Sunday nights at the gas station where I work are filled with long hours that seemingly drag on like a drama in a soap opera. In between the very few customers, I like to ogle the food we have on display,...
On Wednesday Mar. 14, I sat in class as seven of my classmates walked out of the building. As a school, West organizers aimed to keep our walkout as a bipartisan, all-inclusive event, which I applaud them...
On Wednesday Mar. 14, nine students, including myself, arranged a walkout against school violence on West’s band field. We met for a total of 20 hours within the five days before the walk out, making...
West is not a bad school. However, it seems like everyone who doesn’t attend West has a contradictory opinion.
The negative things seen on social media or heard on the news do not define who we are...
In early February, the Iowa Senate was introduced to a bill that would no longer have P.E. in schools as a required class. Students would have to do some kind of physical activity, of course. But it would...
After the recent Parkland school shooting, discussions across America and on social media on how to keep schools safe have been thrust into the spotlight. Some ideas, such as arming teachers with guns,...
“Wicked: The Untold Stories of the Witches of Oz” (commonly referred to as “Wicked”) is a darker retelling of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by Lyman Frank Baum. The play itself is based off...
During the changing from fall to winter, it seems that a lot of students tend to catch a cold. But why are students coming to school when they are sick? Do they realize the effects of their poor decisions?
Bacteria...
“How to Hang a Witch” was written by Adriana Mather, published July 26, 2016, and is set in present time.
Samantha Mather and her stepmother Vivian travel all the way from New York City to live...
Teens spend at least nine hours a day on social media. In 2016, the “Huffington Post” reported 75 percent of teens in America have profiles on social media. Thirty-nine percent of those teens have...
The feel of Christmas and the holiday season has come quite early this year. Numerous amounts of Christmas decorations are displayed and the Christmas songs are playing on the radio. What seems to be the...
Haley Newcomb, Assistant Media Editor
• November 16, 2017
Popstar icon Taylor Swift released her sixth album with Big Machine Records titled “Reputation” on Nov. 10.
“Reputation” is available at Target for $14.99, and sold 700,000 copies in the U.S....
