Women’s wrestling places at state competition

On Feb. 4 and 5 the West Henderson High School women’s wrestling team traveled to Greensboro, North Carolina where they competed at RISE Indoor Sports Complex at the state level. Seniors Tatiana Encinas and...

Homecoming bonfire to be held in place of dance

The month of October brings excitement to West, as the cold weather sweeps in, and the most talked-about event of the fall semester, Homecoming, begins to be discussed. In a typical normal school year, the...

Full time virtual student reflects on school year

Following the transition to Plan A in the Henderson County Public School system, some West Henderson students have chosen to remain fully virtual. In acts of selflessness and love for their families, these...

Abolition of the death penalty necessary

22 people were executed in the United States in 2019, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Capital punishment is legal in 28 U.S. states, and since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976,...

Pandemic brings changes to exam week

While final exams typically include four grade levels of students frantically rushing through the hallways of West Henderson, this year’s - much like everything else - are very different. Instead of every...

Students look back at their year through music

It’s now that time of the year, where almost everything is on sale, the air is cold and Spotify and Apple Music tells you what you’ve been listening to with Spotify Wrapped and Apple Music Replay. What...

Minority representation important

The representation of people of color in our society has been on the rise as of late. The recent increase in exposure of the equal rights movement has only fueled further conversation into the topic. Many...

Review: “The Queen’s Gambit”

I typically find myself resisting television dramas, especially ones focused around games like chess, and which have been described by other reviewers using the words ‘trauma,’ ‘obsession,’ and...