The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder
The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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POW: Kjell Hagen, 11

POW: Kjell Hagen, 11

Tyler Hannegan, Staff Writer • December 15, 2015

Pathfinder: What do you like about high school and why? Hagen: I like all my classes. My classes are easy. I like to learn. What’s your favorite place you ever traveled and why? My favorite...

Junior Pharis Sippel talks about performing with the poms team

Junior Pharis Sippel talks about performing with the poms team

Kathryn Harter, Multimedia Editor • December 10, 2015

The team completes a free style set; each lane making their way through the workout at their own pace.

Girls Swim and Dive preview

Allie Collins, Staff Writer • December 1, 2015
Averaging about 6,000 yards a day and putting in over 12 hours of practice time each week, members of the girls swim team began their season Nov. 10.
Providing the life form blood, Honors Chemistry teacher Joel Anderson pretends to cut his wrist. "I gave so much sweat and tears, but forgot the blood," Anderson said.

Anderson celebrates his 17th annual Halloween Spooktacular

Justin Cupps, CONCEPTUAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF • October 30, 2015
Around Halloween time each year, you might hear small explosions or see smoke and lights from the edges of the door of room 1212. You might wonder what goes on inside. This is the product of Chemistry Teacher Joel Anderson’s Halloween Show.
Seniors Audrey Frost and Anna Worpvik participate in homecoming week by dressing up as the cookie and the baker.

Upperclassmen experience exchange

Allie Collins, Staff Writer • October 28, 2015
Junior Tina Tang and senior Anna Worpvik spent the last three months on foreign soil, learning about and experiencing the American culture firsthand during their exchange periods. Tang will be here for a first semester; while Worpvik will be here for the full year.
Posting up, sophmore Allison Wagner guards the ball and looks for a pass. Wagner, along with sophomores Caroline Rath, Jamie Poppen, Natalie Rath and Katherine Martenet played on varsity. "At first it felt like a lot of pressure, but once I got to know my teammates and I know how they played, I became more comfortable," Wagner said.

Girls Basketball looks to thrive after loss of seniors

Bailey Rathert, Staff Writer • October 28, 2015
Suffering the loss of their leading scorer, Lee McMullin, and two other seniors, Jan Gagstetter and Natalie Fries, varsity girls basketball is facing a shift in the team dynamic.
Grace Miller and her cross country team threw a party for Cutelli's birthday in his classroom by filling his room with four hundred and fifty embarrassing photos of him on Oct. 15. [Rachel Ebner]

Week of Oct. 12 – 16

Mary Galkowski, Staff Photographer • October 22, 2015
Librarian Brian Welch stayed after school for five hours on Oct. 15 to help students with their research papers for English IV.
On their road to state, juniors Ava Larson and Claire Martin competed against Lafayette's top State ranked double's team. "When Claire and I beat Lafayette in team districts, I think deep down we both knew we could do it; but it was awesome when we actually did it," Larson said.

Swinging to State

Allie Collins, Staff Writer • October 16, 2015
The Missouri State Tennis Tournament begins in Springfield, MO, today. For the second time in a row,West will be sending their top-ranked doubles team to the competition. Last time, it was alumni William Tong and junior Kenji Yanaba. This time, it will be juniors Claire Martin and Ava Larson playing for their own state title.
The senior section raises their arms to honor their homecoming court nominees.

Dressed to have the time of our lives: Storify

Shannon Anderson, Editor-in-Chief • October 9, 2015
Last week, students took to their closets (and their local Goodwill) to scope out fashion-forward and spirited costumes for West's annual homecoming under the theme "Having The Time of Our Lives."
Students from Monterrey, Mexico explore St. Louis

Students from Monterrey, Mexico explore St. Louis

Kyla Hatton, Sports Editor • September 25, 2015
Students from Prepa Tec in Moneterrey, Mexico came to Parkway West for a week, touring the city with their St. Louis hosts.
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