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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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Pulling down her safety restraints, senior Madison Terry prepares to ride the Boomerang roller coaster at Six Flags St. Louis, April 2. Each year, the senior class takes a field trip to Six Flags while the underclassmen take the ACT exam. “I’m done with the ACT and almost in college now, so it was really fun to be with everyone one last time,” Terry said.

Photo of the week – April 1

Emma Caplinger, Arts and Entertainment Editor • April 5, 2019

In character, sophomore Reese Berry informs classmates in Kristen Collins’ fifth hour AP World class about Ivan the Terrible. On Thursday students participated in a speed dating activity to learn about historical figures highlighted in the course. “I made a love connection with Suleiman. We were going to take over the world because we were both terrible people, but had a lot of power,” Berry said.

Photo of the week – Jan. 7

Caroline Judd, SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER • January 14, 2019

Rallying together during a home game Oct. 8, senior Alexa Abney and sophomore Emma Breidecker shoulder bump at the start of the varsity softball game against Ladue High School. Throughout the season, the varsity team mentally prepared in between innings by hyping up their fellow teammates. “Usually before every inning the infielders ran around and high fived each other before the batter came out,” Abney said. “Us outfielders always got together and shoulder bumped or chest bumped.”

Photo of the week – Oct. 8

Caroline Judd, SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER • October 12, 2018

Cutting away from a Kirkwood player, senior and varsity defender Dylan Zurweller dribbles the ball down the field. The team went into overtime against Kirkwood Aug. 28 and ended the game with a score of 1-0. “We’re actually pretty used to [going into overtime]. Last year we went into overtime a lot, so we have a lot more experience with that, and we were pretty comfortable,” Zurweller said. “We used to not score at all, but throughout this season [our goal is] to start scoring a lot more.”

Photo of the week – Aug. 27

Sabrina Bohn and Carly Anderson • August 31, 2018

Administrators and teachers stand at the doors of the main gym, observing the demonstration. Other Parkway schools allowed students to walk out of the building, but West students were warned of detentions when they tried to leave. “When we tried to leave the actual building teachers told us to stop or we would get detentions, so we went out another door and stood along Clayton road, willing to face the consequences,” junior Maria Newton said.

Photo of the week – March 12

Dani Fischer, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF • March 21, 2018

Junior Sophie Pellegrino dances along to Fitness Marshall videos during Movement to Music. Due to her friends’ recommendation and her experience as a cheerleader, Pellegrino signed up for the class. “It’s way better than I thought it was going to be,” Pellegrino said. “Last week we did a thing called tinkling, which is a Philippine dance with bands, and you jump over the bands. That was my favorite part because it was really high energy, and I got to work with my friends.”

Photo of the Week – Jan. 22

Sabrina Bohn and Carly Anderson • January 26, 2018

In eight minutes, the Pathfinder editorial board and building manager Scott Bollmann duct taped arts and entertainment editor junior Nell Jaskowiak to the wall for a test run of the “Duct Tape Your Teacher to the Wall” fundraiser that will be next Friday, Jan. 26. The money raised from this fundraiser will go to their trip to New York to accept the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Crown Award, which is one of the highest awards in high school journalism. “It was pretty cool to know that basically just [the duct tape] on my arms and legs was holding me to a wall in the school basement,” Jaskowiak said. “We’ve made a thriving website and got Best of Sno last year and hopefully this year again. Now were one of the top 19 schools in the nation, which is insane, so we’d like to be able to go receive [the Crown Award].”

Photo of the week – Jan. 15

Sabrina Bohn and Carly Anderson • January 16, 2018

Receiving her honorary high school diploma with sophomore Kelly Wehrmeister by her side, sophomore Brynn Haun smiles into an emotion-filled hug. The school held a pink-out night in Haun's honor, while students also participated in a Hamilton-themed flash mob. "Brynn meant the world to me. She made me a better person, she made me stronger even before she started with the cancer and chemo. She made me see a positive side to everything," Wehrmeister said. "When she passed, she took a part of me with her. Knowing that she was such a huge part of my life makes me sad, but also makes me really happy to have had someone who's had that kind of special impact on my life."

Photo of the week – Jan. 8

Carly Anderson and Sabrina Bohn • January 11, 2018

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