![In the back of my car is an abundance of cleaning supplies including Lysol wipes, wet wipes, and a bleach spray. Every item that groceries come into our house, they have to be thoroughly disinfected, and if possible let sit for three days.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG-0479-900x675.jpg)
The new normal
Megan Dunn, Reporter
• May 11, 2020
![“It’s really upsetting that I had my last day stepping foot in West High School as a student and I didn’t even know it,” senior Alex Solbrig said.
Unable to celebrate on the graduation stage, Solbrig celebrates her high school accomplishments at home and is ready for whatever her future brings.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Senior-Story-675x900.jpg)
Gone too soon
Sarah Bernick, Managing Editor
• May 11, 2020
![As flights were cancelling, Westerhof noticed a large drop in the amount of people traveling through the airports. “The airports were pretty busy when we were on our way there, but on the way home people were more scarce and everything was closed, sophomore Claire Westerhof said.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/An-unusually-alert-spring-break-693x900.jpg)
An unusually alert spring break
Sarah Bernick, Managing Editor
• March 30, 2020
![Keeping morality high is a priority in all campaigns, which is why the Warren office got a cardboard cut out of her. It makes a fun conversation piece too.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Warren-Dunn--675x900.jpg)
I can’t vote, but I can still change the future
Megan Dunn, Reporter
• February 1, 2020
![We win, We engage, We are safe and We teach is West High Schools mantra known as the West High Way. It is a part of the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) systems that West has adopted to help maintain expectations and behaviors.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/We-Win-We-Engage-We-are-Safe-and-We-Teach_-is-West-High-Schools-mantra-known-as-the-West-High-Way-900x599.jpg)
Living up to the ‘West High Way’
Farnaiza Gulam, Reporter
• December 7, 2019
![All of the Hamlet actors gathered on stage for a mic check. The cast went onto the stage, costume and all, to do a final check of the mics to make sure they were all working in preparation for the show.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/All-of-the-actors-gathered-on-stage-for-a-mic-check.-The-cast-went-onto-the-stage-costume-and-all-to-do-a-final-check-of-the-m-900x474.jpg)
‘To be, or not to be: that is the question’
Katie Giebelstein, Reporter
• December 7, 2019
![Through donations and with the help of Falcon and community volunteers including the boys soccer team, the Falcon Thanksgiving feast was able to feed over 80 people.
I believe it’s important to give back to the community around you. And I wanted to encourage that with the soccer players on the team and pass that along, student Michael Gibson said. I’ve gotten more out of doing this kind of thing than anything else I’ve ever done. I like giving back.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Thanksgiving-meal-4-900x600.jpg)
Falcons give back with annual Thanksgiving feast
Olaoluwa Johnson, Reporter
• November 27, 2019
Red-tailed hawk rescue at West
Joseph Heirigs, Reporter
• May 24, 2019
![Junior Gillian Collins wins the viewers choice award.The audience voted her as the winner of the variety show as she had the most money in her bucket by the end of the even. She did a duet with senior Rolando Gonzalez. They sang a song called Perfect.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Junior-Gillian-Collins-wins-the-viewers-choice-award.The-audience-voted-her-as-the-winner-of-the-variety-show-as-she-had-the-mos-900x600.jpg)
Thoughtful theatre
Joseph Potts, Reporter
• May 15, 2019
![This image is a realistic interpretation of a black hole bending the fabric of spacetime.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/A-realistic-interputation-of-a-black-hole-bending-the-fabiric-of-spacetime-900x601.jpg)
The world could end tomorrow…
Cameron Wilson, Reporter
• May 10, 2019
![As blood stations are set up, phlebotomy nurses are ready for the incoming donors. Giving blood can be a hesitant choice to some people, but the outcome is life-changing. “Just knowing that I can help other people just by giving blood, and [the fact that] it takes so little time, that the thought of being able to save someone’s life motivates me to give blood,” senior Alexa Glandon said.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Blood-Drive-900x501.jpg)
Saving lives one drop at a time
Sarah Bernick, Reporter
• April 19, 2019
![At 8:15 a.m., junior Hailee Boisen walks up to the West Y doors and struggles to get them open. She debated finding another way in or calling a friend to open them for her.
“The Y doors are locked every day. I’ve gone through them four times all year,” Boisen said.
She ends up resigning to the Life Skills doors once again.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_2966-e1555681722874-675x900.jpg)
Quality of life or quality of security?
Laurence Walker, Reporter
• April 19, 2019
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