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Jada Smith holding the MVP award.

Drum Roll Please….

Nohle Cooley, Reporter January 13, 2025

Jada Smith is a senior at West High. Throughout her time here she has been a part of the Wahawk Volleyball team. Volleyball is something that she is very passionate and determined about. Smith was honored...

"You are the one writing your story you have the pen in your hands don’t let anyone at all erase your story this is your book not his or hers. Not your mom, not your dad, not your brother or sister. This is your story." - John Doe

Dear Mom and Dad

Karma Goodson, Opinion and Arts & Entertainment Editor January 9, 2025

Depression has consumed John Doe within the last few years, the overwhelming amount of judgment from his parents has taken a toll on him. Doe recalls constant hurtful conversations with his mom, “She...

Jayna Gomez, Dr. Miehe, Kaylynn Crawford and Nicole Goodman smile for the award of Administrator of the Year.

This is Dr. Miehe’s Year.

Nohle Cooley, Reporter November 13, 2024

Andy Miehe, the head principal of West High, enforces school policies and oversees the overall student and administrative body. Miehe started at West High in 2015 and was nominated for Administrator...

Red Ribbon 2023 Theme

Reb Ribbon Week

Layla Shannon, Reporter November 7, 2024

Red Ribbon became a tradition in 1985. In memory of, Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Administration Agent, who was killed in Mexico. To remember her bravery, friends and family wore red badges...

Resources for Students: Success Street and Counseling Center

Resources for Students: Success Street and Counseling Center

Layla Shannon and Mackenzie Johnson October 31, 2024

Success Street is a resource West High offers for all students. At Success Street, students have confidential access to individual therapy sessions, interventions, and discussions about sexual health,...

Canva Graphic Created by Knya Dellit

Banning Books: The Impacts On Youth?

Knya Dellit, Reporter October 31, 2024

TW: This article contains content that may be sensitive to readers: mentions of r*pe Book Banning has a long history spanning back to the 1980s, yet it’s still relevant today, within the last two...

History of Cattle Congress

History of Cattle Congress

Layla Shannon, Reporter October 15, 2024

Everyone in the Cedar Valley has attended the annual Cattle Congress fair, a tradition dating back to 1910. Cattle Congress holds other events and activities, like weddings, fundraising events and workplace...

Algebra by day, Rockstar by night

Algebra by day, Rockstar by night

Nohle Cooley, Reporter September 25, 2024

John Fisher has been a teacher at West High for nine years, teaching primarily Algebra 1 and math lab for freshman. Although he loves teaching students, he also has a deep love for creating music. Fisher...

Welcoming New West High Teachers

Welcoming New West High Teachers

Kaitlyn Hall, Reporter September 23, 2024

Jada Smith and Jahlil Manago pose for Homecoming Royalty Pictures

That’s A Wrap: Homecoming Royalty

Knya Dellit, Reporter September 18, 2024

Every year all the students at West High get together to decide who will represent their school for Homecoming Court. The whole week there was a tremendous amount of effort from everybody on the court...

Making a Comeback

Making a Comeback

Layla Shannon, Reporter September 18, 2024

Two of West's favorite staff members, who knew they graduated from here too?! Mr. McNally and Mr. Hirdler are West High alumni and came back to teach after college! Jackson McNally is the assistant...

Senior Darreon Sykes smiling for the camera.

Done By Darreon

Karma Goodson, Opinion and Arts and Entertainment Editor September 17, 2024

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