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The Student News Site of West Henderson High School

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Prom set for April 29

Prom set for April 29

March 21, 2017

The 2017 junior-senior prom will take place on April 29 from 7-11 p.m. at the Crest Center in West Asheville.   The theme for the prom is “Once Upon a Time.”   Tickets can be purchased...

Comeback Kid

Comeback Kid

March 17, 2017

Checking into the game with his team down by seven points late in the fourth quarter at home against Tuscola, senior Kole Thomas knew it was up to him to spark a run for his team. Catching a pass from...

Students enrolled in AP classes experience extra stress

Students enrolled in AP classes experience extra stress

March 15, 2017

The words in front of her started to blur together as she took another sip of coffee. It was 2 a.m. and after one mental breakdown, four cups of coffee and plenty of tears, the project for AP Biology was...

Spring fling dance set for March 18

Spring fling dance set for March 18

March 3, 2017

Student Government Association will sponsor a semi-formal spring dance on March 18 from 8 to 11 p.m. in the West cafeteria. This Spring Fling dance will help SGA raise funds for future events while providing...

Varsity pitcher opens season with no-hitter

Varsity pitcher opens season with no-hitter

March 3, 2017

Standing on the mound, junior Ryan Anderson looked around the field, noticing all the eyes on him. Anderson was one out away from throwing a no-hitter in the opening game of the season for the Falcons. Turning...

College sophmore joins Falcon basketball coaching staff

College sophmore joins Falcon basketball coaching staff

February 16, 2017

Walking the halls of an unfamiliar and new school, Jackson Hockaday had recently transferred from Mountain Heritage to North Buncombe for his senior year of high school.   Changing schools always presents...

Volunteering offers numerous benefits

Volunteering offers numerous benefits

February 1, 2017

Freshman Mikayla Chapman carried Denver, a 3-month-old mixed breed puppy into her home. Every year, Chapman and her family foster about 50 puppies from Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue until they find...

School officials seeking ways to improve track condition

School officials seeking ways to improve track condition

January 30, 2017

As winter track is in season and spring track is right around the corner, West’s runners and track and field athletes will be unable to host home meets because of the current condition of the school’s...

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Local band drawing fans

January 27, 2017

At the Greenhouse Motorcycle Cafe on Haywood Road, new local band Panic Succession has become a household name. On recent Thursday nights, the band plays before a packed venue during the Cafe’s “Open...

States legalize medical, recreational marijuana

States legalize medical, recreational marijuana

January 13, 2017

Election night was a frenzy of excitement for the whole country, but the presidency wasn’t the only important choice American voters made that night. In the states of California, Nevada, Maine and Massachusetts,...

HCPSNC introduces three hour delay

HCPSNC introduces three hour delay

January 6, 2017

The Henderson County School System has implemented a new three hour delay in addition to the existing two hour delay to handle inclement weather in the upcoming winter.   The additional delay has...

Trump Card

Trump Card

December 14, 2016

Republican nominee faced hurdles with minority voters Over the course of the year and a half that Republican candidate Donald Trump campaigned for the presidency he voiced his opinions on numerous issues...

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