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Junior Reggie Burns transferred to West for the 2016 school year.

Junior Reggie Burns faces police discrimination

Samantha Gaddis, Staff Writer February 21, 2017

Walking home from a friend’s house, junior Reggie Burns heard the loud, air-piercing sound of a killing machine--a sound he hears on a regular basis: gunshots. Burns watched an off-duty police officer...

Parkway students participate in Ferguson Youth Training

Allison Wills, Staff Writer April 16, 2015
Central junior Josh Yang leads a movement to reach out to struggling primary school students.

West alumnus becomes youngest Ferguson Commission member

Hannah Hoffmann, News / Features Editors December 11, 2014
Meet Rasheen Aldridge Jr., the youngest member of Missouri governor Jay Nixon’s Ferguson Commission.
Peaceful walkout allows students to embrace equality

Peaceful walkout allows students to embrace equality

Debra Klevens, Staff Writer December 5, 2014
Students walked out of classes at 10:45 a.m. in hopes of starting a conversation leading to social equality.
During Lauren Bernstein's Spanish III class, sophomores Grant Cline,  Alyssa Jackson and Victoria Marston participate in a silent written debate about the Michael Brown case. "It's ironic this is falling on the same day as the scheduled walk-out; that was not intentional," Bernstein said.

Protest walk out for social equality

Allie Collins, People of West Editor December 4, 2014
Sophomore Alyssa Jackson plans a school wide walk out protest for social inequality.
Chistina Neuwirth, Laura Neuwirth, Kayln Neuwirth-Deutsch, Blaine Deutsch and Julia Neuwirth-Deutsch spend a day in Ferguson brightening up the community as they painted four boarded up windows over Thanksgiving break.

Helping Heal Ferguson

Allie Collins, Photo Editor December 1, 2014
Freshman Kalyn Neuwirth-Deutsch spends her Black Friday joining in the effort to brighten up Ferguson after the riots on Nov. 24.
Freshman Katie English signs a poster in front of Mrs. Kerpash's room pledging to be "color brave".

Faculty makes effort to be color brave

Kyla Hatton, Staff Writer November 25, 2014
Teachers discuss being "color brave" in their classrooms, and how it is affecting West.
Student Spotlight: Imari McCabe

Student Spotlight: Imari McCabe

Shannon Anderson, Editor-in-Chief / Staff Writer August 28, 2014
Sophomore Imari McCabe discusses her proximity to the Ferguson riots.
Bobby Connor delivers donations of Cheerios and canned chicken into a grade level office for the Help Heal Ferguson food drive.

‘Help Heal Ferguson’ collects donations for those in need

Mary Galkowski, Staff Writers August 26, 2014
Looking for information on LoCo's feed Ferguson drive? Look no further.
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