Fall might be the perfect time for football and pumpkin carving for some, but according to Julia Lassner ‘18, it’s also a great time for experiencing new horseback riding adventures. “About...

A poll conducted by the LA Times in 2014 discovered that the average high school student spends approximately three and a half hours on homework a day, adding up to 17 hours a week. Read students’...

It's rare to find someone with as widespread of a music taste as Eman Elsheikh, with everything from K-Pop to classical in her daily playlists. She listens to different genres for separate activities,...

Welcome to this week's Way Back Wednesday. Today's feature is fashion - special from 1988 where the WSS dedicated an entire newspaper to fashion. Brothers Shane '89 and Germaine Romberg '91 pose at...

West Side Story roamed the halls asking random people of any memories they would be willing to share that correlate with the month of September. While walking down the main hallway only feet away...

“What is freedom of expression?” Jade Merriwether ’17 writes on the board. Because their topics often revolve around current events, this question is clearly derived from the controversy surrounding...

Welcome to the West Side Story’s first ever Way Back Wednesday. Every Wednesday we will be posting articles from past WSS papers that either relate to what’s going on at West now, or are just too exciting/bizarre...

Fall means Halloween, sweaters and most importantly, football. Junior Jenny Vest reminisces on her favorite memories of the West High football games. “I think [my favorite memory] is the fact...

According to Superintendent Stephen Murley, 23 percent of the district's classrooms lack the air-conditioning "necessary to ensure an ideal learning environment." (Press-Citizen, August 30, 2016) Click...

A club focused on doing math for fun might trigger a stereotypical image of a beige-tinted, quiet classroom without an ounce of ‘fun.’ Well, ‘fun’ is in this club’s name. Fun For Fridays, also...

While some high school students may have playlists full of today’s pop hits, senior Jack Paradee has a myriad of songs from a variety of eras. The WSS sat down with him to talk about his most played...