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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

During cross country practice, social studies teacher and assistant coach Brent Wildhaber races against freshman Emma Smout on a unicycle.

Getting to know social studies teacher Brent Wildhaber

Gabby Leon, STAFF WRITER October 24, 2017

What classes do you teach? “I teach one section of world history and four sections of modern U.S. history.” What got you interested in teaching? “A couple things: I love history. I love...

Latin teacher Jodi Wickman poses with her husband and her two children, Edmund and Cosette.

Getting to know Latin teacher Jodi Wickman

Gabby Leon, STAFF WRITER October 13, 2017

Pathfinder: What got you interested in teaching? Wickman: “After my master’s degree, I wanted to work in a museum and was interning in the education department of Milwaukee Public Museum. I decided...

Standing by a tent while camping, math teacher Michelle Meers poses by her dog, Meeko.

Learn more about math teacher Michelle Meers

Gabby Leon, STAFF WRITER October 5, 2017

Pathfinder: What got you interested in teaching? Meers: “When I first decided to become a teacher, it was because I simply wanted to do something that involved math, and teaching seemed like the best...

Weber poses with her husband, Ryan, her six-year old son, Michael and her four-year old son, Braden at the St. Louis Science Center.

Getting to know business teacher Holly Weber

Gabby Leon, STAFF WRITER September 29, 2017

Pathfinder: What got you interested in teaching? Weber: “My entire family is made up of teachers–my sister, my mom, my dad, my cousins and my grandma. I really think education is just in my blood!” What...

Jessica and Andrew at their wedding May 28, 2016.

Jessica Verweyst lives the love story of a lifetime

Sarah Lashly, COPY COACH April 24, 2017

Spanish teacher Jessica Verweyst met the love of her life, Andrew Verweyst when she was a child and have been married for almost a year. “Our families went to the same church together and so his...

Sandy Fitzwilliam and her team start the 5K at down town St. Louis.

Racing for a Cure

Lilly Bucher, Staff Writer March 28, 2017

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is a foundation that fundraises to support breast cancer research. For junior class secretary Sandy Fitzwilliam and business teacher Laura Glenn, both breast cancer survivors,...

Publications Adviser Debra Klevens poses for the Administrative Team with her fourth hour yearbook class after she was awarded Teacher of the Year.

Publications adviser Debra Klevens awarded Teacher of the Year

Maddie Cooke, STAFF WRITER December 4, 2016

Newspaper and yearbook teacher, Debra Klevens received the Teacher of the Year award for the 2016-2017 school year after dedicating 18 years to Parkway West High. The administrative team and support...

Throwback Thursday: Nancy Sachtleben, social studies teacher

Kjell Hagen, staff writer April 28, 2016
It was the same high school but is a little more diverse than what we were.

Teachers you didn’t know could sing

Shannon Anderson, Editor-in-Chief December 23, 2015
Many of your favorite teachers have a dirty secret: They can sing.