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The Student News Site of Wichita West High School

West Word

The Student News Site of Wichita West High School

West Word

Students and Staff holding up a $500 check
Showcase
Wichita West football team presents a $500 check to the Wichita, Kansas foundation
Elizabeth Msebengi and Latajea Wheaton October 24, 2025
The girls getting ready to run at GWAL
Cross Country overview
Aubrey Winegarner, Photo Editor • November 7, 2025
Night School
Night School
Damilola Adewuyi November 3, 2025
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...

Girls Tennis Team standing next to the senior players for a photo
Sports
West High Girls Tennis Season Recap
Manuel Rodriguez, Editor-In-Chief • November 7, 2025

This season the West High girls tennis team had a spectacular season this year. They had 18 wins with 3 losses and an 85.71% win percentage...

Head men's basketball coach Austin McBeth speaking to students before the Midday Madness event.
Midday Madness
Lee Straughter, Staff • December 13, 2024
Sideline - Leon Chau
Sideline – Leon Chau
Liliana Gonzales, editor in chief • December 9, 2024
One Last Time
One Last Time
Kyle Mumma, Co-Editor in Chief • November 9, 2024
Sidelines - Austin McBeth
Sidelines – Austin McBeth
Liliana Gonzales, Editor • October 28, 2024
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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