Pick up the speed, rush past the opposing team, and kick! Another goal has been scored by none other than Zachary Mercieca (11). Mercieca, a forward on the field, has been playing soccer for 13 years, and has made multiple outstanding achievements...

   Chances are, you know someone who’s recently contracted the coronavirus, which is spreading quickly. At-home rapid tests are sold out, testing sites are booked, and students are on extended absences as they quarantine at home.    In January...

   New year, new hobbies! As the new year kicks off, some of us are looking for new activities to start a productive 2022. According to Spotify, in 2021, over 155 million people listened to a podcast every week. Podcasts allow people to listen to their...

   Textbooks, highlighters, and a mug of coffee: this is what finals week looks like each year, with students from all grade levels working hard to seal the grade they want. Often, there isn’t enough time or students’ minds are in turmoil regarding...

   Do you miss the five-year-old child in you who used to ask questions all the time: “Why? Why? Why?” I do. Many students  have become so overwhelmed with their schoolwork and extracurriculars that the essence of curiosity in their science classes...

   Banger music played in the background as crowds with green, red, purple and blue colored outfits cheered for their grade levels. The stadium at West was filled with high schoolers pumped up for their first Winter Rally in two years, with one thing...

  Pop! A confetti cannon fires from atop a bus. Streamers and bits of colorful paper float through the air and onto the crowd. Slowly moving down the street is the West High Band, a firetruck, Santa on a unicycle, the Cross Country team on a double-decker...

   Every West student watched the football field, anticipating the main event of the winter rally: the Powderpuff Game. The Powderpuff players were split into two teams: the Trophy Wives and the Blitz Babes. Cheering for them were the manleaders, or...

   Soccer is known as the most popular sport in the world. The excitement and drive soccer creates among fans and players is incomparable. West High Varsity Soccer player Cherrie Cox (12) has experienced this since a young age. Cox started playing soccer...

   The intensity in the ring entranced the crowd; every slam, chokehold, and throw elicited roars of support. On December 2, wrestling teams from West and Redondo Union met in West’s main gym for a duel.    Wrestling duels are organized in...

   After two long years, BTS finally came back to Los Angeles to perform live in concert. On November 27-28 and December 1-2, SoFi Stadium was filled with thousands of people cheering, laughing, singing, and dancing. Fans who had been waiting for years...

   The weather gets colder and the nights get longer: As the sports season shifts from fall to winter, football games and cross country meets are now over. In the meantime, other athletics have been preparing for their time to shine. Now that fall sports...