When President Barack Obama was elected in 2008, current West High freshmen were in first grade. As a new family arrives to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the WSS asked students to look back on the past...

  WSS: Have you always been into fashion? I’ve been into clothes since the end of eighth grade. When I was little I would always look at the Gucci stores and thought that the fashion was...

There is a great feeling, a surge of positive energy that comes with exiting the theater after seeing a good entry in the Star Wars canon. I am a very, very happy nerd on such an occasion; my mouth...

10...9...8…7...6...5...4...3...2...1 Those are the numbers thought to be synonymous with New Year’s (Rockin’) Eve. Along with a 12 foot wide sparkly crystal sphere, a handful of celebrities and...

The halls of West High are constantly filling with new pop-culture slang. “Roasting,” “kms,” “I’m dead!” and many other terms are becoming integrated into students’ everyday vocabulary....

It’s that time of year again: the Golden Globes nominations have been announced. The Globes are typically the first round or “bracket” of the awards season, leading up to the more esteemed Academy...

 West Show Choirs performed their shows at Hancher Auditorium this Saturday. Look at the album below to see photos from the event and get an inside view on how the performers feel about this years...

WSS: How long does it take to make each costume for a show? Theatre West Costume Crew: It depends on the costume. We have two other moms that help us. It also depends on how complex it is to make...

West’s Wizard of Oz is finally ready for the stage, after the cast utilized a combination of allergy medications and anxiety pills to ameliorate Skipper’s stage fright. Skipper, the pet of Emily...