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Many students submitted various kinds of artwork for the show March 6.

West hosts art show

Jessie Li, Print Copy Editor
March 7, 2025
Family notes

Family notes

Jessie Li and Celia Sadewasser
March 4, 2025
The Black Student Union executive board poses together for a photo.

Black excellence at West: Black Student Union

Minna Abdalla, Sports Editor
March 4, 2025
Saleh Adoum Mahamat '27 enjoys reading "Stargirl," as it taught him many valuable life lessons.

Starboy

Lydia Cruce, Print Reporter
March 3, 2025
Members of Banned Book Club. Front row: Sharon Liao; Second row: Alice Gooblar-Perovic, Lydia Cruce, Aahana Gupta, Ella Krupp, Jack Sun; Third row: Chimamanda Anyaoha, Kathleen Johnson, Kaleshna Udas, Melissa Marron-Romero; Fourth row: Amy Thomas, Avi Jahangir, Thora Schimmel Fifth row: Sasha Cruce, Shannon Chen, Emilie Choi, Gavin Salge; Not pictured: Saleh Adoum Mahamat, Abigail Van Avery, Jozlynne Varner, Jason Kim, Ashleigh Topp

Turning the page

Kaleshna Udas, Print Reporter
March 3, 2025
The halls of Northwest Middle School

The new Northwest

Grace Bartlett and Kaleshna Udas
March 3, 2025
Edward Li is a junior at West who was recently accepted into MIT to study math.

A mind without limits

Shanza Sami, Print Features Editor
March 1, 2025
Both Brittany McConnell '00 and Nate Frese have a deep passion for coaching and their jobs.

Coaching the classroom

Jake Beneke and Maddy Cook
February 28, 2025
WSS explores the sources leading to teacher burnout.

Burnt by the bell

Mrudani Ramkumar, Marie Stier, and Henry Timmer-Hackert
February 28, 2025
From Japan to Haiti to South Africa, WSS explores schools around the world, and how they differ from American schools.

The global report card

Gianna Liu, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 28, 2025
Abby Van Every ’26, Katherine Gilbertson-White ’27 and Caroline Vander Weg ’26 all received 504 plans that provided their accommodations.

Substantially limited

Evelyn Kraber and Sophie Singh
February 28, 2025
Katherine Gilbertson-White ‘27 is one of the many West High students with 504 plans.

What it feels like: getting a 504 plan

Evelyn Kraber, Managing and Features Editor
February 28, 2025
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