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The School Newspaper of West High School

West Signals
The School Newspaper of West High School

West Signals
Alexandra Arnold

Alexandra Arnold, Staff Writer

Alex Arnold is a senior at West High School and excited to spend her first year on Signals as a staff writer. She hopes to capture the unique experiences around West through her words, and play a part in sharing them with others. An avid reader and lover of any form of caffeine, Arnold loves to visit art museums and meet new kinds of people whenever she can!

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If you’re interested in supporting local restaurants, check out Marugame Udon! Open seven days a week from 11 A.M. to 9 P.M., the restaurant offers both indoor and outdoor seating, as well as counter and kiosk ordering to keep the lines moving.

Marugame: Torrance’s New Local Udon Spot

Alexandra Arnold, Staff Writer • April 26, 2024
Like many standardized tests with strict rules and guidelines, there are some areas that people would like to see changed amid the gradual shift from physical to digital testing. Megan Charan (12) commented, “I would want to put most of them online because. . . it’s easier, and your hand does not get tired.” On the flip side, Naomi Yoshikawa (12), felt the opposite, saying, “I think that everything, all the English exams, should be handwritten instead of digital.” Photo by Unseen Studio on Unsplash

An Accurate Judge of Knowledge, or Just Another Standardized Test?

Alexandra Arnold, Staff Writer • April 19, 2024
Support from College and Career Counselor Mr. Garcia is available to all West students either by appointment through Schoology or by walk-in from 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. in room 7107. Additionally, support from the four A-Z counselors is available through appointment on Schoology or walk-in, in the administration building.

Onwards We March: West High’s College and Career Day

Alexandra Arnold, Staff Writer • March 12, 2024
The manleaders work together to lift several of their teammates into the air during the halftime show of the Powderpuff game. In spite of their short training period of mere weeks, the manleaders did not fail to deliver on their promise of an entertaining and impressive performance that kept the crowd invigorated.

Flying High at Powderpuff

Alexandra Arnold, Staff Writer • March 8, 2024
The Theatre Department’s 2023 fall musical “Changing Keys” was performed Wednesday, Nov. 15 to Friday, Nov. 17.

Changing Keys: A Fall Musical!

Alexandra Arnold, Staff Writer • March 8, 2024
Pictured above, Top to Bottom and Left to Right, Rose Gifford (9), Lily Yuguchi (11), Devashree Misaal (11), Chrissy Lunde (11), Cierra Garcia (10), Avery White (12), Lauren Reed (11), Natalie Ou (11), Ayla Estrada (9), Kate Shepherd (9), Mona Sugawara (10), Precious Benitez (10), and Brooke Shepherd (12).

A Bittersweet but Memorable End to the Girls’ Water Polo Season

Alexandra Arnold, Staff Writer • March 1, 2024

The Surprising History Behind Valentine’s Day

Alexandra Arnold, Staff Writer • February 26, 2024
According to a study done by Omniscient in 2012, 78% of all high school seniors in the United States admitted to experiencing Senioritis to some degree.

The Mysterious Affliction

Alexandra Arnold, Staff Writer • February 14, 2024
Small Ways You Can Be More Environmentally Friendly

Small Ways You Can Be More Environmentally Friendly

Alexandra Arnold, Staff Writer • February 13, 2024
Christmas trees sold by the West High Entertainment Unit ranged from four to eight feet tall and were typically in the price range of $65 to $120.

WHEU Hosts Annual Christmas Tree Lot

Alexandra Arnold, Staff Writer • January 11, 2024
The phrase “May the odds be ever in your favor” is one of the most well-known Hunger Games sayings, and in the original movies became a means of mocking the Capitol, like depicted above.

Snow Lands On Top

Alexandra Arnold, Staff Writer • January 8, 2024
On October 27, 2023, West High’s Dance Department hosted their annual Haunted House. With a line of eager customers a mile long, the night was undoubtedly a success. As students exited the Haunted House with jittery movements and adrenaline-high smiles, more rushed in to take their place.

Ghosts and Ghouls: The Annual Haunted House

Alexandra Arnold, Staff Writer • November 12, 2023
After the wonderful halftime performance of their 2023 field show entitled “Shattered” at the first home football game, the team huddles up for a group picture. Color Guard tryouts typically take place in mid to late April.

Color Guard: West High’s Hidden Gem

Alexandra Arnold, Staff Writer • November 10, 2023
West High Girls Volleyball graduating seniors of 2024. Congratulations to (top row from left to right) Sadie Hopkins (12), Annah Legaspi (12), Nina Mandic (12), Cyrene Anne Ronquillo (12), Masami Fuminoto (12), Karin Gargus (12), (bottom row from left to right) Lucy Hasenmayer (12), Amaya Sanles (12), Malia Mercieca (12), and Emersen Turner (12).

It’s Senior Night For Girls’ Volleyball

Alexandra Arnold, Staff Writer • October 16, 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
As West makes its way into the 2023-2024 school year, students take advantage of the new Cruisin’ Cafe, which can typically be found every day at lunch and nutrition, parked in the walkway between buildings 3 and 4, serving sandwiches, chips, and more!

Cruisin’ For A Bruis- No, Wait, It’s The Cruisin’ Cafe!

Alexandra Arnold, Staff Writer • September 21, 2023
The push by public schools for more STEM-centered learning is nothing new, and has been around since at least the 1950s. When competing against the Soviets in the Space Race first began, it consumed every aspect of American culture, and in a way still does. This desire to become a leading country in STEM-related subjects has endured throughout the years, steamrolling the fine arts behind the glamor and flashy headlines of new advancements and scientific discoveries.

Make Way, STEM Coming Through!

Alexandra Arnold, Staff Writer • September 18, 2023
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