Story and photos by Lily Mather
If you’ve lived in Lee’s Summit for more than six months you’ve definitely heard about Oktoberfest. The original Oktoberfest began in 1810 in Munich, Germany in the celebration of the King’s marriage.
This year …
Best haunted houses in Kansas City
Story and photo by Gaby Miciano
Throughout the years Kansas City has seen the productions for halloween flourish. You always used to see the typical dressing up for parties or transforming homes into haunted houses and now buildings are being …
Intervention Review
Lauren Dismond explains to us what this new intervention time or “Titan Time” is at West and how students and teachers benefit from it.…
Boys Swim Cuts
Photo and story by Parker Allwood
Lee’s Summit West’s Boys Swim & Dive Team has had a great start to their season by winning all of their meets but two, which they placed second in. But they are more focused …
12th woman
By Taylor Clewell
Ah Twitter, the social media on which profound thoughts and random updates unite in 140 characters or less.
Many teens take to twitter to express their ideas and beliefs to the general public. Others, however, simply use …
Hope house volunteers
Student volunteers help raise money at football games for Hope House, an organization that helps women and children who have been affected by domestic violence.…
Students steal the stage at Oktoberfest
The theatre department gave a sneak preview of their upcoming musical, Pippin, at Oktoberfest.…
Twenty Øne Piløts concert review
By Cassie Ferrick
One moment you’re turned talking to your friend, the next the electronic intro to ‘Heavydirtysoul’ is engulfing your eardrums. That was the song Twenty One Pilots opened with at their concert Tuesday night, and personally, it …
Taylor Swift concert review
By Gaby Miciano
¨A new era” of music has risen from America’s sweetheart, 16 year old country singer. We have watched Taylor Swift over the years slowly fade more and more away from country music and transformed into America’s top …
New Martian movie review
McKenna Rex
*Some Spoilers*
Living alone for two years on a lifeless planet can be possible. Mark Watney, an astronaut thought dead, is left on Mars. This masterpiece of a book, written by Andy Weir, follows as Watney works …