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

Pathfinder
Sophomore Katharine Segrave suffers from chronic back issues like scoliosis, making it hard for her to carry heavy backpacks.

The Weight of the Classroom

Anjali Shah, Staff Writer • May 23, 2017

With finals week upon us, textbooks, laptops and binders are just a few of the heavy items that spill out of backpacks as students stuff their bags to the brim. Despite the practicality of backpacks, they...

The Parkway team finishes first in local competition at St. Louis Community College, becoming state champions.

Students TEAM up for national competition

Lilly Bucher, Staff Writer • May 23, 2017

This summer juniors Alec Zhou, Adam Johnson, Haran Kumar, Yash Nayak, Sophia McMorrow, Sophia Malpocker, Alexa Ling and Rachel Wang are participating in the Tests of Engineering, Aptitude, Mathematics...

Sophomore Secretary Joyce Weis reflects on all of the students she has met over the 19 years serving Parkway.

School says farewell to sophomore secretary Joyce Weis

Samantha Gaddis, COPY EDITOR • April 13, 2017

After 19 years of working at West, sophomore secretary Joyce Weis plans to retire with her sixth class in May. After receiving her job four years ago, Sophomore Assistant Principal Jenn Sebold met with...

Junior Kalyn Newirth-Deutsh gets semicolon tattoo to symbolize struggle with depression

Junior Kalyn Newirth-Deutsh gets semicolon tattoo to symbolize struggle with depression

Samantha Gaddis, COPY EDITOR • October 3, 2016

She ran to her room and felt like her world was closing in around her. Feeling an overwhelming sadness, she had no idea how to handle it. This was the first time junior Kalyn Newirth-Deutsch thought she...

According to the Pwestpathfinder conducted survey, over 65 percent of students have seen or cheated on a test. Out of the 65 percent, five people admitted to using their phone to do so.

Scholastic dishonesty damages integrity of high school academics

Maddie Cooke, STAFF WRITER • September 27, 2016

A total of 43 pages make up the student handbook, detailed with rules and regulations. But not a single page includes the expectation surrounding academic integrity that teachers enforce in their classrooms. “Academic...

At 6:45 a.m., freshman Natalie Butler prepares for her Honors Geometry final.

Mohammad Hadij offers an alternative to traditional tutoring

Claire Dreller, Staff Writer • May 9, 2016
Hadji, Nayak, and Zhao created the tutoring program at the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, and Hadji noticed attendance has increased as finals draw nearer.
Students plan to survive second semester

Students plan to survive second semester

Claire Dreller, Staff Writer • January 13, 2016
As students get in the groove of second semester, some find that motivation is hard to find. For seniors, this is the last stretch of their high school career; for juniors it is the final days of the “hardest year of high school.” Sophomores and freshmen still have a while to go.
Sophomore cross country runner Jane Fuller walks home with the new girls cross country backpack, which features the redesigned "W" longhorn logo.

A new face for the Parkway West Longhorn

Emily Dickson, CONCEPTUAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF • October 1, 2015
On Sept.15, Activities Director Brian Kessler released a bright new set of Longhorn logos to the student body. Dramatic rumors about the switch had been brewing all Summer, although Kessler says the process started long before that.
Welcome back

Welcome back

Sydney Kinzy, PHOTO EDITOR • August 27, 2015
Welcome back to school!
The artwork in the center of the trellis was designed by sophomore Sierra Garner. “The whole project was really fun to work on. I always like putting my art up for other people, and designing it was probably my favorite part of the whole project. It did take a lot of time and a lot of layers of paint, but overall I really enjoyed making it,” Garner said.

Senior Josh Davis completes Eagle Scout Project

Lily Briscoe, Staff Writer • May 18, 2015
About two months ago, senior Josh Davis came to Activities Director Brian Kessler with a request for his Eagle Scout badge. After brainstorming different ideas for Davis, Kessler decided that something between both bathrooms in the stadium would look good.
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