The School Newspaper of West High School

West Signals

The School Newspaper of West High School

West Signals

The School Newspaper of West High School

West Signals

Ashley Kim

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief

Ashley Kim is the Editor-in-Chief for West Signals. As a senior, this is her fourth year on staff. Outside of Signals, Ashley is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Horizons, West High's literary magazine, and co-owner of Neutral Citizen Journalism, an independent political journal. In her free time, she enjoys creative writing, literature, and crossword puzzles. Ashley feels strongly about the importance of the press and hopes her writing will shed light on untold stories.

All content by Ashley Kim
In honor of Wyatt Eddy (9), his family and friends gather at the American Legion for a limited-size memorial. LLWE stands for Long Live Wyatt Eddy. Photo courtesy of David Eddy.

Long Live Wyatt Eddy

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief November 14, 2021
Indoors and masked, Adaora Enyekwe (12) meets with her fellow Yearbook editorial staff. Enyekwe, who is involved with UNICEF, Key Club, and Yearbook, has seen first-hand how COVID-19 guidelines have changed club meetings. The way Key Club has run its board meetings is to “start in the very beginning, and then leave early to have lunch.” Photo courtesy of Kaila Uyemura (12).

Lunchtime Club Meetings in a COVID World

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief October 2, 2021
Aaliyah Martinez (10) engages younger Girl Scouts in her Gold Award project by explaining what mammograms are and how they relate to breast cancer. Martinez’s aim was to bring comfort and support to women called back for a second mammogram. Photo courtesy of Aaliyah Martinez (10).

Planting Hope, One Bracelet at a Time

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief June 8, 2021
Drishti Tyagi (12) works a poll in Rolling Hills. She became a poll worker after a friend sent her an application and she received permission from a teacher. Tyagi said, “I chose to get involved because I’m not of voting age yet and I wanted to contribute however I could.” Photo courtesy of Drishti Tyagi (12).

What Happens on Election Day?

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief November 3, 2020

A Student’s Guide to Politics

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief October 21, 2020
Principal Kara Heinrich opened the ceremony by announcing the Class of 2020 Valedictorian and Teacher of the Year.
Photo courtesy of West High.

West High Achievement Awards 2020

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief June 1, 2020
This year, all AP exams were administered virtually.
Photo courtesy of Baron News.

2020 AP Testing: Success or Failure?

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief May 26, 2020
Vanessa Le (10) has been baking in her free time during quarantine.
Photo courtesy of Vanessa Le.

Bored in Quarantine?

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief May 26, 2020
In quarantine, Lily Newhart (12) painted a portrait of her boyfriend from when he was 10 years old.  She loves creating portraits of people who are close to her.
Photo courtesy of Lily Newhart.

Fine Arts in Quarantine

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief May 11, 2020
TUSD, including West High, is shut down until May 4th.
Photo courtesy of 
Wikimedia Commons.

Cancellations Caused by Coronavirus

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief March 25, 2020
All Male glowed under the lights during their hip-hop performance.  Photo courtesy of Mia Kobayashi.

Spring Sports Glow Rally

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief March 10, 2020

Boy Scouts Files for Bankruptcy

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief March 5, 2020

Brexit: Britain Leaves the EU

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief March 2, 2020

The 62nd Grammy Awards

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief February 12, 2020
KCC at Club Rush.  Photo courtesy of Mika Kainuma (12).

Club Feature: Korean Culture Club

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief January 30, 2020
Courtesy of Jake Parker

Senior Spotlight: Jake Parker

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief December 17, 2019
The aftermath of the car crash. Photo Courtesy of John Blais.

Student Car Crash on Homecoming Day

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief November 14, 2019

The Press and the Truth

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief November 8, 2019

The Hottest Issue of the 21st Century

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief October 28, 2019
Courtesy of Lindsey Kim (12)

Club Feature: Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief October 28, 2019

Change to Stop Climate Change

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief October 22, 2019
Assembling as West Warriors

Assembling as West Warriors

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief September 13, 2019

Slavery Never Ended

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief May 29, 2019
Courtesy of Zoe Jackson

Conquering Change in the May Dance Show

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief May 21, 2019

Synagogue Shooting in Poway

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief May 5, 2019
Courtesy of Ashley Kim

Club Feature: Mindful

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief May 1, 2019

Seeing Ourselves Objectively

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief April 26, 2019
Photo courtesy of Andy Shin.

Week One of West’s 2019 Class Olympics

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief April 4, 2019

Devin Nunes Sues Twitter Over Tweets

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief March 22, 2019

Toy Story 4 to be Released this Summer

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief February 8, 2019

Golden Globes 2019

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief January 14, 2019

Modern-Day Theft Is All Around You

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief January 8, 2019

Megan Fox and #MeToo

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief December 18, 2018

The Paris Fuel Tax Protests

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief December 10, 2018

Spurs Win 143-142 Against the Lakers

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief October 29, 2018

The Growing List of Racial Prejudices

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief October 25, 2018

The Return of Hellboy

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief October 5, 2018

Tiger Woods’ First Victory in Five Years

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief October 3, 2018

The Newest Chapter of #MeToo

Ashley Kim, Editor-in-Chief September 24, 2018
Load More Stories