Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• December 1, 2021
For the first time in two years, Theatre West is back in Arganbright Auditorium to present the 1998 classic "Footloose". The production will begin with its first show on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. and...
Pulitzer Prize Winner Nikole Hannah-Jones was welcomed back to her alma mater, Waterloo West High School, on Tuesday, Nov. 23 to speak about her Pulitzer Prize-Winning 1619 Project. A crowd had gathered...
Haunted Hallways
To celebrate Halloween, Principal Gross hosted an overnight lock-in event at West High for adventurous students to explore horrors hidden throughout the building. Actors from Theatre...
Jack Harris, Online Copy Editor and Arts Editor
• November 22, 2021
I saw “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” on the Friday night it opened across the country. The film was disappointing, with a viewing experience to match. Of the nine other patrons with whom I shared a theater,...
Former member of the popular boy band One Direction, Harry Styles has been catapulted to new heights in his solo career. From sold-out concerts to a role in a Marvel movie, Styles has been doing outstandingly...
West Side Story anchor Mohana Sunkara '23 discusses the Black Lives Matter protests around West High's campus, along with the closing of the library and where to purchase Footloose tickets. Camille Gretter...
In this parody of Chopped, co-presidents Iahn Shim '22 and Miguel Cohen Suarez '22 are given mystery items in attempt to cook pasta and not poison judge Ginger McCartney '24.
Though this film has incredible visuals and scope, this film has to accomplish too much in too little time. In the third episode of "A Scoop of Pop Culture", Samuel Rosenthal ’24 reviews the newest Marvel...
Jack Harris, Online Copy Editor and Arts Editor
• November 9, 2021
Throughout the runtime of the new A24 film “Lamb,” there is a near-constant feeling of frigidness. The film embodies its location of rural Iceland, with only three human characters appearing on screen....
“Once you overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.” spoken by Bong Joon-Ho, a South Korean film director who made history back in 2020...
The West High staff contain a plethora of races, religions, and names, all of which shape their identity. Typically teachers of the classroom are addressed by their last name, but what if these teachers...
