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Statewide cell phone ban
News
Statewide cell phone ban
April 20, 2026
The censorship of books is more than just, “shielding the minds of young readers"
The censorship of books is more than just, “shielding the minds of young readers”
Isa De La Torre December 11, 2024

In 2021 the ALA, the American library association, published its annual report on book restriction. There were 729 attempts to remove school,...

New Frontiers - Jacob Canaday
New Frontiers – Jacob Canaday
Sophie Lopez De Luna, Staff • November 5, 2024

This episode, Jacob Canaday talks about his experience as a member of the West High Pep Band. So I got started in band in elementary school....

New Frontiers - Aubrey Winegarner
New Frontiers – Aubrey Winegarner
Sophia Lopez De Luna, Staff • October 28, 2024

Transcript: You're listening to the first installment of the West Word series New Frontiers, about the importance of getting involved. This...

Wrestling Recap
Sports
Wrestling Recap
May 4, 2026

Lupita Anzures getting ready to swing her club.
Girls Golf 2025 Fall season
Jacen Chavez, Staff Member • November 13, 2025
Girls Tennis Team standing next to the senior players for a photo
West High Girls Tennis Season Recap
Manuel Rodriguez, Editor-In-Chief • November 7, 2025
The girls getting ready to run at GWAL
Cross Country 2025 season
Aubrey Winegarner, Photo Editor • November 7, 2025
Wichita West football player Junior Landon Hauser giving a kid a high five at Stanley Elementary during There Trunk Or Treat event
Friday Night Lights Meets Halloween Nights
Kyler Pracht, Staff • November 5, 2025

Junior Hector Higareda-Garcia waiting for his queue to play.
Band-O-Rama Preview
Manuel Rodriguez, Editor-In-Chief • October 24, 2025

Every year West High's band team competes in something known as Band-O-Rama which is a showcase of all the USD 259 Marching Band shows for the...

One Last Time
One Last Time
Kyle Mumma, Co-Editor in Chief • November 9, 2024

Westlemania is an event that we put on for the past five years. That was intended to get the general student body, interested, involved and to...

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