College campuses are getting larger, and the use of illegal drug
s, specifically cocaine, is growing too.
Trevor Bajkowski, who graduated from West last year and attends Mizzou, said, “I’d estimate roughly one in every fifteen to twenty students at …
Story by McKenna Rex
West’s archery team recently placed second at the state competition.
Tim Wieland is the archery coach at West and has lead his team from regionals, to state and now to nationals. Weiland said “We had 8 …
Story by Malia Myers
“There’s something incredibly thrilling about knowing that you moved this audience to tears because of how you played; it’s just very powerful,” Senior Kayla Shaeffer said about her passion for the saxophone.
Shaeffer began playing at …
Christine Betts
West’s jazz band got the opportunity to perform at the Gem Theatre this past Thursday in a jazz festival sponsored by MCC Penn Valley. The group performed for judges, were led through a clinic on tempo and listened …
Annie Thomas
The past few weeks, students in West Teacher Pamela Holstein’s have been participating in a baby care-taking project. This project shows students the responsibility and hard work that goes into taking care of an infant. Students practice through …
Story by Alex Asbury
Students from the World History class take a field trip to the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial. The field trips went on from April 9-10, boarding the buses at 8:00 a.m. and arriving …
Story by Erin McFarland
In Mr. Weiland’s Physics 1 class students participated in lab that focused on electricity.
The class contains many juniors and seniors who were allowed to connect circuits and discover how to make light bulbs burn brighter …
Story by McKenna Rex
Students like Ambrielle Hegarty stood up for their beliefs on Friday for the national Day Of Silence. The event works to bring attention to the LGBT community to help stop bullying in schools. Participants remained silent …
Story by Emily White
The infamous card game, Cards Against Humanity, has gained attention for the past several months, and most recently the past few weeks.
Cards Against Humanity is primarily known for it’s vulgar, adult content that is played …
What are your plans after you retire?
“After I retire, I will be taking care of my 2 grandsons while their parents are at work. My family–daughter, son-in-law and two grandsons are planning to relocate in the Minneapolis area–so it …
