
Graduating gears
Mikalah Owens, Staff Writer
• March 28, 2024

Inscribed legacy
Cindy Phung, Editor-in-Chief
• March 21, 2024
![Performing a dance, athletes wave their pompoms in the air as special education teacher Wendy Zieleskiewicz stands behind them. Zielesckiewicz, who has been teaching for 25 years, didn’t know what she wanted to pursue until she remembered her love for children. She now sees her students benefiting from Special Olympics. “It's really fun to see [athletes] grow. [Special Olympics is] incredible — It's high energy, it's a lot of fun. It's cool to see the kids all working together and having a good time. They make connections with other students, [and] it's amazing to see how much fun they have. I hope that they can make and maintain relationships with people that are not in this classroom. I always encourage [my students] to participate [in Special Olympics] because it is a lot of fun and even if they don't make a best friend, you still have an opportunity to grow,” Zieleskiewicz said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/unnamed-5-1200x798.jpg)
Unleashing smiles
Lia Emry, Staff Writer
• February 26, 2024
![Peering through his glasses, Blue Brains Team Lead and senior Sawyer Ladd carefully examines his team’s robot in between contests. As team lead, Ladd seeks to encourage collaboration among his teammates. “We try [to] become more than just a group of people achieving successful robotics. On my team, I've tried to make us more of a friend group than a robotics team. So that's improved our team chemistry — we just generally enjoy being around each other and that allows us to work together a little [better],” Ladd said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DSC_0021-1-1200x801.jpg)
Robotics teams compete at Ladue Tournament
Serena Liu, Editor-in-Chief
• February 8, 2024

‘Tis the season
Serena Liu and Ruthvi Tadakamalla
• December 13, 2023

The finale: senior Cameron Hickert wins Mr. Longhorn 2023
Serena Liu and Elizabeth Franklin
• November 24, 2023

The show must go on
Triya Gudipati, Editor-in-Chief
• November 16, 2023

Students win honors at the 2023 Missouri All-State Band
Raj Jaladi, Newsletter Editor/Data Analyst
• April 21, 2023

Beyond the bots
Esta Kamau, Features/Humans of West Editor
• April 17, 2023