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Editorial: Secluded

Editorial: Secluded

WSS Editorial Board
June 6, 2021
For some West High athletes, sports become more than an after school pastime.

The cost of excellence

Caroline Chandler, Krisha Kapoor, and Soomin Koh
April 26, 2021
An athletes performance is heavily determined by their mental state.

The mental block

Alaina Greenlee and Camille Gretter
November 19, 2020
Social distancing has impacted students mental health both positively and negatively.

Trapped

Hanah Kitamoto and Misha Canin
May 21, 2020
Album cover for Pony (2019 Sony Music Entertainment, RCA Records)

“Pony” delivers unexpected messages about mental health and starting over

Kailey Gee, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
December 13, 2019
Darci Witthoft leads a Mindful Minute in her class.

Mindfulness and mental health

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
May 9, 2019
Natalie Dunlap 20 talks about the importance of close friendships.

Friendship: an underappreciated necessity

Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2019
Alyssa Skala 21 discuses her experiences with anxiety and panic attacks.

Don’t panic

Alyssa Skala, Yearbook Managing Editor
March 27, 2019
Mr. Ochs will be at West High until May, when he will graduated from the University of Iowa.

Providing a bright spot

Natalie Dunlap and Luke Krchak
March 14, 2019
Seeking help while facing stigmas

Seeking help while facing stigmas

Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief
February 27, 2019
Over thirty million people of all ages and genders in the US suffer from an eating disorder (National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders).

Eating disorders

Sophie Stephens, Online Managing Editor
April 8, 2018
An artists rendering of the inside of the mind

The era of empty acceptance

Lucy Polyak, Columns Editor
April 4, 2018
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