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The highly coveted Oscar trophies illuminate on the display ahead of the 96th Academy Awards. This year, late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel reprised his role as host.
The 2024 Oscars: A Bold Year for Film
Anthony Parker, Entertainment & News Editor • March 28, 2024
In a surprising move to many, West Capitaneus, the school yearbook publication, will be discontinuing the popular, longstanding tradition of senior quotes. Citing logistical concerns, the West High administration has maintained this restriction, prompting petition by nearly a quarter of the student body.
Say Goodbye to Senior Quotes
Cyrilla Zhang, Editor-in-Chief • March 21, 2024
Thursday, Oct. 5’s theme was Mathletes or Athletes, where students choose to dress up as one of the two subjects. Students in Mr. Collin’s AP Biology class sported their unique choices of attire. From left to right: Leah Ho (11), Gabriel White (11), and Mackenzie Ashford (11).
Get Ready for Some School Spirit!
Joshua Lee, Staff Writer • March 21, 2024
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Amsterdam Takes On the EMA’s

The red carpet rolls out, the paparazzi swarm the scene, and lights flash everywhere as crazed fans scream the names of their favorite artists.  Welcome to the European Music Awards.  With a variety of performances and the red-carpet fashion, this is not some ordinary event.  As the European Music Awards began, people everywhere gathered around their televisions to watch their favorite stars receive commending awards.

On November 9, 2013, MTV’s European Music Awards took place. The show was held in the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, with performances by Katy Perry, Imagine Dragons, and Miley Cyrus. The event also featured singer Ellie Goulding and actor Will Ferrell. Austin Olson (11) added his opinion of the performances, “My favorite part of the ceremony was Imagine Dragons’ performance of ‘Radioactive’. The energy that they brought to the stage was electrifying and they managed to get every single person in the building to sing along.”

On the other hand, Alanna Bledman (10) felt that “it wasn’t that memorable. Nothing too interesting happened, except for Miley Cyrus’s [performance].  Miley Cyrus sometimes just does too much.”  Pansy Tran (12) also felt that the show was just mediocre, “I thought that the performances were pretty long compared to the normal MTV award shows.”  The event attempted to incorporate other entertaining performances besides the actual award presentations in order to reach out to a larger crowd.

The EMA’s brought together artists of different colors, creating an exhilarating atmosphere for the viewers. This year set a high scale for next year’s EMA’s in the Scottish city of Glasgow.

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