularly on the site, as well as on her Instagram and YouTube channel. “Use social media as your portfolio in anything you do,” Albarcha said. “[Your social media] is out there for companies to see when applying to jobs, so it’s best to make it a reflection of yourself or the traits you’re trying to portray. For example, if you’re applying to a fashion job, you might want to have a fashionable Instagram to show your taste and styling work.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Screen-Shot-2019-05-07-at-11.59.50-AM-900x600.png)
![During the awards ceremony of the 2019 Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Speech and Debate tournament, seniors Luke Donovan and Kristina Humphrey await their names to be announced with their placement. Donavon and Humphrey qualified for state in the duet event and placed second overall in the tournament. “I stayed in speech and debate [for four years] because the team and people from other teams in the district are like my second family. While competition can be brutal, it’s worth it to be with the amazing people in Eastern Missouri,” Humphrey said. “Speech has made me grow as a person significantly. It has given me the opportunity to spread important messages through unique ways of conveying them.” Photo by Fatema Rehmani.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/DSC_0123-900x600.jpg)
![Listening to her peers at the African American Read-In, senior Kyra Clerk wears red in support of the event. Clerk worked to spread the word verbally about the event. “The only time we really hear about [African American] stuff is in history class, and mainly it's about slavery. We hardly ever hear about accomplishments of African Americans and what we’ve done for the country,” Clerk said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/DSC_0016-900x600.jpg)
