Day: October 6, 2018
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Another coat of paint
Students at Wichita West High school come together to spray paint the hump, showing off their creativity and spirit. Students at West High in the Fines Art academy spray painted the hump on Tuesday, September 25th. Many students went out to participate in this opportunity. They brought their own templates they created to put…
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Fresh Tips, Man
10 tips for surviving your first year of high school 1.Take courses YOU feel comfortable with. If you’re comfortable with a challenge, take honors classes. If you just want credits, take the regular courses. You’re not “stupid” or “dumb” if you don’t take honors. 2. Get to know the people in your class. If you…
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Mass Shootings: A Rising Concern
One of the latest in a long string of mass shootings took place on Sunday, August 26th, in Jacksonville Landing, Florida. David Katz, a 24-year-old from Baltimore, Maryland bought two guns, one with a laser sight attached, to injure nine and murder three, making it the two hundred and thirty-fourth mass shooting this year. As…
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Schedule changes for Wichita Schools
Changes for Wichita Public Schools, budget has increased this 2018-19 school year, allows students to get out 30 minutes earlier, and have extra school days There are a few changes for West High’s 2018-2019 school year. Some changes are because USD 259 had budget issues last year. BOE agreed that 88% of the new budget…
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Back in the saddle
West opens the new year with the Back to School Bash The Back to School Bash took place at West High on August 24th for the 2018-2019 School Year. Targeting Freshmen, it is an event to welcome them and invite upperclassmen to help them settle into the school. We interviewed a couple people who attended…
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Gearing Up For Homecoming
Next Monday marks the start of Spirit Week, a school-wide activity meant to get the school excited for Homecoming. The idea is to dress up in a certain theme each day, to show school spirit. Monday is Character Day, where you dress up as your favorite character, whether its from a book, movie, T.V. show,…
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Luck of the 1988
Six alumni students from the class of 88′ talked of some old times during the first football game of the year. Everybody loves a good throwback, remembering the good old days. With football season kicking off this week, West High played against Hutchinson on August 31, 2018. This wasn’t only the first game played at…