Aristocracy Bought a Zoo, Too!

April 25, 2012 • Julia Truong, Staff Writer  
Filed under Entertainment

Singing from the heart takes persistence and integrity, which is what Aristocracy does every time they are seen on stage. With passionate singing and expressions, there’s no doubt that Aristocracy is known as the advanced choir on campus. On Friday, April 20th, Aristocracy performed an animal-themed... Read more »

New British Band Sweeps the Nation

April 25, 2012 • Carly Saber, Staff Writer  
Filed under Entertainment, Top Stories

One Direction is the world’s newest and hippest boy band. In 2010, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan applied as solo artists for the seventh season of The X Factor UK; however they failed to qualify for the “Boys” category. After much consideration, judge... Read more »

West High Track Triumphs

April 25, 2012 • Kiana Schmitt, Staff Writer  
Filed under Sports

   Tuesday marked a triumphant return to the season from Spring Break for West High’s track team.  Girls Varsity was victorious at the meet against Palos Verdes and Leuzinger, and Boys Varsity just barely lost 65-67. Despite the fact that Palos Verdes’ track team was especially skilled in distance... Read more »

Del Amo’s Newest Store

April 25, 2012 • Chika Ojukwu, Staff Writer  
Filed under News

Typo – no, this isn’t referring to those annoying little mistakes you make in an English essay every now and then. Typo is a recently opened stationary store that sells a plethora of handy, efficient room and office supplies including writing tools, interior design kits, photo fames and albums, satchels,... Read more »

Kneepkens Bake Sale

April 5, 2012 • Kiana Schmitt, Staff Writer  
Filed under News

   Between two to four o’clock, on Thursday, March 28th, a delectable assortment of baked goods was sold in front of the library. With prices ranging from around $1-3, cookies, cupcakes, brownies, and other sweet treats were made available to passing Warriors.  All of the proceeds went directly... Read more »

Laura Baumgartner: More Than Meets the Eye

April 5, 2012 • Julia Truong, Staff Writer  
Filed under Feature

    For four years, Laura Baumgartner (12) has enjoyed the memories that high school has given her. As the valedictorian of her class, she busied herself with multiple Honors and AP courses, but always used the difficulty of these classes as a motivator to make sure that anything would be possible... Read more »

So Close, Yet So Far

April 5, 2012 • Julia Truong, Staff Writer  
Filed under Sports

    During this Boys Varsity Baseball season, members have been rigorously practicing for a successful one. Coach Juan Cueva motivates his team to go out to the field and try their best under any circumstances. But on Wednesday March 28, West had a little bit of a downfall against the South High Spartans.   In... Read more »

World of Apps

April 5, 2012 • Jonathan Choi, Staff Writer  
Filed under Entertainment

   Three years, with the genesis of the iPod Touch and iPhone revolution, the App store hit the mainstream public hard, taking a huge chunk out of the consumer public. Ever since then, many other mobile platform companies have tried innovating their own app stores, producing such large contenders like... Read more »

A Splendid or Studious Spring Break?

April 5, 2012 • Zirwa Kainat, Staff Writer  
Filed under News

   Spring Break is right around the corner. After the stressful month of March, everyone is looking forward to relaxing, doing homework, or cramming for tests.    There are quite a few students who will be traveling during spring break this year. However, it depends on the different classes that... Read more »

Daniel Barrett: A Sophomore Star

April 5, 2012 • Zirwa Kainat, Staff Writer  
Filed under Feature

   Those who recently attended the spring musical Little Shop of Horrors got a chance to see many talented performers, one of which was Daniel Barrett (10). In the musical, Barrett played the role of Seymour Krelborn, a young man who has aspiring plans of being successful with the use of a plant. Barrett... Read more »