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A picture of the Homecoming Court Top 15 (from left to right, top): Aeonn Rubi, Kostadinos Loukatos, Cameron O’Neil, Darren Chang, Haruto Asami, Isaac Sanles, Jackson Mancilla,  Jonathan Valot, Kainalu Barricklow, Lawrence Pong, Micah Taw, Noa Wada, Philip Lam, Sean Toomey, and Saul Hernandez. Bottom: Aastha Kashyap, Amaya Sanles, Avery White, Chloe Kang, Danielle Wissler, Maddy Heineman, Gracie Ito, Karsen-Reese Takenaka, Cyrilla Zhang, Masami Fumimoto, Sadie Hopkins, Richa Thakre, Simran Bhattacharya, Tiffani Yoshimura, and Yumiko Kasai. Nominee Chang said, “I do not think I will become Homecoming King but I’m also fine with that because I feel like there are other people who are more deserving of that title.”
The 2023 Homecoming Court
Katelyn Baba, Staff Writer • October 21, 2023
After a bitterly fought one hundred and forty-eight day long strike, the strike is officially over. The new labor agreement is going to be set to an official vote October 2 through October 9 for WGA members to ratify. With writers officially cleared to return to work, the future of studio writers is looking considerably up.
WGA Strike Officially Ends
Alexandra Arnold, Staff Writer • October 15, 2023
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In Memory of Ms. Elizabeth Szücs

   Shock stricken students still do not know how to contemplate their emotions; on Monday June 6th, the West High campus shared a moment of silence in the memory of Ms. Elizabeth Szücs who passed away last weekend. Many students reminisce about the pleasant times they shared with this compassionate foreign language teacher.  

   Ms. Szücs began working at West High over 10 years ago and she has inspired the lives of hundreds of individuals she taught during her lifetime.  “I was only in her class for about two or three weeks at the beginning of last year, but every day, she would be supportive and would try her best to get me used to being a new student at West,” recalls Duy-Anh Dang (11).

   Multiple Facebook pages have been created to show respect for Ms. Szücs, with over hundreds of comments leaving emotional commentary of how this beloved teacher had affected their lives.

   Many remember Ms. Szücs as a trustworthy teacher, such as Whittany Horton (12). She remembers, “She seemed honestly interested in helping her students succeed and she took the time to clearly explain. She really cared about her students. I really feel like she cared a lot.”

   In front of Ms. Szücs’ classroom, candles, flowers, and a giant piece of paper with hundreds of signatures as well as goodbye messages, show that West High is truly mourning for this loss. “Ms. Szücs was the most genuinely sweet and unselfish teacher I’ve ever had the honor of being taught by,” remembers Kiana Schmitt (10). She continues as she states, “I can honestly say that there was not one negative quality in her; she radiated kindness and consideration each day.” The vigil will be held Thursday June 9, in front of Ms. Szücs’s classroom (4101) at 6PM and everybody is invited to attend.

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