The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder
The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder
The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder
Blasting space aliens, senior Addison Merz battles against senior Anu Pidikiti at Dave & Buster’s. On March 12, while the rest of the school took either the pre-ACT or the ACT, the senior class spent the day eating a pancake breakfast, placing their handprints on the handwall and playing arcade games at Dave & Buster's. “I thought it was really fun and deserving. I mean I put in so much hard work these last four years, so I deserve a break, a reward for my hard work,” Merz said.

Photo of the Week – March 14

Cindy Phung, Editor-in-Chief • March 14, 2025

A reflection on various notable events throughout our unusual school year.

2020-2021: A Year in Review

Pathfinder Editorial Board • June 4, 2021

It’s safe to say that the 2020-2021 school year will be remembered as a year like no other. Cancelations and modifications of many school-year traditions have been chalked up to the disaster that this...

Posing with their prom dates, senior Luke Lung and his friends celebrate planning their own prom. The group dined, danced and sung during the night. “My favorite moment of the night probably had to have been when we did karaoke. Everyone in the group has amazing voices and we had a blast singing and just enjoying the night,” Lung said.

In a year without Prom, seniors plan their own

Madi Michajliczenko, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief • April 27, 2021

Glamorous floor-length dresses, laundered tuxedos and limousines have all come to be staples for a high school rite of passage: Prom. Prom dates back to the 1900s, becoming more extravagant in the 50s...