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New year, new principal

Trevor Menne steps up in a new position, and is excited to lead

Helena Erdahl, Co-Editor-in-Chief • September 20, 2021

“Just having the chance to lead it's really an honor,” -Trevor Menne

WLHS student competes at state for Poetry Out Loud

Caden Kesselring, Broadcast Editor In Chief • April 12, 2021

Diving into a new adventure

A chemistry teacher's continued pursuit of a lifelong passion.

Lillian Gottschling, Copy Editor • March 24, 2021

Two years ago, Steve Davala published the final novel in his “Soulkind” series, a project he began in 2001. Known by many as a chemistry teacher, Davala pursued his dreams of becoming an author. He...

Working amidst a pandemic

Lucy McCowen shares her experience as an essential worker during COVID-19

Helena Erdahl, Coverage Editor • March 19, 2021

Recently, students have gotten the vaccine and for a variety of reasons. Some of these include health reasons, and, in some cases, being an essential worker. Lucy McCowen, senior, is an aide at Tanner...

Masking up in style

Lillian Gottschling, Copy Editor • October 27, 2020

Quarantine has been a time in which many people have honed in on their skills as well as developed new ones. Ella Notdurft, senior, chose to start her own mask company, naming it Sun and Moon Masks. Notdurft...

Student responses to AP class and exam changes due to COVID-19

Jiana Collins, Staff Reporter • May 27, 2020

COVID-19 has caused schools to have to undergo serious changes with their curriculum, and advanced placement (AP) classes are no different. AP classes are college level courses and feature an exam from...

Empty stadiums

The impact of the loss of sports due to COVID-19 on student-athletes

Audrey Lippert, Co-Current Events Editor • May 23, 2020

Athletics are deeply ingrained in the American high school culture, so not being able to play and compete this year upended the goals of many students. “We wanted to win state, that was probably our...

Creativity in a crisis

Self-isolated at home, one senior has made her entrepreneurial dreams into a reality.

Kaleigh Henderson, Podcast Editor • May 5, 2020

When faced with a shut-down school, shut-down social lives, and a practically shut-down country, students’ lives tend to, well, shut down. Some students take advantage of the extended period of...

SchoolTubers

Kaleigh Henderson, Podcast Manager • February 26, 2020

There are 31 million different channels on YouTube, as of Jan. 31, 2020. In such a giant ocean of video and sound, it can be hard to grow your own presence on the global video-sharing website. But among...

A safe place

The mental health room is there to help students, but there are still things that need to be done.

Zoe Barnett, Co-Opinion Editor • February 20, 2020

One in five teenagers suffer from a mental illness, and according to Teen Mental Health. That's 20% of our population. Teenagers experience a wide variety of mental disorders, ranging from ADHD, to anxiety,...

Poetry Out Loud 2020

Kylie Zeman, Lily Frazier, and Kaleigh Henderson • February 13, 2020

All sophomores memorized and performed two poems in their English classes in the past few months, and the best performance of each class moved up and performed at a school-wide competition. The winner...

What are the counselors doing for you?

Morgan Johnson, Staff Reporter • January 29, 2020

In the U.S., the rate of high school-aged youth considering and committing suicide continues to rise, according to Child Trends. There has been a 33% suicide increase for 15 to 19-year-old students since...