![Junior Kristen Skordos sings for her band Okay Violet’s third performance at Ballwin Sno-Cone. Skordos believed being in a band helped her develop as a person and deal with non-music related problems. “Later in life, if I’m ever facing a challenge, it will be different than learning a song, but I’ll put myself in those shoes. In the moment, things can be so stressful, but once you’ve done it, you’ll [see how] amazing it is,” Skordos said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Kristen-Skordos2.jpg)
Journey to Okay Violet: Junior Kristen Skordos sings for the new St. Louis band
Anna Claywell, Staff Writer
• September 23, 2022
![Guilty Pleasures performs at the Red Flag downtown in June. The band was competing in a battle of the bands, which they ended up winning. “There was a crazy crowd, a lot of fun. We got to meet some awesome people and cool bands. I honestly didn’t know if we were going to win — it was so up in the air [and] all the bands were really good,” junior Andrew Martin said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/guiltypleasures.jpeg)
Guilty Pleasures
Mira Nalbandian, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• December 20, 2021

Senior Jacob Cupps discusses his band, sucks to be pluto, and upcoming gig at The Firebird
Kathryn Harter, Multimedia Editor
• January 22, 2016