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In a performance for the senior dance, Mascot and the Longhorn security perform a dance followed by a stunt taught to them by the cheerleaders. After the stunt fell, they were cheered on by the crowd. “The funniest moment for me was when the cheerleaders had us do stunts for the senior dance. Me and my Longhorn security tried to do a stunt during the halftime of the football game against Central,” Wesley said. (Contact us to claim photographer credit)

Mascot mystery

Grace Loethen, Staff Writer February 3, 2022

The smell of popcorn wafts through the air. Fans fill the bleachers in anticipation of the game. All eyes are on Wesley the mascot as the Longhorn security supports them for a stunt. Wesley topples over,...

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Club guide

Brinda Ambal, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief December 18, 2020

While the school website has a master list of all school clubs and activities, not all of them are meeting in a virtual format. The Pathfinder, however, has your back. For our freshmen, our newcomers and...

This illustration represents how you can enjoy your summer while still learning and preventing the dreaded “summer slide.”

How to stave off the “summer slide”

Paige Matthys-Pearce and Brinda Ambal May 27, 2020

The “summer slide” refers to how long breaks from school, like summer vacation, lead to students getting out of practice. Due to extended online learning, some experts believe summer learning loss...

Staff writer Maria Newton enjoys sushi at Wasabi Sushi Bar. Wasabi’s menu features options from California Rolls to Teriyaki Chicken and has been voted St. Louis’s best sushi by Sauce Magazine for the past 13 years. “I had no problem finishing off four sushi rolls with just a couple friends to help,” Newton said.

Five warming winter activities

Maria Newton and Dani Fischer January 31, 2018

Temperatures are dropping rapidly, school is ramping into second semester full-force, and life is beginning to get repetitive; between school, sports practice and work, it is the same thing every day. Sometimes,...

Sophomore Emily Sexton uses a stethoscope to measure sophomore Clair Osterhaus’s heart beat.

Medical club exposes students to the medical world

Anjali Shah, Staff Writer March 8, 2017

From cardiothoracic surgeons to dance therapists, the medical field offers a wide variety of professions. Even for those with an interest in science and medicine, choosing a profession can be difficult...

Sophomore Austin Valenti practices his parkour stunts outside.

Parkour kids climb to new heights

Nico Stranquist, Staff Writer May 4, 2015
Batman can scale walls, jump across buildings and quickly hurdle over obstacles. In parkour, people practice stunts and maneuvers similar to those in the movies.
Challenges of chess

Challenges of chess

Sarah Burnham, Staff Writer April 1, 2015

Sophomore Liza Tarakanova, new to playing chess, carefully strategizes her next move while playing one of her first games as part of chess club. When Tarakanova started playing chess last semester, she...

During a lunch meeting on Sept. 8, sophomore Ann Rapp, seniors Alex Schnurr, Charlie Huff and Elizabeth Newell plan the year's upcoming calendar of events.

Funsize Film club restructures to increase membership

Macky Kavanaugh, Staff Writer September 8, 2014
Seniors and Faculty reunite to revamp the Funsize Film Club for the upcoming year.