Behind academics, athletics are one of the most influential reasons to pick a college. This year, 17 seniors committed to play sports for their college careers. The athletes are David Baranski, Clifford...

Sophomore Tabatha Saake is reaching her goals from inside the net. This season she is being awarded with the first team All Conference Award for goalie, an award given to the best player in the conference...

During the summer of 2012, junior Stefanie Elsperman was just another fan at the Lady Antebellum country concert, when she got scouted while standing in line to buy fries with her friends. “My job...

Freshman track runner Rikita Saunders has made it her goal to compete at the 2016 Olympics. Saunders has been working in the Amateur Athletic Union, (AAU) for two years. The AAU consists of professional...

As students vie for school service hours, freshman Leah Egan has found a way to give back to her community, outside of school, through the Gateway Golden Retriever Rescue (GGRR). “I do a one-day bake...

In honor of Nurse's week, from May 6 - May 12, I decided to interview our school nurse, Lois Burch. Q: How long have you worked here? A: 12 years. Q: Why did you want to be a nurse? A: I enjoy...

Senior Gavyn Prsha is one of 40 battling for a spot on the St. Louis Lions semi-pro soccer team. Lions is a semi-pro team that is U-23, meaning that anyone 23 or younger is eligible to tryout. This...

Attending a college or university is an expensive investment. However, senior David McKnight has diminished almost all of his tuition costs to the University of Oklahoma through a $120,000 scholarship...

2008 West Graduate Rebecca Sheppard started an organization called Building Foundations of Hope. Her organization supports women in Uganda through multiple different projects, such as selling homemade...