Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this school year has been anything but typical. Throughout the course of the year, much that affects students has been a topic of debate between students, teachers, parents,...
On March 9, just as many high schoolers have done since 1959, juniors at West Henderson will take the ACT this year. However, not unlike many other typicalities of high school, the testing plan looks a...
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...
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...
As the coronavirus pandemic stretches on, and millions of Americans work and attend school from home, blue light glasses are quickly growing in popularity. The glasses block a blue-colored, high energy...
In the midst of a global pandemic and a historic presidential election, could you see yourself making your top priority to improve your school by running for the biggest student-held office? If you can’t,...
After an extended meeting on Sept. 8, the Henderson County School Board voted to let students return to school on a limited schedule. Plan B would allow students in grades 3-12 to attend in-person classes...
When the first day of school comes around each year, most American students typically prep themselves by picking out their favorite outfit and putting together their bookbags for the next morning. This...
In a typical school year, AP students study hard in their courses to prepare themselves for their exams in May. However, the 2019-2020 school year was anything but typical. At West, students either take...
The Fourth of July seemed to approach quickly this year, as March morphed into July with one fell swoop. While the holiday is typically a time for celebrating our nation, our families, our friends and...
It seems like not a day goes by where we don’t open Twitter and see a hashtag trending that looks like #AnselElgortIsOverParty or #ShaneDawsonIsCanceled, but with any given celebrity name. When we click...
After a largely successful release of the movie “Love, Simon,” two years ago, Hulu released a spinoff called “Love, Victor” on June 17, 2020. The series follows high school student Victor Salazar,...
