From movies students can borrow, puzzles to put together, a sticker maker, a sticker wall and a creative corner to do fun DIY projects in, West’s library has plenty of activities to take advantage of....

As a little girl with her eyes constantly glued to the TV, junior Lizzie Duenez watched countless red carpets. The glitz and glamor eventually went from the carpet to Duenez’s sketchbook, inspiring her...

For sophomore Bree Lydon, art has always come naturally. After picking up crayons and doodling on paper when she was two, she knew she wanted to pursue art. The 14-year-old is starting to learn animation...

For senior Nora Detchemendy, drawing caught her eye while she was growing up. Detchmendy began pursuing her art career as a child and went on to learn pottery during her junior year. Detchemendy...

For sophomore Tony Zenser, photography was a way to spend time with his grandpa. Zenzer’s grandpa gave him a spare camera after COVID-19, which led him to find a passion for film and photography. “I’m...

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree for senior Darcie Morgan. Receiving art lessons with her grandma and having an artist for an uncle has instilled the importance of art in Morgan from a young...

A skein of yarn sits in sophomore Alexis Briner’s room. With that yarn, a crochet hook, time and dedication, possibility awaits. Since she was in eighth grade, one stitch after another, Briner has...

The significance of oil drilling for the U.S. lies in an economic idea referred to as “self-sufficiency,” the ability of a country to be sufficient enough with its own natural resources and goods without...

Amidst the various arguments that can be made for or against the Willow Project, this recent approval pursues a question of morality in which many people are left to wonder: is the economy or the environment...

Despite the severity of the Willow Project’s outcomes in the project’s approval, the future of the planet still manages to remain a malleable problem, which gives hope in countering this excessive...