The 8th graders will leave Washington D.C. on June 13th at 5:00 am and come home on June 16th at midnight. The 8th graders will be visiting Gettysburg, the Washington Monument,...

I am writing to you today because people are poaching the northern white rhinoceros. They do this so they can get its horn and then sell it for a lot of money. I am sending...

On May 26th, 2021 students at West received an email to confirm the choice they made to turn in their Chromebook for the summer or keep it. If they choose to turn it in over...

PBIS rewards are happening next Thursday on June 10th. Students with at least one green card can attend an activity of their choice that they sign up for. But there is a limited...

To all teens and adults, Hope you are doing well. I appreciate the time you took out of your day to read this. I’m going to be writing about the plastic pollution that...

I felt like passing out on the spot. It almost seemed like Deja Vu. Something so crazy that I couldn’t explain, even if I tried. “Are you okay Valerie? You looked like...

Chapter 1: My feet sunk into the sandy beach of Losmas Heights. For a 15-year-old girl, I was fast, really fast. I sprinted across the coast, carefully leaping over discarded...

The breaks at West Middle School are a desired time for the kids during class. Teachers choose a  time to get the kids out and about to stretch their legs during the lengthy...

Did you really dislike the ending to the novel "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli? Then read this alternate ending by seventh-grader Anya Read. All I could feel was a sharp pain...

There are many different students with many different gender identities at West. Our Gender Sexuality Alliance mentor, Mrs. Hine, has some opinions on the different ways we...