Nell Jaskowiak, OPINIONS AND ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
• March 1, 2016
On Feb. 22, hundreds of students from West High and across the St. Louis area converged on the main gym, clad in bright purple, green, yellow, red and salmon shirts. Over 400 West High volunteers worked at this year’s Special Olympics, with positions in Victory Village, as unified players, buddies and buddy captains.
At the beginning of 2016, it is tradition for people to make resolutions for the upcoming year: setting goals for the betterment of themselves and their future. But, as the month of of February comes to a close, some New Year’s resolutions have held up better than others.
Eight student-athletes. Five sports. One accomplished goal. On Feb. 3, these students gathered in the library after school with their families, coaches, teachers and peers to officially sign to play a collegiate sport.
On Thursday, Jan. 28, 52 peer teaching students went on a field trip to the Ballwin Pointe to learn new lessons about character to teach middle school students.
