![Phage grown by senior Rio Naghibi Harat sit in petri dishes. Through Webster University, Naghibi Harat was given the opportunity to develop phage as a potential remedy for tuberculosis. “Phage are everywhere. I got mine from a soil sample. I'm not kidding; I picked [it] up from dirt. They're harmless, unless you code them to do something, and they can evolve. Virus antibiotics can't. They're one solid molecule. A strain of this bacteria [can evolve] that is resistant to [a] particular drug, [but] phage will evolve with the bacteria. They can see the changes, and they can be the change,” Naghibi Harat said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Flag-2.png)
![Carefully arranging chemicals with a pipet, senior Grant Meert works to identify unknown solutions in an AP Chemistry lab. After completing the AP Chemistry exam, Meert’s class participated in a lab competition to celebrate the end of the course. “It was very fun. It allowed me to relax and have a good time after a full year of busting my butt in that class. It was both relaxing and intense because [the] score we submitted determined the amount of extra credit points we were given,” Meert said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image1-1-900x600.jpg)
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![After a thrilling point, senior Katie Byergo and junior Elle Lanferseick high-five each other on Oct. 8. With teamwork and camaraderie, Byergo worked together in the game against Lafayette High School. “[Byergo’s] is really positive with a good spirit,” Lanferseick said. “I set her [the ball] and she hits it [or] gets the kill.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/DSC_9349-1-e1761159125735-1200x791.jpg)
Shoes squeaking and eyes scanning the court, senior Katie Byergo smashes the volleyball into the court. Byergo earned her 1,000th kill of her...