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According to the Pwestpathfinder conducted survey, over 65 percent of students have seen or cheated on a test. Out of the 65 percent, five people admitted to using their phone to do so.

Scholastic dishonesty damages integrity of high school academics

Maddie Cooke, STAFF WRITER September 27, 2016

A total of 43 pages make up the student handbook, detailed with rules and regulations. But not a single page includes the expectation surrounding academic integrity that teachers enforce in their classrooms. “Academic...

#PWestThisIsME

#PWestThisIsME

Leigh Ann Barnett, STAFF WRITER September 22, 2016

To most people, there is an obvious split between the world of makeup and the parallel universe of the natural look. However, seven girls’ opinions and experiences with beauty norms refute this generalization....

Students acknowledge date stigma at Homecoming

Students acknowledge date stigma at Homecoming

Kristin Priest, STAFF WRITER September 16, 2016

Deciding to go to homecoming solo or with a date provides similar quandaries regardless of a student’s gender. Both social media and Hollywood place a stigma on the cliche high school event. Junior Sydney...

The Shah sisters saw the Great Wall in China during their travels. The Great Wall is 13,170 miles long.

Shah Sisters Travel to China

Gabby Leon, STAFF WRITER September 15, 2016

From learning about China in class to seeing it in person, junior Vaishali Shah and her sister, freshman Anjali Shah, spent two weeks this past summer in China. “We saw the Great Wall of China. We...

Sophomore Maddie Cooke goes to Nationals

Sophomore Maddie Cooke goes to Nationals

Samantha Gaddis, COPY EDITOR September 14, 2016
The girls placed first in their division. “It was fun because we did it together and we won together,” Cooke said. “It was nice because we brought home the most gold, and we were representing our school, all the way from Missouri.”
Senior Kathryn Bonzon was not old enough to remember 9/11, but still believes it was a huge tragedy for Americans. "It's definitely one of the things you don't understand until you see it happen, so I can imagine it and feel for people, but I will never truly relate to the people who saw it," Bonzon said.

Remembering 9/11

Claire Smout, AWARDS COORDINATOR September 11, 2016

Where were you when on September 11, 2001? West High students were too young to remember the events of that day. But for those who were old enough, it is a day that they will never forget even, fifteen...

Eighteen new faculty join the school community

Eighteen new faculty join the school community

Grant Aden, SPORTS EDITOR September 3, 2016

Science, english and math teachers, as well as a technology support specialist, custodians and DHH captionists are amongst the new faces in the halls. Six of the new staff members work only part time,...

History teacher Amy Thornhill marks directions on the whiteboard during a Modern U.S. history class.

History Teacher Amy Thornhill undergoes heart surgery over the summer

Leign Ann Barnett, Staff Writer August 19, 2016
Though the surgery did not affect her work, her condition affects all areas of her life, including her job as a teacher.

Students feel pressure to attain a “perfect summer body”

Sydney Kinzy, PHOTO EDITOR May 12, 2016
Summer is coming, and excitement is in the air. Along with that, people work hard to get a “perfect beach body."

Meet the Geese 2: Geesepocalypse

Hannah Hoffmann, TECHNICAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF May 12, 2016

The geese are back for another run, and while their numbers are not nearly as abundant as they were last spring, the fiendish fowl that remain have certainly put themselves front and center for the student...