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Pathfinder

The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

Smiles high and pom-poms higher, Junior Sophia Allen jumps with excitement for her dance team. Their performance lit up the sidelines and kept the crowd energized all night long. “No matter the stress or pressure I feel in life, dance is [always] my escape and priority,” Allen said.

Step by step

Ayah Zayed, Staff Writer February 28, 2026

Throwing on her leotard and dance shoes, junior Sophia Allen gets ready for her daily dance practice at the studio. As a member of the Parkway West Longhorn Line, Allen spends hours working on routines...

Shifting global trade, President Donald Trump’s tariffs are raising concerns about economic stability for the U.S. and other countries alike. “[The tariffs are] going to pose a distinct challenge to the U.S. economy and a challenge to the global economy on the whole because it's going to greatly upset who trades with who and where resources and products are going to come from,” social studies teacher Melvin Trotier said.

The cost of ‘America First’

Yein Ahn, Editor-In-Chief May 27, 2025

Check your receipts, the rising prices of groceries and clothes are no accident. Behind every price increase are President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, policies that are rewriting the rules of international...

a person holding skittles

Colorful chaos

Ruthvi Tadakamalla, Editor-In-Chief November 13, 2023

In California, Assembly Bill 418 was recently passed to limit the consumption of dangerous ingredients such as brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben and Red Dye No. 3. California Gov....