Congratulations to the varsity and j.v. football teams for defeating Campbell County in the opening jamboree Aug.14. Varsity beat the cougars 14-7. West quarterback Riley McClellan won the quarterback throwing competition. Also, congratulations to Coach Keith on the team's win.

West received new members of staff, one of whom was Mrs. Jessica Bailiff-Noe as an assistant principal. After Mr. Kinsler stepped down and was replaced by Dr. Sanders, who was the current assistant principal, the VP position was left unfilled, and Bailiff-Noe decided to step up to the role. She has spent her entire career at MWHS and was jubilant to be accepted to her new role. Bailiff-Noe studied at Carson-Newman for her Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry: Spanish, and ob

West High’s Information Technology worker Dustin Knight, helper of student and staff technology has moved the Help Desk location into the library. Knight is a very important part of West High, always helping staff and students with any issues they have. Students of the Help Desk are also very attentive, important and helpful members of the school helping other students with their laptop issues. Members of the Help Desk have also helped Knight slowly set up in the library and

West High has many different scholarship opportunities. The Roan Scholars Leadership Program being one of them is East Tennessee State University's most prestigious, full-tuition scholarship. If you are applying to ETSU and desire to be a West High nominee for the Roan Scholars Program, you must submit a resume and a brief, one page essay addressing your educational goals and your desire to attend ETSU. Nominees should demonstrate character, intellectual curiosity, physical v

College decisions can certainly be overwhelming for our senior class! Sometimes a visit to campus is in order to help you make your decisions. Seniors are allowed one college visit during the school year which will not count toward attendance. It is the responsibility of the student to plan, in advance, at the college of their choice. See Michelle Jenkins in the main office for a permission slip, which must be completed and returned to the office at least one week prior to th

Tennessee Promise is a combined scholarship, mentoring, and community service program in Tennessee, and if you are interested in it, there is some information you need. Once Nov. 2 comes around, application for the class of 2027 will be available. You must create an account on the THEC Student Portal, then submit an application. A mandatory meeting will occur in December 2026/January 2027; depending on when you’re graduating, these meetings will be orchestrated by your assign

CLUB MEETING DATES LOCATION SPONSOR Anime Broyles Art Club Reed Beta Club 2nd Tuesday each month Library (A248) Owens/Wice Book Club 2nd Friday each month A248 Long Code Force Coding & Robotics Hawkins Career Connect Invitation Only Information Meeting for freshmen in the spring. Monday (10th Graders) & Tuesday (11th Graders) Hatfield's Room 3-4:30 Once a Month (Either the 2nd or 3rd Monday/Tuesday of each month). Carpenter Culture Appreciation & Awareness Silva DECA Cutshaw

The Trojan Nation’s anticipation grows as the football season approaches. Ready to begin the season with a fresh start including new athletes, new mindsets, new coaches, but the same goal. One of the new additions to the team is Coach Angelo Raga. Raga is no stranger to East Tennessee. Growing up in Sevierville and even coaching against MoWest, he is very familiar with Trojan football and finds himself right where he wants to be, coaching the MoWest football team. He alrea