7. The battle to become a man; four years later
Zoe DeYoung, Staff Writer
April 16, 2020
As a seventh grader, senior Tony Morse decided that after years of gender dysphoria, he would take the leap to come out as a transgender male. He cut his hair short and kickstarted the long process of transitioning, a journey that, years later, he is still undergoing. In the beginning of his transi...
#WrestleLikeAGirl: breaking boundaries and winning medals
Nell Jaskowiak, Opinions editor
February 1, 2019
This wrestling season, #WrestleLikeAGirl has trended across Missouri. Girls have turned out in record numbers for the sport, more than doubling the number that the Missouri State High School Activities Association predicted would join. Now, their season is coming to a finish, with district tournaments...
Sophomore Emma Carter pins down success
Nell Jaskowiak, Opinions editor
February 1, 2019
“Being a girl in this boy's sport, there [are] so many things you have to do. People are constantly watching what you’re doing to try and protect themselves; people in this sport are so sexist, it’s insane,” Carter said. “I know you’re thinking, ‘oh, they’re wrestlers, why would they...
Freshman Paige Wehrmeister finds her strength in wrestling
![Hand raised after her first pin of a male opponent, Wehrmeister grins at her triumph. “I feel like I am in control of them [when I’m on top], and if I wanted to I could control everything that was happening in that moment,” Wehrmeister said. “They can’t get up if I don’t let go.”](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/paigeFeatured-475x317.jpg)
Nell Jaskowiak, Opinions editor
February 1, 2019
Freshman Paige Wehrmeister had not always seen herself as a strong person—then she started wrestling. Joining sophomore Emma Carter as one of two female wrestlers in Parkway, Wehrmeister has already carved out a reputation for herself: the girl who smiles every time she steps onto the mat. “H...
![Junior Ima Dropout tries to escape as senior Betsy Class tries to put her into a locker. Since joining the school last year, Dropout has faced adversity with honors students bullying. “When I first came here I was hoping it would be a little different from [Parkway] South. Turns out I was so unbelievably wrong,” Dropout said. “Everyone at this school is way bigger, stronger and smarter than back at my old school, and it honestly scares me.”](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Screenshot-2020-02-07-at-7.57.10-AM-e1581372061810-300x230.png)
