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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

Senior Ashton Beattie poses with his friends at the end of the Show Me trail at Hidden Valley Ski Resort. “I actually hated [snowboarding] at first, but then once I started to do it a lot more and do it with my friends, I actually started to enjoy it. It stuck with me,” Beattie said.

Ashton Beattie – Snowboarding

Emma Iswarienko, Staff Writer November 5, 2021

Snowboarding has not always been a part of senior Ashton Beattie’s life but, after he went to Hidden Valley Ski Resort in seventh grade with his uncle and cousin, he fell in love with the sport and has...

Sitting in a circle of usable and broken skateboards, junior Ashton Beattie showcases his collection. Beattie has been skating since fourth grade and has kept every skateboard he owned. “I sometimes will sell my boards to people and make money off of it, but right now I am also thinking about making a table and chair out of them so that they don’t go to waste,” Beattie said.

The stories his skateboards could tell

Tre Bell, Staff Writer May 7, 2021

For junior Ashton Beattie, learning to ride a skateboard wasn’t a difficult decision. After watching his father at the skatepark as a kid, Beattie knew he wanted to learn to roll, jump and flip around...