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West High Weekly 10.29.21

Alaina Greenlee, Camille Gretter, and Mohana Sunkara October 29, 2021

News anchor Mohana Sunkara '23 covers AP exams, All-State, and student government applications, and Coach Camille wraps up fall sports as teams are finishing seasons or heading to state in this episode...

The new sci-fi film "Dune" was released on Oct. 22.

A scoop of pop culture: ‘Dune’ is the beginning of a fantastic sci-fi epic

Samuel Rosenthal, Podcaster and Reporter October 27, 2021

The first part to a much larger, sci-fi epic. In the second episode of “A Scoop of Pop Culture”, Samuel Rosenthal 24' discusses both the good and the bad of the new sci-fi film “Dune”. In this...

Terrifying Tales with Tessa

Terrifying Tales with Tessa

Tessa Gibson, Profiles Editor September 30, 2021

Listen in to this brand new podcast! Stories that will be read in this episode are the local legend of the Black Angel, The Cell Phone, Charlotte, and the local legend Stony Hollow Road I-80. Afterward,...

A podcast full of reviews, rants, and spoilers.

Nicole’s Headspace: The cultural impact of Satoshi Kon

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor September 30, 2021

Considered one of the best anime directors of all time, Satoshi Kon left this world with a clear impact on not just the anime community, but the entire field of cinema. Come and listen to a more in-depth...

Eleanor Weitz's review podcast that covers everything from Taylor Swift to Marvel.

Star review: Disney’s new animated series ‘What If…?’

Eleanor Weitz and Benjamin Mwamba September 29, 2021

2021 has been a banner year for Marvel. They've dropped four shows on the streaming service Disney+ this year alone. Not including the new "Hawkeye" series expected in December. Out of all of these new...

Mic’d Up: Mayowa Dokun

Alaina Greenlee and Mohana Sunkara September 24, 2021

In the first episode of Mic'd Up, watch Mayowa Dokun '22 and the West volleyball team sing, scream and sprint their first Trojan laps of the season.

A scoop of pop culture: Top 10 favorite Pixar films

A scoop of pop culture: Top 10 favorite Pixar films

Samuel Rosenthal and Lucy Gerlieb September 20, 2021

In the first installment of “A Scoop of Pop Culture”, Lucy Gerlieb '24 and Samuel Rosenthal '24 discuss their top ten favorite Pixar animated films. In this episode, the Pixar films will be determined...

West High weekly wrap: Sept. 17th

West High weekly wrap: Sept. 17th

Paige Albright, Managing Co-Editor, Podcast Editor September 17, 2021

As the fourth week of school comes to an end, midterms loom only two weeks away. As Homecoming inches closer as well, the administration would like to remind you that any repairs due to stolen objects...

The Futon: sophomore edition

The Futon: sophomore edition

Zoe Smith and Isabella Tisdale September 17, 2021

New school year and a new episode of the Futon. In a special sophomore episode, your new hosts Isabella Tisdale '24 and Zoe Smith '24 sit down and talk to Max Gerke '24. From West's unstoppable swim team, to...

The isolation room in South Korea we were forced to stay in due to COVID-19.

Nicole’s Headspace: 10 days in isolation

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor September 15, 2021

COVID-19 has been tough on us all. I'm sure you're tired of all the tests, the regulations, the quarantines and so on. So you can probably imagine the frustrations of this 15-year old Korea-American girl,...

West High Weekly Wrap: Sept. 10

West High Weekly Wrap: Sept. 10

Paige Albright, Managing Co-Editor, Podcast Editor September 12, 2021

As the dust of starting the new school year is settling, the most important news can just miss you, the weekly wrap offers the most important headlines for the students of West, in a short podcast keeping...

West High Weekly 9.10.21

The first Weekly of the 2021-22 school year features anchors Owen Aanestad '22 and Coach Camille Gretter '23 with your fall sports updates, and showcases Mohana Sunkara '23 interviewing students in Passing...

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