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Living with a heart defect

Living with a heart defect

Devon Valance, Staff Writer February 13, 2024

Valentine’s Day — the day that some go out with their partners and others celebrate with their friends. For me, it’s the day my mom emails a note of gratitude, a health update and a picture of me...

Tieu many lyrics: instrumental music undervalued by listeners

Tieu many lyrics: instrumental music undervalued by listeners

Allison Tieu, Co-Editor-in-Chief December 19, 2023

Music is an integral part of life, one that is found nearly everywhere — whether driving in the car, shopping at the mall or sitting at a desk doing work.  With the recent release of Spotify Wrapped...

Adolescence with Anya: cooking for comfort

Adolescence with Anya: cooking for comfort

Anya Monga, Graphics Editor December 11, 2023

For what felt like the millionth time that day, I sighed and looked at my dog as if he could save me from the mountain of homework that had accumulated in the last few weeks of school. Like the rest of...

Summ-ing it up: creative outlets boost emotional awareness

Summ-ing it up: creative outlets boost emotional awareness

Summer Nichols, Web-editor-in-chief December 11, 2023

Microsoft Word was my window into a passion for writing poetry.  I was eight years old, and my mom had just downloaded Microsoft Word onto her desktop computer. I watched eagerly as the cursor began...

Creative arts help society thrive

Creative arts help society thrive

Lucas Van Parys, Web Design Editor November 28, 2023

I’m going into film. I’ve been debating that for too long, but I am. My grandfather is worried for my income once I graduate college. The best people in film make quite a lot of money, but the lowest...

WHS student journalist takes on Republican debate

WHS student journalist takes on Republican debate

Grace Hefner, co-editor-in-chief October 24, 2023

  “The worst thing they could say is no,” my mom told me when she brought up the idea of applying for a press pass for the second Republican Primary Debate held at the Ronald Reagan Library.   To...

Unrealistic standards in children shows

Unrealistic standards in children shows

Sydney Elias, Featured columnist April 18, 2023

Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse, The Little Mermaid, and Hannah Montana seem to only have one thing in common: they are children’s movies. While this is true, they have more in common than what first...

Personal Meditation: “Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.”

Personal Meditation: “Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.”

westlakearrow March 20, 2023

by Zoe Curtis Thump. Slosh. Crack. Crunch. A cacophony of sounds replays as I trudge up the mountain. My boots are caked with cracked mud and dried droplets of river water stain my knees, calcifying...

Interestein perspective: The power of comfort stories

Interestein perspective: The power of comfort stories

Vivian Stein, Co-Editor-in-Chief December 1, 2022

After a long day of school, practice and homework, there’s nothing I love more than a hot shower, a comfy spot on the couch and the sound of the nostalgic Gilmore Girls “Where You Lead, I Will Follow”...

Struggles of college admissions

Struggles of college admissions

Sydney Elias, Featured columnist November 10, 2022

The dreaded Nov. 1 deadline has officially arrived. The impending decision that could possibly determine my future is now in process. All I can do is wait. I finally submitted my college applications....

Generational Divide

Generational Divide

Sydney Elias, Featured columnist October 11, 2022

Parents often think they know it all. “I was a teenager once too, you know,” they say. “I’ve experienced everything you’re going through.” But that’s the thing: they haven’t. A new world...

Breaking down the science of the booster shot

Breaking down the science of the booster shot

Soumya Monga November 11, 2021

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. And, although I love Andy Williams’ rendition of this song, I’m talking about something a little different: the COVID–19 booster shot. I know that...

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