Pick up any supermarket magazine and you will find all sorts of self-help ideas on how to get organized, to how to lose weight. But what kinds of ideas help students get motivated and get their work done?
We...
Senior Audrey Crippin has entered the Seventh Annual Create-A-Greeting-Card $10,000 Scholarship Contest. If Crippin's greeting card is chosen as the winner, Crippin will receive a $10,000 scholarship and...
The College Club of St. Louis was founded in 1901 by a group of distinguished women from St. Louis, with the intent to empower young women to achieve and reach high in their aspirations. Their scholarship...
In 2009, the Community Council, a group that works to increase self-confidence and esteem in young women, created Prom Dresses with a Purpose, a drive that aimed to collect prom dresses. The drive raised...
While most of the nearly 40 million people who tuned in to watch award shows this season sat at home on their couch, junior Allison Wright can say that she attended the Grammys, the biggest music award...
The 10th annual African American Read-in took place in the library during both lunches on Monday, Feb. 25.
The read-in promoted the awareness of African American authors.
“Various students read...
American Idol Mocking hits edition just finished their fourth season. English teacher Michelle Kerpash assigned her freshman English classes an assignment where they re-wrote song lyrics to fit the story...
When junior Chanse McClellan started rapping in 2009, he had no idea that his new hobby would later gain him about 29.9K followers on twitter and his own clothes line.
"I used to dance a lot, and one...
Freshman Megan Loaney has been home schooled all her life. But for her first year of high school, she came to West. Loaney liked home schooling but she wanted to meet more people and wanted a change.
“You...
Sophomore John Garbero grabbed the attention of Facebook friends and the viewers of YouTube when he posted his audition tape for the Vocal Academy at Oberlin College of Ohio that he sent early January.
“A...
