Opinion

Disney makes strides to include diversity

Arts and Entertainment Opinion

Disney makes strides to include diversity

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 Makenna Norman

Disney has come a long way, recalling that for more than its first 50 years the company produced exclusively white

Being pressured to decide your future as a 16–year–old

Being pressured to decide your future as a 16–year–old

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 westlakearrow

Lucille Ball’s impact on early entertainment industry

Lucille Ball’s impact on early entertainment industry

March 29, 2022March 30, 2022 Grace Hefner

Fields, cattle and corn — oh my!

Fields, cattle and corn — oh my!

March 24, 2022April 1, 2022 westlakearrow

Turn off the machine

Turn off the machine

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 Tommy Kackert

Forgotten December Holidays

Forgotten December Holidays

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 Alyssa Rice

Breaking down the science of the booster shot

Columns Opinion

Breaking down the science of the booster shot

November 11, 2021December 9, 2021 Soumya Monga

Underclassman should remain on campus for lunch

Underclassman should remain on campus for lunch

October 17, 2021October 21, 2021 Grace Hefner

Why the world needed the COVID–19 pandemic

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 Harrison Weinberg

Giving Hallmark movies the credit they deserve

Giving Hallmark movies the credit they deserve

December 13, 2020 Makenna Norman

Teachers should allow students to keep their Zoom camera off

Teachers should allow students to keep their Zoom camera off

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 Alyssa Rice

Students should keep cameras on during Zoom classes

Students should keep cameras on during Zoom classes

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 Owen Kobett

Polarizing politics

Polarizing politics

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 Sophie Robson

How voting in the upcoming election can revolutionize America

How voting in the upcoming election can revolutionize America

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Alyssa Rice

Pandemic negatively impacts all high school students

Pandemic negatively impacts all high school students

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Kyra Berg

After COVID-19

After COVID-19

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Sophie Robson

Making the most of your shelter-in-place

Making the most of your shelter-in-place

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 Abigail Thompson

Perks of the virtual college tour

Perks of the virtual college tour

May 21, 2020 Owen Kobett

Our world cannot turn into Jumanji

Our world cannot turn into Jumanji

May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 Aly Brook

High school senior coping with COVID-19

High school senior coping with COVID-19

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 Aly Brook

COVID-19 means living history

COVID-19 means living history

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 Lindsey Romano

Online school is beneficial

Online school is beneficial

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 Kyra Berg

Missing what I hated

Missing what I hated

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 Margaret Teegarden

A Birthday in Quarantine

A Birthday in Quarantine

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 Mary Quinn Moss

I Missed the Last Day of School

I Missed the Last Day of School

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 Bob Xia

A day in the quarantined student’s life

A day in the quarantined student’s life

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 Angela Ling

Opposing Opinions: Does WHS prepare its students for life?

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Sophia Haines

Free feminine products are a human right

Free feminine products are a human right

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Sophie Robson

Tangled in Mock Trial

Tangled in Mock Trial

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Soumya Monga

Are knockoffs worth it?

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Bob Xia

WHS choir dances the night away

Arts and Entertainment Opinion

WHS choir dances the night away

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Allan Tieu

The problem with American politics

The problem with American politics

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 westlakearrow

WHS choir dances the night away

Arts and Entertainment Opinion

WHS choir dances the night away

March 2, 2020March 13, 2020 Allan Tieu

The new Mulan

Arts and Entertainment Opinion

The new Mulan

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 westlakearrow

U.S. women’s soccer is going for gold in 2020

U.S. women’s soccer is going for gold in 2020

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 westlakearrow

Why kids don’t play at school

Feature Opinion

Why kids don’t play at school

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Amber Parrish

Arts and Entertainment Opinion

Visual and creative arts and their impact on students

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Abigail Thompson

Journaling is beneficial

Journaling is beneficial

February 13, 2020February 20, 2020 Kyra Berg

It’s time to tune out

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Soumya Monga

Oscar nominees who should have won

Oscar nominees who should have won

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Mary Quinn Moss

Music, media motivate students

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 Aly Brook

The Fall of Forever 21

January 9, 2020 Amber Parrish

New “Let it Go” of Frozen II shows itself

Arts and Entertainment Opinion

New “Let it Go” of Frozen II shows itself

January 9, 2020January 15, 2020 Soumya Monga

WHS Choir Show Review

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 Abigail Thompson

Driving safely is vital for teens

Driving safely is vital for teens

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 Sophie Robson

Let’s stand against standardized testing

Let’s stand against standardized testing

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 Lauren Pak

Running through tragedy

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 Owen Kobett

Let’s talk about motivation

Let’s talk about motivation

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 Kyra Berg

What is smart?

What is smart?

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Bob Xia

AP classes are overrated

AP classes are overrated

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Sophie Robson

Spider-Man: Home Sweet Home

Spider-Man: Home Sweet Home

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 Soumya Monga

Motivational Speakers Are Not Motivating Students to Say Hello

September 19, 2019September 20, 2019 Aly Brook

Ginger at the Beach

Ginger at the Beach

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 Sophie Robson

Why the I-5 Freeway and Highway 99 should have no speed limit zones

Why the I-5 Freeway and Highway 99 should have no speed limit zones

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 Jeff Mendoza

Psychology as a required class

Psychology as a required class

May 14, 2019 Brittney Nial

“ME!”- why 4.26.19 was a big day for the Taylor Swift fandom

“ME!”- why 4.26.19 was a big day for the Taylor Swift fandom

May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 Abigail Thompson

Living with your best friend in college

Living with your best friend in college

April 2, 2019June 3, 2019 Songhee Lee

College blues: The diminishing value of a college diploma

College blues: The diminishing value of a college diploma

March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 Melanie Zhang

Na-Must-Stay: A Namaste Spiceland Review

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 Katie Reul

2019 Senior Showcase Review

March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 Abigail Thompson

Battle of the Tunes: Apple Music vs Spotify

Battle of the Tunes: Apple Music vs Spotify

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 Amber Parrish

Why GetAhead

Why GetAhead

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 Kyra Berg

Rent: Previously Recorded – No day but yesterday night (Rent: Live review)

Rent: Previously Recorded – No day but yesterday night (Rent: Live review)

February 22, 2019March 11, 2019 Amanda Ju

Who put the arsenic in the sugar bowl?

Who put the arsenic in the sugar bowl?

February 9, 2019February 9, 2019 Michelle Hang

Valentine’s day is overrated

Valentine’s day is overrated

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019 Sophie Robson

Animal testing: from the farm to fashion

Animal testing: from the farm to fashion

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Amber Parrish

Frame It

Frame It

January 28, 2019January 31, 2019 Brittney Nial

National Rifle Association debunked

National Rifle Association debunked

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 Mary Quinn Moss

No parking, and we’re not playing Monopoly

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 Jeff Mendoza

Amanda-tory Reading: In defense of being pretentious

Amanda-tory Reading: In defense of being pretentious

December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 Amanda Ju

Plastic straw bans to take effect in 2019

Plastic straw bans to take effect in 2019

December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 Amber Parrish

Dear Santa…

Dear Santa…

December 5, 2018December 11, 2018 Alex Li

Opposing Opinions: College Location

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 Jamie Lee

Gun violence: unpreventable?

November 8, 2018 Alex Li

Gaming: the virtual drug

Gaming: the virtual drug

November 6, 2018 Bob Xia

You be the “dancing queen”

November 2, 2018November 2, 2018 Brittney Nial

Why millennials should vote

Why millennials should vote

October 31, 2018 Faith Yellin

Video Games Cause Violence

Video Games Cause Violence

October 24, 2018October 25, 2018 Sophie Robson

Academic Alex–cellence Spot

Academic Alex–cellence Spot

October 18, 2018October 31, 2018 Alex Li

Social media ushering age of student activism

Social media ushering age of student activism

October 12, 2018 Mary Quinn Moss

Apple’s seeds of success

Apple’s seeds of success

October 10, 2018October 12, 2018 Elliot Kim

College application secrecy helps no one

October 5, 2018 Marc Andrew Choi

Sexism on the courts

Sexism on the courts

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 Abigail Thompson

Unstudiable

October 3, 2018 Brittney Nial

Technology-based schools

Technology-based schools

September 21, 2018October 15, 2018 Sophie Robson

Kaepernick kneels: we stand with Nike

Kaepernick kneels: we stand with Nike

September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 Alex Li

Shared Bathroom Passes Need to Go

Shared Bathroom Passes Need to Go

February 28, 2018March 8, 2019 Sophie Robson

Early recruiting makes a new trend

Early recruiting makes a new trend

February 13, 2018February 14, 2018 westlakearrow

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian teaches valuable lessons

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian teaches valuable lessons

December 12, 2017September 20, 2019 Megan King

New opt-out policy will limit students’ reading

New opt-out policy will limit students’ reading

November 16, 2017January 19, 2018 westlakearrow

Clubbed to death: the madness of too many clubs

November 9, 2017November 9, 2017 westlakearrow

Opposing opinions: Should school start later?

November 9, 2017September 10, 2019 Akhil Gutta

Hollywood’s sexual assault problem

November 7, 2017September 10, 2019 Milla Wu

Arts and Entertainment Opinion

Glitz, glamour, and garbage: Hollywood today

October 16, 2017September 10, 2019 Amanda Ju

Dear Class of 2021: a survival guide

October 2, 2017September 10, 2019 Marc Andrew Choi