HONY full of art, passion
I only use Facebook for two things – informing family members of important news and the ‘Humans of New York’ page. However, because I can’t spend a day without looking at HONY, I am on Facebook just as regularly as I was three years ago. No shame. HONY is a blog that was started by Brandon Stanton [...]
Juniors take over clubs
As the senior class is on their way out, clubs all around the school have been having elections for the next school year. Here are some of the new executive boards for the clubs you belong to, or may want to get involved in. To find out what their plans are for next year, keep [...]
“Ratchet” account shocks school
On Wednesday, May 13th, an anonymous Twitter account titled “WL Ratchets” was formed. Immediately, the account started tweeting hurtful and insulting messages targeted at specific West Side students. Some of the tweets even included pictures of the particular student that was being harrassed. “I think it’s probably one of the worst things I’ve seen people [...]
Senior Photos over the top
For many, one of the most exciting and stressful parts of being a senior are senior pictures. Where will you go? Who will do them? And most importantly, what will you wear? Many people find it necessary to dress in six or seven different ensembles in ridiculous scenery. This is simply not needed. I do believe that [...]
Summer Movie Guide
Summer movies to stifle boredom. Every summer, students reach a point where they actually want school to start again, if only to have something to do with themselves. This feeling is quickly stifled once school actually starts again. To prevent boredom so chronic you want to return to class, go see a new movie. The [...]
Review: HIMYM Finale
Many questions in the air in How I Met Your Mother season eight finale. (SPOILER ALERT!) With the ninth and final season this fall, the producers of HIMYM are finally being forced to lay some of the cards on the table. Of course, the main card is, who is the mother? Who is the woman [...]
Coaches teach too
West Side students might think of their teachers as just people that come to school with one thing to do – teach them. However, most teachers actually have lives outside of the classroom. There are the teachers that coach sports, some that run clubs and others that help out with various activities. The coaches at [...]
TV Review: Survivior
Survivor, more than a game. The show Survivor came to the United States in 2000 after being first thought up in Great Britain by British television producer, Charlie Parsons, in 1992. The first place to put the show on television was Sweden in 1997. Since then, over 45 different countries have filmed the show, most of [...]
What Do Rankings Mean?
West Lafayette High School was recently ranked the 19th best school in the nation for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics related fields by US News and World Report. What, though, does that ranking mean and where does it come from? US News and World Report figures the rankings by taking the percentage of seniors [...]
Sports have successful year
As another school year comes to a close, lets go back in time and take a look at some of the more memorable games and moments of the 2012-2013 school year: 10. WL vs. BC- In the 2012 J&C Hoops Classic, the Lady Devils took on the returning champion Benton Central in the semi-finals. It would [...]
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