Raj Jaladi, Newsletter Editor/Data Analyst
• March 12, 2024
Eight seniors advanced as finalists in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program, which was announced last week. The National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSP) is a nationwide academic competition and...
Seconds pass as small clocks tick in a silent room while tension mounts. High school students from towns across Mo. gather in the silent playing hall, facing off in a tactical game: chess. Junior Santosh...
Addie Gleason, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• June 2, 2022
The school year is coming to an end. Lockers are cleared out, friends are saying goodbye and everyone’s cramming to get their missing assignments turned in. Amid yet another atypical school year, students...
![After winning their respective boards and collecting their awards, the chess team stands together, holding their trophies. Sophomore Prateek Nemmali (right) captained the team and led them to an overall second-place finish. “In terms of community, I feel [chess] is a nice team spirit-building thing, especially when playing in team tournaments. It’s competitive, but you feel together when you play the game,” Nemmali said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image1-900x600.jpg)
![During Ac lab time, sophomore Raj Jaladi plays a game of chess in the library. Jaladi joined the chess club before winter break and has learned different strategies from his peers and YouTube videos. “I think it challenges my intellectual ability and there is a lot to learn. A lot of games there is just an objective to [achieve] but in chess there are variations and it’s an endless ocean,” Jaladi said. “I’ve been playing a lot, maybe too much actually. I’ve made friends with a lot of people in the club and I learned a lot by playing against them.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DSC_0013-copy-900x681.jpg)