On April 27, during lunch in room 31M, Matthew Zhang ‘24 hosted a music therapy concert for LEAP students, playing calming and therapeutic music. Zhang performed alongside four other musicians Tarun...
On April 18, 2023, WHS lost a beloved freshman on campus, Wesley Welling ‘26 — a bright student, kind friend, selfless individual and caring brother and son.
“He was such a sweet kid,” said...
In mid-February, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida threatened to cut ties with the College Board over the new AP African Studies curriculum. The move came after Republican conservatives in Florida opposed...
Principal Jason Branham sent out a digital Weekly Warrior Update on Feb. 12, 2023 informing students, parents and guardians that food delivery services are no longer allowed on campus.
Branham stated...
The annual Ventura County Mock Trial Competition took place Feb. 6–9 at the Ventura County Courthouse. WHS’s Mock Trial team competed against 26 other high school teams and took home five individual...
Grace Hefner, News Section Editor
• February 24, 2023
A U.S. fighter plane shot down a Chinese high–altitude balloon on Feb. 4, 2023 after the balloon was spotted orbiting in North American airspace, resulting in public outrage from Americans over the threat...
Written by Chenya Kwon
The best laid plans of UCs and UC strikers often go awry.
That was the case for the UC graduate student strikes that occurred throughout the final months of 2022. Though...
Sydney Elias, Social Media Editor
• December 15, 2022
On Oct. 27, 2022 Elon Musk finally sealed the deal. The billionaire took over one of the world’s largest social media networks, Twitter, paying a total of about $44 billion for full ownership of the...
Sania Gali, Social Media Editor
• December 9, 2022
On Nov. 28 2022, protests erupted from Shanghai to Beijing over China’s ‘Zero COVID-19 Policy’. The policy has come under controversy since the COVID-19 pandemic occurred in 2022 with China being...
On Nov. 15, 2022, former President Donald Trump announced that he will be running as a candidate in the 2024 presidential election.
“In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight...
Sydney Elias, Featured columnist
• December 1, 2022
On Oct. 26, 2022, same-sex marriage was officially made legal throughout all of Mexico.
Although the Supreme Court declared state laws preventing same-sex marriage unconstitutional in 2015, some states...
During the start of the 2022–23 school year, WHS has taken steps to re–evaluate the school mascot, specifically regarding its affiliation with Native American culture. Faculty and staff members have...
