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Gallery: West vs North Buncombe

A little rain couldn't the keep the Falcons from pulling out the win on Friday night. Though the game was initially delayed due to inclement weather, at approximately 8:45 the Falcons took the field and...
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Success Stories; Former West athletes pursue dreams

Kevin Thomas Down 21-0 to Franklin at halftime on his senior night in 2010, former Falcon running back Kevin Thomas was determined to bring his team back. At halftime Coach Paul Whitaker provided both...
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Rate of teenage e-cigarette use rises

English teacher Teresa Davis passed back graded papers to her junior English students.  She noticed an odd fruity scent wafting through her classroom, but she didn’t think much of it. A student sat in the...
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Tough Crowd; Class sizes on the rise

Freshman Dalton Cole saw a sea of faces surrounding him. His earth and environmental science class was so large that there was not a desk left for him to sit in. Instead, he had to sit at one of the lab...
The construction workers recently completed the installation of new seating in the auditorium. The theater has not been renovated since 1991 when the soundbooth was added. Photo by Justin White.

Auditorium undergoes renovations

  Students and community members attending concerts and shows in the West auditorium will be “sitting pretty” this fall after construction workers recently completed the installation of new...
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Suicide gap baffles health experts

A third-grade Emily Treadway stood in her driveway, the mix of gravel and asphalt crunching beneath her feet. Her mother stood next to her staring at the red and blue flashing lights of the ambulance as it...
At last friday nights homecoming halftime show Mollie Jones was crowned a the 2014 West Henderson High School Homecoming. Queen. Jones is the drum major of the West Henderson Flying Falcon Marching Band, the senior class president and an editor of the 2014 Westwind yearbook.

2014 Homecoming queen crowned

Senior Mollie Jones was crowned homecoming queen Friday night in a halftime ceremony at the conference game against Pisgah. Jones was escorted by senior Graham Galloway. Jones is the president of the senior...