The life of a student is a trial, with being tested at school, struggling at work, or even having a stroke of bad luck. Students at West sometimes have it hard. However, just because things are difficult now doesn’t mean they will not get better later. I can guarantee from experience that even how down someone may be, they need to get back up, not for anyone else, but only for them and what they may want to achieve. It is very wise to find people that can help you with any st

Last week The West Side Story conducted a survey across classes about how Mo’West students use social media. According to the survey, the average student spends about four hours and twenty minutes on social media everyday. Out of connecting, communicating, posting and entertainment 60% of students say they use social media for entertainment the most. Favorite social media apps are divided 50/50 between Instagram and TikTok. 83.3% of students follow West High school social me

Are you tired of studying in your room and being bored? Here are some places to change your environment to help you remember your facts., 1. The lake would be a great place to study because it is quiet and peaceful 2. The park is an awesome option because we have big parks and lots of space so you can study quietly. Like Panther Creek State Park. 3. Starbucks: You can have a tasty drink while studying for the hardest exams. 4. The dry bathtub away from other rooms and to avoi

Mrs. Hall is definitely no stranger to West High School, as Hall notes, “I'm proud to have graduated from West in 1984 and to have spent my entire 28+ years teaching here.” As Mrs. Hall takes an early start to her day, she’s up before the sun, waking up at 4:30 AM to take care of her beloved pets. By the time she makes it to school, she begins her work between 7:00-7:30 AM. Hall states, “I have classes first, third, and fourth, and my second block planning period is always

Outside of school hours, teachers have lives. They must maintain their home and care for their family while keeping school on their minds. However, teachers must take care of themselves. These are some fun facts about social studies teacher, Mrs. Tammy Smith. First, she eats Cheez-its and drinks coffee for breakfast before showing up at 7:15 every morning. On the weekends, Smith loves to plant in her garden, go jeeping with her husband, and loves to see her kids and shop. Sh

Are claw machines a scam? Well it depends on the claw machines. Well how do I spot one, and how do they scam the society? claw machine If the claw machines drop, and someone grabs a box, this means that they made it too heavy to lift and it is coded to give less strength. This in turn drops the set item. One more thing is that for every turn they have set, gripping sets in strength like slot machines. claw machine with plushies Well if claw machines are scamming me, how can

The Puyos: Digitally drawn by Emanuel Landeros Puyo Puyo™ is a Falling block puzzler first made in Japan (and very popular there), made first by Compile™ It first originated from a dungeon crawler game (madou monogatari™) which uses the same characters from the compile™ era and then now owned by SEGA™ which uses a new cast including old ones, first made in 1991-1992 but as well as some of you first recognize this game as "Kirby's avalanche™” and “Dr. Robotnik’s mean bean mac

West High School’s choir is getting ready to sing and play their hearts out for the school. How they perform is determined by the brand new choir director. The choir's new choral director Ethan Hogan is now leading the sounds of the students' voices. Hogan has been teaching for 13 years before getting this position. He loves choral arts, Hogan performed with talented people and is so privileged to perform with them. Hogan loves teaching it even more. He has been involved with