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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Juniors Joe Fuller, Jeff Arnell and Judson Martin lead a canga line at a Safe Drug Free sponsored middle school mixer on Jan. 20.

SADF leaders strengthen program by addressing integrity issues

Betsy Wait, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF • April 18, 2016
On March 15, the lunch room was abuzz with rumors of hypocrisy in the Safe and Drug Free programs at West. A controversial exposé revealing that a minority of drug free leaders engaged in drug and alcohol use elicited strong emotions from students, teachers and administrators alike.
DISCLAIMER: Student pictured above is not a member of Safe and Drug Free programs nor is quoted in the story.

Integrity in Parkway SADF falters with some student volunteers

Betsy Wait and Claire Smout • March 15, 2016
In the eyes of health teachers, high school students in Drug Free programs are role models for younger students on how to live a healthy lifestyle—for the most part.
Students pose for pictures in front of a scenic lake at Camp Wyman. “My favorite part of the retreat was the bonfire on Thursday night because me and Ashlyn Roesch linked arms then proceeded to walk up to every school's cliques and introduce ourselves, and that was super duper fun and it was a great platform for us to build relationships off of the following day.” freshman class president Ethan Golde said.

Freshmen gain leadership skills at Stand Up 9

Dani Fischer, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF • March 3, 2016

Reading from a picture book, senior Andrea Gordon presents the lesson to her group.

Peer Teachers prepare for lessons

Ellie Widowski, Staff Writer • February 10, 2016
On Thursday, Jan. 28, 52 peer teaching students went on a field trip to the Ballwin Pointe to learn new lessons about character to teach middle school students.