Pepper spray mishap sparks concern about safety
Tori Dierikx, Reporter
September 14, 2018
Students in English teacher Katie Choate’s Introduction to Newspaper had a first hand experience with pepper spray on Sept. 6. “It didn’t take long for us all to start coughing,” junior Nakia Allen said. Choate said the incident happened as a joke, but within a span of thirty seconds, i...
Students prepare for solo and ensemble competition
Danielle Stevens, Managing Editor
March 31, 2018
On Apr. 14, West’s music department is holding solo and ensemble at West. Students from the band, orchestra, and the choir department are able to participate. As of 2018, there were 49 entries, all from soloists and ensembles. “These competitions have been going on for about 70 years,” band director Mark ...
