!["Becoming a teacher evolved over time. I wanted to be a writer or in theater, [so] I got degrees in English and theater and wrote plays. Every important job involved working with kids. After college, I [worked on] shows with kids, and [everything] I loved came together. That's when I thought [becoming a teacher]. I went back to school [for] a master’s in education. [Being] 5-foot-2, I was a little scared to teach high school, thinking students [might] think I was younger than them, [so] I got a job at the middle [school] and loved [it]. I always wanted to teach high school, and [now I’ve finally done it]. I see [my students’] great writing, and it inspires me. I've written so much myself but haven't sent much out [yet]. I think I'll [focus on that] after I retire. This is my second year at Parkway West and my first [time] teaching high school, and it’s something I've always wanted to do. I love being [here].” – Marcy Rademeyer, English](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/KhanY_RademeyerM3-Yusra-Khan.png)
Marcy Rademeyer, English
Yusra Khan, Staff Writer
• November 12, 2024
![Blending together a concoction for a science experiment, science teacher Joel Anderson scares his students by bringing excitement and thrill into his classroom for his annual Halloween show. It took about six weeks for Anderson to set up his classroom for the show. “It’s pure terror. I came up with this idea a couple decades ago to do something fun for Halloween. So I pretend to be this mad scientist [that creates] a Frankenstein-like creature [with the class], learning a little bit of science along the way and [then ending] with a laser show. It’s just for fun; entertainment value,” Anderson said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSC_0021.JPG_-1200x800.jpg)
Haunting highlights
Yein Ahn and Esta Kamau
• November 1, 2024
![“My proudest moment was probably getting the lead role [as the narrator] in our school play, ‘Puffs’. I thought I wasn’t going to get a role and I was kind of nervous. I was doubting myself. But then when I got it, I was excited and proud of myself. The play was a ‘Harry Potter’ parody. It’s all about the Hufflepuffs and the crazy seven years of magic school. My favorite part about being the narrator [was] probably the rehearsals and all my long lines that [were tongue twisters and] [used to] mess up. It was really funny and it helped me know what I need to work on [in aspects of my acting]. I was excited to see how far I got [during the show dates] and I’m excited to see [how far I go] in the future.” - Kanya Livingston, 10](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DSC_0231-1-1200x801.jpg)
Kanya Livingston
Ade Fasano, CJ1 Writer
• December 20, 2023
![The poster for Parkway West Dramatics Company's performance of "Silent Sky." Students in the cast and crew of the production rehearsed and worked for two months leading up to the performances. "Everybody in the cast and crew is challenged in some way [during the play], and being able to see the final product of [hard work] and having the audience watch it is so cool," theatre department teacher and play director Amie Gossett said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Untitled-design-12-900x675.png)
The shining stars of ‘Silent Sky’
Elizabeth Franklin, Editor-in-Chief
• October 31, 2022
![The improv team and other members of the International Thespian Society poses at the Missouri State Thespian conference. It was the first day of the event, and the students had gathered at the Stifel Theatre to watch another high school theatre department’s rendition of “We Live by the Sea.” “[My favorite part of the conference] was probably the shows we saw. There were schools that attended that put on whole entire shows. [Some of them were] absolutely humongous. It was awesome,” senior Luke Mathiesen said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/image0-900x675.jpeg)
Improving their improv
Tanvi Kulkarni, Features Editor
• February 9, 2022

2020-2021: A Year in Review
Pathfinder Editorial Board
• June 4, 2021

Photo of the week – May 14
Madi Michajiliczenko, Staff Writer
• May 14, 2021

The show must go on
Elizabeth Franklin, Editor-in-Chief
• April 7, 2021

Parkway district master class replaces in-person theatre programs
Madi Michajliczenko, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief
• November 23, 2020

“The Drowsy Chaperone” offers a sobering take on escapism
Tyler Kinzy, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• February 12, 2020