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
Playing on their phones instead of doing homework, seniors Terrell Jones and Jonathan Dixon relax in the senior lounge. The senior lounge was given to seniors as an alternative to the study hall rooms, but Dixon used it as a place to watch Netflix. “The moment I stepped into West High this year I knew I wanted to get out as soon as possible,” Dixon said.

Senioritis: fact or fiction

Katie Spillman, PHOTO EDITOR • November 1, 2017
92 percent of students who responded to a survey sent out to all seniors said that they already felt that they were experiencing senioritis.
Flipping through the staff pages of the 2017 yearbook, only eight percent of faculty members are people of color.

Whitewashed or not: students discuss the lack of teacher diversity

Katie Spillman, PHOTO EDITOR • September 11, 2017

As the community discusses differences, bullying and tolerance, the issue of diversity of teachers compared to students has come to light. “I think it’s not really about representation, I think...

On the way to the Smithsonian Museum during a trip to the inauguration, students stop to take a photo in front of the Capitol Building. ”I really enjoyed seeing all of the monuments at the National Mall at night. They were all lit up and it made everything just a lot more powerful and dramatic to see than walking by during the day,” Lolley said.

Student opinions on President Donald Trump taking office

Bennett Davis, STAFF WRITER • February 1, 2017

The inauguration of President Donald Trump went smoothly amidst event security concerns.  Trump’s plan for his first 100 days in office placed a strong emphasis in cleaning up Washington, restoring...