![Within the U.S., the busiest shopping period of the year is Cyber Week, the time from Thanksgiving through Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This year, shoppers spent $13.3 billion on Cyber Monday, which is a 7.3% year-over-year increase from 2023. “When I was younger, I would always be out with my mom getting Christmas gifts or just shopping in general. Now, as she has gotten older, I've noticed [that almost] every day, I'll open the front door and there's three packages that my mom has ordered. Part of that is she just doesn't always have the time to go to a store for 30 minutes to an hour, but the other part is when she gets bored, she has easy access to [shopping],” junior Grace Garetson said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC_0249.JPG-1200x801.jpg)
Season of giving, season of getting
Pathfinder Editorial Board
• December 20, 2024
![Junior Zachary Schade sits in front of his family christmas tree while studying for finals. Schade thought that having finals after winter break caused unnecessary stress which makes it harder to enjoy the holidays. “I think finals after break forces students to study instead of enjoying what should be time with their family [away] from school,” Schade said. “It places an unpleasant cloud over the holiday experience and doesn’t allow a break before the start of a new semester.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/image1.jpg)
Final-ly Winter Break
Parkway Editorial Board
• December 31, 2021

Indigenous Peoples’ Day or Columbus Day? A holiday of conflict
Sarah Boland, Staff Writer
• October 11, 2021

Religious observances during quarantine
Tasneem Nasufovic, Ulaa Kuziez, and Ridwan Oyebamiji
• May 21, 2020

Top Seven Holiday Songs To Dance To This Season
Anna Pavlisin, STAFF WRITER
• December 14, 2018

Marketing students DECA the halls with holiday gift wrapping event
Sabrina Bohn, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• December 1, 2017

Y-Kiki Divers to host scuba photos with Santa on Dec. 3
Emily Dickson, CONCEPTUAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
• December 2, 2016

Weekly traditions gain momentum in the science wing
Dani Fischer, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
• November 22, 2015

Lovely Livers
Sarah Burnham, Staff Writer
• May 14, 2015
![Focused on providing exceptional service, sophomore Darsh Mahapatra carefully cleans the door of a customer’s car. Mahapatra has always believed his customers deserve nothing less than the best. “[If] they’re trusting us with their car and our service, then I am convinced that they deserve our 100 percent effort and beyond,” Mahapatra said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/DSC_0018-1200x800.jpg)
Rishi Pidikiti, Sports Editor • 1 day ago
Students in high school often feel overwhelmed by schoolwork, extracurricular activities and sports — especially those who strive to excel...

Chloe Reis, Staff Writer • 1 minute ago
“I've liked writing ever since I knew how to. I'm taking a creative writing class, so we write most of the time in that class, almost every...
![Senior Dhiya Prasanna examines a bottle of Tylenol. Prasanna has observed data in science labs and in real life. “[I] advise the public not to just look or search for information that supports your argument, but search for information that doesn't support it,” Prasanna said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/DSC_0073-2-1200x800.jpg)
Ruthvi Tadakamalla, Editor-In-Chief • 1 day ago
When President Trump announced that the 2020 election was “totally rigged” or that there was “no inflation” during his first presidency,...