Welcome back to West High Weekly! The first video of the 2024 school year will catch you up on all of the news from this winter. The year starts off with an impressive achievement from West BPA, who set a record by qualifying 43 students for nationals at the recent State Leadership Conference. Also, congratulations to West High Science Olympiad for their performance at Mt. Vernon invitational last weekend. Show choir wrapped up another successful season with their Swing into Spring show this past Monday. For sports, boys swimming set a new record and the boys bowling team won the Kingpin against City High. Boys basketball also qualified for state. Also, congratulations to girls and boys wrestling for their performance at state.
West High Weekly 2.29.24
Welcome back to the West High Weekly, with news, sports and more!
February 29, 2024
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About the Contributors
Abby Guo, Video Editor
(she/her) Abby is a junior at West and this is her second year on staff. She is the Video Editor for the WSS. In her free time, she likes to hang out with her friends and listen to music on full volume.
Yaya Orszula, Sports Editor
(she/her) Yaya is a senior and this is her second year on staff. She is the sports editor and enjoys running cross country and track, making bracelets and rock climbing.
Tessa Gibson, Profiles Editor
(she/her) Tessa is a senior this year and this is her 3rd year on staff. She is the profiles editor and one of the social media editors. She loves reality tv shows and ice cream.
Gianna Liu, Print Sports and Photo Editor
(she/her) Gianna is a Junior and is starting her second year on staff! She is the Photo and Sports Editor this year for print, which is exactly what she loves to do: photography and volleyball! When she isn't doing those or writing, you will catch her binge-watching K-dramas, reading (fiction), biking or perfecting her skin-care routine.