
They ran it back
Will Gonsior, Opinions/A&E Editor
• February 13, 2024
![For the past three years, Parkway has administered high school finals after winter break, a practice that proves to be detrimental to the success as well as the mental health of students. With finals after break appearing to do more harm than good, the question of what changes can be made arises time and time again. “The pressure for finals is difficult, and to have that [pressure for] a few weeks because you're on [a] break can make you generally sad. It's a bummer in general. I wish [finals] were before break, so we [could] have a break to sleep, celebrate and not study. Everyone I've talked to about it is like 'yeah, finals sucks,' and I wish that wasn't a thing,” junior Meadow Kostial said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/decembereditorial-1200x963.jpg)
Post-break panic
Zoya Hasan, Keira Lang, and Pathfinder Editorial Board
• January 5, 2024

Where were you during 9/11?
Sakenah Lajkem, Staff Writer
• September 11, 2023
![Getting a running start, junior Vita Madamanchi prepares to pie Speech and Debate Head coach Cara Borgsmiller after winning a bid. Borgsmiller was one of the coaches who volunteered to get pied, to raise money for Every Child’s Hope at the Speech and Debate team’s annual fundraiser. “Once I closed [donations, the team] wanted to bid on Borgsmiller, and it was a 10-minute bidding match between Madamanchi and [senior] Noah Schell. Madamanchi won and ended up spending $45,” junior Serpil Kucukkaya said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Vita2_page-0001-900x600.jpg)
Eyes on the pies: the Speech & Debate team raises money to honor alumnus memory
Triya Gudipati, Editor-in-Chief
• December 1, 2022

Food feuds: you made an impact
Elle Rotter, Deputy Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
• November 30, 2022

English teacher Shannon Cremeens leads the Pathfinder food drive
Elle Rotter, Deputy Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
• November 15, 2022

Speech and Debate team host Parkway’s first online debate tournament
Thomas Bruns, Opinions/A&E editor
• December 10, 2020

Sexism in speech and debate: competitive speakers’ fight for their voice
Tyler Kinzy, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• September 11, 2019

Debate team has emotional return to nationals
Peyton Gaskill, STAFF WRITER
• May 14, 2019
![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)
Debate team dominates districts tournaments
Fatema Rehmani, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
• April 4, 2019