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“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” is a thought-provoking addition to the popular franchise

Serena Liu, Editor-in-Chief • January 10, 2024

Disclaimer: This review contains spoilers. “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” is the long-awaited prequel to the “Hunger Games” trilogy. The movie is set in Panem, a futuristic...

Memoirs, movies and mementos

Elle Rotter, Addie Gleason, and Amelia Burgess • March 15, 2023

From Jane Austen to Suzanne Collins, Anne Frank to Margot Lee Shetterly, fictional characters to their profound writers, this list combines some of the most amazing tales told by women over time. Books...

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 review

Allie Collins, Staff Writer • November 24, 2015

Picking up where its prequel left off, Mockingjay jumps directly into the action that Mockingjay: Part 1 lacked.

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Senior Dhiya Prasanna examines a bottle of Tylenol. Prasanna has observed data in science labs and in real life. “[I] advise the public not to just look or search for information that supports your argument, but search for information that doesn't support it,” Prasanna said.

Acting for autism

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Experimenting with vials and test tubes on Oct. 1, Beta Chi Pi president and senior Nicole Paquette supports her passion for science in the classroom. After former Beta Chi Pi sponsor and science teacher Chloe Gallaher’s retirement, Paquette worked with science teacher Elegan Kramer during the summer to bring the science club back to West. “It’s a good way to keep you connected with science, and it’s a motivation to do science activities. Overall, it’s just a good group of people that are interested in science,” Paquette said.

Beta Chi Pi returns: reviving a science community at West

Zaina Hasan and Jude Taher • 4 hours ago

Experimenting with vials and test tubes on Oct. 1, Beta Chi Pi president and senior Nicole Paquette supports her passion for science in the classroom....

Junior Noor Hacking hands the ball off to sophomore Natalie House during a game against the Oakville Tigers on Sept. 8. Hacking played third base, and her main objective was to get people out and hit the ball deep. “I love playing third base because it is not only really fun, but it is also a big part of the team’s defense,” Hacking said.

Athletes of West – Noor Hacking

Owen Ulmer and Patrick May • 3 days ago

Owen Ulmer - I’m Owen. Patrick May - And I’m Patrick. Ulmer - And this is the Athletes of West. May - We just interviewed star softball...

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“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” is a thought-provoking addition to the popular franchise

Memoirs, movies and mementos

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 review