On Senior Night, the last game of the season, the football team played host to Henderson County rival East Henderson. Neither team had won a game all season. The game ended with West’s 28-21 win, which prompted the fans to storm the field. Team members said the season was a learning opportunity. After several players, including junior quarterback Dustie Fender, ... Read More »
On Nov. 8 Kelly Cooper and her second period honors class competed in the North Carolina Theater Festival at Watauga High School, in Boone. A total of 16 shows were performed on the two days with only two picked to advance to the state level. West students performed “A Fatal Mindset” and “Anatomy of Gray” on Nov. 9 at 11 ... Read More »
The crowd roared as senior Kelly McNamara served to start the game. This was no ordinary serve, however, as it was her first serve of the year, and it came at the end of the regular season. McNamara had not been able to play on the Western North Carolina Athletic Conference champion Lady Falcon squad because she tore her ACL ... Read More »
Though it was well past midnight, Joan Smith sat at her kitchen table, staring at the pile of bills that needed to be paid. Her $2,700 monthly paycheck — before taxes and Social Security deductions — barely covered her house payment, gas for her car and her utility payments. She wondered what she should do about the unexpected medical bills. ... Read More »
The Flying Falcon Marching Band won the 1A-2A John Lackey Sweepstakes Award and took first place overall at the Enka Land of the Sky Marching Festival last weekend. The band also took first place in music, color guard and percussion and second place for drum major. “It got us off to a great start for this marching season,” drum major ... Read More »
A local man accused of rape by a high school friend recently took his case national by appearing on the Dr. the Dr. Phil Show. Former East Henderson High School football player James “Matt” Bishop and three of his fellow players, Tyler Scott Garren, Justin Ponder and Vincent Joseph Curto were accused of second degree rape in December 2012. On ... Read More »
Ready. Set. Launch! The experiment soared into the air, then fell to the ground, landing softly on the grass as the students cheered. Junior Jennie Battle couldn’t believe what she had created. Using bottles, cardboard, duct tape and glue, Battle had invented a bottle rocket. “I decided to become involved with STEM club because I really like science,” Battle said. ... Read More »
Eighty-three-year-old Edith “Edie” Windsor had been engaged to her partner, Thea Spyer, for 40 years before they finally married in Canada in 2007. Two years later when Spyer died, Windsor was not con-sidered to be her “sur-viving spouse” by the Internal Revenue Service. It cost her $300,000 in federal estate taxes on her inheritance. Though Windsor and Spyer were legally ... Read More »
Beginning with the Class of 2015, students will be able to pursue one of five different diploma options. Gov. Pat McCrory signed the bill into law on Feb. 18 after pushing it through the N.C. General Assembly. McCrory said he believes the new diploma system will benefit N.C. students. “We must ensure our education system provides opportunities and pathways for ... Read More »
“Your sister is a lesbian.” The clock ticked loudly as junior Maddy Reed stared at her mother in disbelief. To Reed, there was no possibility that their extremely conservative, Christian family could include a lesbian. When her mother made no move to deny it, the truth began to sink in. Reed began to cry, afraid for her sister. “I was ... Read More »
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