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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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Students involved in the MOSAICS program have been facing burnout resulting from holding themselves to high standards.

When bright kids burn out

Madi Michajliczenko, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief December 2, 2021

Of the estimated 50.6 million students enrolled in K-12 public schools, about 3.2 million stand out from the pack. These kids are given a special name simply for scoring high on intelligence tests —...

Inside the English Concepts Center, teaching assistant Rose Rouner works on her laptop. Rouner spends most of her mornings answering emails for parents of students in the Eighth Grade Acceleration program. "A lot of it is getting information to the parents or just answering questions,” Rouner said. “Some of it has to do with communication between teachers and parents, like about registration for the following year or having an information meeting coming up."

Eighth grade acceleration: helpful or stressful?

Fatema Rehmani, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief April 12, 2019

While their peers are just waking up in the morning, a select group of accelerated eighth graders are already sitting in their first period in a high school classroom. For the last seven years, through...

Lou Jobst, MOSAICS academy specialist, enjoys the library atmosphere.

POW: Lou Jobst, MOSAICS academy specialist

Jacob Cupps, Editor-in-Chief November 24, 2014

“Is there anything in specific you are thankful for this year?” “Well, I was actually talking about this with my wife, and I would say I’m thankful that we have a whole day devoted to being...