![Checking the thermometer, sophomore Disa Tiemeier makes sugar glass while experimenting in the kitchen. Tiemeier relied on baking to cope with xyr Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). “I bake or nap to take breaks because pulling myself out of a [situation] is helpful. I've been baking my entire life, and I enjoy anything [culinary] altogether,” Tiemeier said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Resized_20221102_220742-900x900.jpeg)
Living with Functional Neurological Disorder: Sophomore Disa Tiemeier adapts to xyr ever-changing “normal”
Triya Gudipati, Editor-in-Chief
• November 10, 2022
![Celebrating her journey, freshman Alexis Briner beams brightly with her family. Briner appreciates her parents greatly for their support during her journey with anorexia. “I was still in the depths of [the eating disorder] around the holidays. So there were a lot of meals and I remember I kind of panicked at a few of those. And so I would have to take time out and sometimes we'd have to leave the parties early. And then my parents would be upset because it was very time consuming, [but] they were troopers,” Briner said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/briner-feat-900x705.jpg)
Diet culture triggered freshman Alexis Briner’s eating disorder
Cindy Phung, Editor-in-Chief
• February 15, 2022
![Junior Shaleigh Araya (front row, far left) poses with her adoptive family for a picture in 2019. Araya said she owes her success to her family and faith. “God has really helped me in life,” Araya said. “That’s the number one thing I [attribute] to my success. Next comes [the support] of my family and friends.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG-1923.jpg)
The journey home: junior Shaleigh Araya’s adoption story
Katie Wallace, Staff Writer
• February 15, 2022

Freshman Samir Shaik arranges future plans to become a composer
Lily West, Staff Writer
• February 11, 2022

Mascot mystery
Grace Loethen, Staff Writer
• February 3, 2022

Hoping to continue her family legacy in the military
Ava Griswold, Yearbook Editor-in-Chief
• January 27, 2022

A season-ending injury to a new school record
Danica Gatchel, CJ1 Writer
• January 27, 2022
![Working on code with his dad, freshman Sasha Tripathi continues to fix some bugs on his project after winning the Congressional App Challenge for creating an app that detects skin cancer. “It makes me proud because I put my own hard work into it, and it just feels really good to have [it all] pay off,” Tripathi said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20220123_153841-e1643121339648-900x563.jpg)
Freshman Sasha Tripathi wins Congressional Award for life-saving app
Gabbie Kerber, CJ1 Writer
• January 26, 2022

Sophomore Ava Relihan gets a kick start on the college recruiting process
Ava Bauman, CJ1 Writer
• January 24, 2022
Students say phones are the epitome of entertainment and distraction
Ashlyn Gillespie, Deputy Managing Editor-in-Chief
• January 14, 2022