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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

Sitting behind the A-team’s robot, junior and robotics team president Rick Biswas converses about the bot with Donaldson, who is behind the camera. Since joining the robotics team, Biswas decided to pursue a related career such as mechanical engineering or computer science. “. After I joined [the robotics team at West], I knew for sure that this was what I wanted to do,” Biswas said. “In general, everyone’s really supportive, especially Mr. Donaldson and the teams. Before I joined the robotics team, I was new here and I didn’t talk to many people. At robotics, I met new people, made new friends. They supported me to be [who] I am right now. ”

A winning streak: the robotics program’s recent successes and struggles

Tanvi Kulkarni, Features Editor April 1, 2021

“We had made it our goal to win this award two years ago. I was actually assuming that they were going to say [the name of another] team that had won last year,” senior Ankita Gupta recalled. Gupta...

Junior Lilly Blanton poses for a picture wearing her mask.

Lilly Blanton

Sarah Boland, Staff Writer March 4, 2021

For some deaf, Deaf, or hard of hearing students, masks have become a hindrance on communication. For others, masks are little but an annoyance, a way to slow the spread of disease. Junior Lilly Blanton...

Speaking to an in-person student, Special Education teacher Zack Jodlowski works to teach both his in-person and virtual students. Jodlowski’s class was made up of deaf, Deaf and hard of hearing students. “I think it’s important for people to know there’s a wide range of people involved in our community,” Jodlowski said.

Communication and COVID-19: The impact of masks on deaf and hard of hearing students

Sarah Boland, Staff Writer March 4, 2021

COVID-19 guidelines released by the Saint Louis County’s Department of Public Health relieve those who are hard-of-hearing and deaf from the requirement of wearing masks in public spaces. However, this...