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Mock Trial strikes success at county

westlakearrow March 14, 2018

Daryn Mink '18 On Thurs., March 8, WHS Mock Trial placed second out of 34 teams in the Ventura County Mock Trial competition. The team made great strides at the competition, which include four members...

WHS to host Operation Empower Music Festival

WHS to host Operation Empower Music Festival

westlakearrow March 7, 2018

Sona Bhargava '19 On March 10, WHS will host its first ever Operation Empower Music Festival to benefit the nonprofit organization Operation Empower Her from 6-8 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door. According...

Versace assassination: as portrayed by Ryan Murphy

Versace assassination: as portrayed by Ryan Murphy

westlakearrow February 13, 2018

Sydney Rosinski '18 The assassination of Gianni Versace is one infamous murder case that has always left people wondering. Ryan Murphy, producer of American Horror Story, is giving all the details and...

Early recruiting makes a new trend

Early recruiting makes a new trend

westlakearrow February 13, 2018

Lo Yarnall '18 On Feb. 1, 11-year-old Alexia Carrasquillo made collegiate sports history by being the youngest player in any sport to ever verbally commit to college. A member of the graduating class...

Marching to equality

Marching to equality

westlakearrow January 26, 2018

Daryn Mink '18 The second annual Women’s March took place on Jan. 21, making it exactly one year since the first Women’s March, which took place the day after President Trump was sworn into office....

Winter showcase highlights student artists

Winter showcase highlights student artists

westlakearrow December 19, 2017

Matt Zhang '18 On Dec. 21 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. in art teacher Julia Bush’s room, 32E, the Westlake Art program will be holding its annual Winter Art Showcase. Students in any of the art classes at WHS...

Students connect with Holocaust survivors

Students connect with Holocaust survivors

westlakearrow December 19, 2017

Daryn Mink '18 This past Thursday, Dec. 14, WHS hosted an event where teens from various schools in the community could spend some time with the last generation of Holocaust survivors while baking challah...

Fires set Southern California ablaze

Fires set Southern California ablaze

westlakearrow December 8, 2017

Nate Brenner '19 A series of massive wildfires sprouted across Southern California, putting thousands of Ventura County residents in danger. The combination of dry weather and the strongest Santa Ana...

Reputations reputation

Reputation’s reputation

westlakearrow November 27, 2017

Sydney Rosinski '18 Taylor Swift's sixth studio album, Reputation, was released on Nov. 10th. She was not afraid to express her thoughts about the media and drama surrounding her brand for the past two...

New opt-out policy will limit students reading

New opt-out policy will limit students’ reading

westlakearrow November 16, 2017

  By Kay Lim, Caelyn Pender and Albert Zhang (WHS), Lindsay Filgas and Caitlin Henderson (NPHS), and Gavin Norton (TOHS) Students and faculty rallied at the Nov. 7 CVUSD school board meeting to...

NRA strikes again

westlakearrow November 13, 2017

Sydney Rosinski '18 2017 has brought on controversies stemming from the various opinions in the community. With the state that our country is in today, the majority could come to a consensus on one thing:...

“Stranger Things” returns to screen

westlakearrow November 9, 2017

Stranger Things Poll Upon its release last year, "Stranger Things" immediately became a Netflix hit. In honor of the newly released second season on Oct. 27, it’s only fitting to reminisce where the...

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