Minus the Grading Scale

April 29, 2010 • Jennifer Welch, Staff Writer  
Filed under Opinion/Editorial

   With the passing of the first semester of this school year, many students are frustrated by a grade that was just not quite high enough.  By a few percentage points, some are held back from advancing to the next GPA point.  One solution many approve of is the plus and minus grading system.  However,... Read more »

Senior Spotlight: A Glimpse at Behan

April 29, 2010 • Jennifer Welch, Staff Writer  
Filed under News, Top Stories

   Kevin Behan (12) is a popular student on campus for a good reason: he contributes to West High both academically and athletically.    Kevin is currently on two West High teams: basketball and track and field.  He has played basketball since the age of six, and “was told that [he] was very agile,... Read more »

Warriorette of the Month (May): Kelly O’Malley

April 28, 2010 • Bryan Phan, Staff Writer  
Filed under Sports

1. Her game: Varsity Cross Country, Track, and Basketball 2. Car: Honda CRV 3. Favorite athlete: Kobe Bryant 4. Favorite sports moment: When the Lakers won the 2009 NBA Championship 5. Status: Single 6. Favorite book: To Kill a Mockingbird 7. Favorite movie: Gran Torino SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title:... Read more »

Sadie Hawkins Cut

April 19, 2010 • Ariel Kimmok, Contributing Writer & Photographer  
Filed under News

On April 15th, 2010, West High ASB cancelled the Sadie Hawkins Dance due to a lack of ticket sales. Sadie coordinator Yu Hu (11) stated, “We absolutely did not want to have a dance with less than one-hundred people at the most. We just decided as a collective whole to just cancel the dance altogether.” The... Read more »

Take a Break from the Ordinary

April 2, 2010 • Jennifer Welch, Staff Writer  
Filed under Feature

   Spring Break is upon us, and everyone wants to enjoy this vacation as much as possible. Instead of enduring yet another trip to the mundane mall, here are some affordable, yet engaging, possibilities to liven up your Spring Break.    The beach will be crowded this week as many local students are... Read more »