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The Student News Site of West Henderson High School

Wingspan Online

The Student News Site of West Henderson High School

Wingspan Online

Preview: TC Roberson to play Lady Falcons in second game of playoffs

Preview: TC Roberson to play Lady Falcons in second game of playoffs

October 25, 2018

West Henderson’s Lady Falcons volleyball team defeated Anderson Central on Tuesday, Oct. 23 in the first round of state playoffs, improving to 29-2, and the team plays T.C Roberson next. The team had...

Whittington replaces Braswell in game against North Buncombe

Whittington replaces Braswell in game against North Buncombe

September 18, 2018

Lawrence Whittington, junior, started at center at West Henderson’s varsity football game Friday, September 7, playing for injured Cole Braswell, junior, in which the Falcons lost 6-31 to North Buncombe. Whittington,...

Meet new science teacher Tiffany Owens

Meet new science teacher Tiffany Owens

September 14, 2018

In any other biology class at West Henderson High School, the only living creatures you’ll see are in the textbooks. That isn’t the case in Tiffany Owens’ class. Her classroom is home to not only...

Meet new JROTC instructor Command Sergeant Major David Massullo

Meet new JROTC instructor Command Sergeant Major David Massullo

September 13, 2018

Western North Carolina is now home for Command Sergeant Major David Massullo after a long career in the military. Being born into a military family, he moved pretty frequently. While spending time at Fort...

Player of the week: Kyle Porter

Player of the week: Kyle Porter

September 11, 2018

When the lights came on last Friday night, the Falcons came to play. After a stumble out of the gate offensively, and allowing East to score a quick touchdown, the Falcons didn’t look back. The offense...

English teacher Amy Mildebrath next to her original art.

Meet new English teacher Amy Mildebrath

August 28, 2018

When walking into Amy Mildebrath's classroom, nothing seems to be out of the ordinary. There are a handful of desks scattered across the room, a podium from which she can present her daily lessons, and...

Joni Allison named West's new assistant principal

Joni Allison named West’s new assistant principal

January 14, 2016

The Henderson County Board of Public Education named instructional coach Joni Allison as the new assistant principal at West, replacing new Principal Shannon Auten on Monday night at its regularly scheduled...

Gallery: West vs Smoky Mountain

Gallery: West vs Smoky Mountain

October 7, 2015

[acx_slideshow name="West vs Smoky Mountain"] The Falcons lost to Smoky Mountain on Monday 14-7. The game was originally scheduled for last Friday, but was postponed due to rain. The Falcons will play...

Image used courtesy of the Miami Heat.

Former athlete, sports editor working with Miami Heat

May 15, 2015

On a fall Saturday morning in 1984, 16-year-old Kim Stone walked around Mills River neighborhoods with boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. She wondered how many more boxes she and the other volleyball players...

Outbreak of measles across country draws attention to anti-vaxxers

Outbreak of measles across country draws attention to anti-vaxxers

May 13, 2015

The “happiest place on earth” was the last place people would think of as a breeding ground for disease. As wide-eyed children bounced along the busy paths cutting through Disneyland in Annaheim, California,...

Hayley Hustle 5K set for Saturday

Hayley Hustle 5K set for Saturday

May 13, 2015

The 5th annual Hayley Hustle will be Saturday, May 16, beginning in Johnson Stadium. The event is a fundraiser sponsored by the Student Government Association to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy...

Storify: A Falcon Christmas Story

Storify: A Falcon Christmas Story

December 27, 2014

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