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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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To showcase the diversity of West High, six students come forward to share parts of their own culture with the school by sharing their favorite songs in Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, Mandarin and Arabic.

Six songs for your international playlist

Sravya Reddy Guda, Staff Writer January 12, 2024

From Portuguese to Hindi to Mandarin, our community is filled with countless languages, each with its own culture just waiting to be shared. Through this series, featuring six students at a time, members...

Marching in front of Forest Park Avenue, protesters gather in support of the pro-choice organization Planned Parenthood after the controversial overturning of the Supreme Court case Roe V. Wade. Parkway West alumna Luisa Larinizi, former co-president of the Feminist Club, attended the protest in 2022 to share her voice on the matter. “I went because it’s an issue I care about deeply and I felt this was a way I could help and actively be involved. It is very important to stand up for what we believe in, and peaceful protesting is always a great way to achieve that,” Lazarini said. “It was incredible to see how many people came. Many gave speeches on their personal experiences with reproductive rights, [giving] me new insight on how many people are actually affected by the issue.”

The ‘active’ in activism

Risa Cidoni, Editor-in-Chief January 9, 2024

#MeToo. #BLM. #FridaysForFuture. #BeTheChange.  These hashtags have floated across millions of screens in momentous hours, traveling across the world with nothing but three simple clicks. Televisions...

At her laptop, junior Ellie West takes notes on a pad. West is currently in Virtual Campus High. "I like to use sticky notes for individual thoughts," West said. "I like that I can put them on my wall or move them around."

Being the new kid at virtual school

Fatema Rehmani, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief February 3, 2021

We can all recall that “first day” feeling in August, an obscure mixture of excitement and nervousness. Typically, in a few days, that feeling subsides, and we fall into a routine. Now, however, in...