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The West High Girls Volleyball team takes a timeout to strategize for their game. The team has continued to excel as they play against Da Vinci. They will again test their strengths against North High School next week.
West Girls' Volleyball Wins 3-0 Against Da Vinci
Maya Nawachi, Staff Photographer • September 26, 2023
Holding up colorful signs and wearing traditional lion heads, the Vietnamese Student Alliance students show their love and pride for their club. Whether it’s interesting costumes or good vibes, VSA has it all. Find clubs like this and others only during West High’s Club Rush!
West’s Very Own: Club Rush!
Christian Robledo, Staff Writer • September 26, 2023
Varsity field player Leo Garrison (9) handles the ball and scans the pool. West’s loss in last week’s match against Milken Community was largely due to a lack of communication in the pool as well as two dominating players on the opposing team. Despite losing, West continued to play and fight hard until the game was finished. Photo courtesy of David Ventura.
Boys Water Polo Ramp Up the 2023 Fall Season
Joshua Lee, Staff Writer • September 20, 2023
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The Cure for Procrastination

   We have all done it at some point in our lives. Waiting until the last minute to finish up an essay, or a project and always regretting procrastination. Now that summer homework has officially been assigned, students everywhere will experience doing last minute assignments due to procrastination. There are many tricks to find a solution; however, it varies from person to person.

   First of all, one must admit there’s problem, once a student acknowledges they tend to procrastinate they will not do it again unknowingly. Recognize why you tend to put things off till the last minute. Once people answer that question, they are ready to move to next step: gain momentum. Start doing other things first, it sounds extremely counterproductive, but this is actually proven to work. By working on chores or cleaning your desk beforehand you boost your mentality to actually get things done. A messy environment could be the cause of the lack of motivation to do work so by cleaning up beforehand you’ll be doing yourself a favor. Be patient, and do not stop working.

   Once you have momentum on your side you’ll be able to take on mountains of homework and by stopping you may in fact lose all the momentum you had in the first place. Also, Yvonne Perez (11) explains, “Music is a wonderful stress outlet, by listening to the radio or on your iPod you get more pumped to do stuff.” By rewarding yourself afterward with something tangible, perhaps short snack breaks after each section (remember momentum). Giving rewards will motivate one to succeed therefore we unconsciously bear with the problem at hand better.

   Lastly, the best advice according to Sanni Mayanja (11) is, “Do not procrastinate in the first place. I used to be lazy all the time, but then I got tired of doing things last minute.” People all across the nation procrastinate and over 20% of the United States has reported issues at work/school/etc. due to procrastination. Think ahead and do assignments beforehand. Procrastination is not the solution.

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