Fog filled the Building 5 Quad as students gathered, dancing and jumping to the beats that the DJ played up on the balcony. Glittering lights shined all around campus, and banners designed with images of the Eiffel Tower hung above. This is what...

   Before halftime at the Homecoming game, the sky was dark and the audience ablaze. Just minutes later would come the big reveal. As ASB members rolled in signs and stands, the chatter quieted. Candidates in formalwear arrived on the football field...

   Not only were the plans and decorations being built for this year's 2021 Homecoming dance, but the excitement was too.    Excitement for this year's dance was at an all-time high as due to the COVID-19 pandemic, last year's Homecoming dance...

   The bell rings, and within seconds, the halls fill with students fresh out of fourth period. The quads of Buildings 4 and 5 are punctuated by the rapidfire slamming of lockers, zipping of backpacks, and overlapping chatter of liberated students....

   Blue banners waving above. Trumpets ringing loudly. Students cheering at the top of their lungs. When entering the Football stadium on Friday, September 24, 2021, this is what you would’ve witnessed.     As the first rally of the school...

   Do you have a passion for drawing and painting but do not know where to start? Have you ever wanted to help your community but don’t know how? Do you just want a place to meet people and have fun? Club Rush had the answer to all of these questions....

   Health. From the start, we are constantly reminded that our health is our wealth. If we eat healthily, we will think healthy. Sometimes, this health can be classified as mental and physical health.     Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken care of...

   Good labs are a crucial part of any science class. Over the last two school years, however, science students at West have not been able to properly participate in labs. Instead of getting their hands wet and putting lab coats on, students and teachers...

It’s been just over two weeks since students have been back on campus. Most students are happy to be back in classrooms, hanging out with friends during lunch, and being able to participate in more school activities such as watching football games and...

   It’s 7:56 am on a Thursday morning: A long line of students slowly shuffle into the campus of West High School, displaying their cleared COVID screeners and searching for yet another line to grab their schedules. For the first time in two years,...

   On the morning of August 26, students smiled behind their masks as they reunited with school friends, eager to make their way back to the classroom. As students returned to the hustle and bustle of school hallways, laptop screens and daily Zoom meetings...

   Welcome back to six periods a day, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., wobbly desks, and pen and paper. It’s been more than 500 days since West High School last convened in-person, and with a new year comes new freshmen (who are quite clueless about West High)....