Addie Gleason
I’ve been a shy person for just about as long as I can remember. While I always completed coursework on time, my teachers often commented that I rarely participated in class. This followed...
Bubble tea — more popularly known as boba, which originated in Taiwan in the 1980s — has become an increasingly trendy craze amongst today’s youth in America. While the term “boba” is commonly...
In 1983, students in a Journalism II class at Hazelwood East High School wrote stories about teen pregnancy and divorce for their school newspaper, The Spectrum. But when their principal reviewed the issue,...
Addie Gleason, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• December 4, 2019
From owning an electric car to a home garden, the Gillespie family invests in reducing their carbon footprint. Freshman Ashlyn Gillespie and her family are taking the next step in helping the environment...
![Raising her drink for a cheer with sophomore Sally Peters, sophomore Alessia Taranda tries the Lemon Galaxy Flower Tea at the boba shop Hitea. As the popularity of classic milk-based boba tea grows, many people remain unaware of the additional variety of drinks that boba shops offer, such as fruit teas or smoothies. “My favorite place used to be Hitea because my sister and I always went together, but Hitea is expensive,” Taranda said. “My favorite drink at Hitea is the strawberry milk tea, but I'm lactose intolerant, so I don't get it very often. Instead, I'll usually get a strawberry smoothie. [This time], I tried the Lemon Galaxy Flower Tea, [which] is pretty good and cool to look at.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image13-900x600.jpg)
![Freshman Ashlyn Gillespie stands next to her family’s electric car in the parking lot. Her family invested in this car so that they could be more environmentally-friendly. “I honestly hope that my family and I can show people it’s not weird to get an all-electric [car] or a half and half like the Prius. If that kind of car is in my price range then I do hope to get an electric car as my first car,” Gillespie said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_8274.jpg)