Seniors move forward
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Off Campus: Graduation Edition
Now that you know what to wear to graduation, when and for whom you should buy graduation gifts for, and which graduation parties to attend, it’s time to start thinking about where your family is going to take you for your graduation dinner. After all, you’re graduating from high school and, as with any big event, you […]
The Graduation Dress Guide
What does one wear to graduate? Walking across the stage during graduation takes literally three seconds, but the pictures taken before, during and after the ceremony last forever. Our guide will help graduates and their friends and family look their best on May 24th. Seniors: When picking out an outfit, be sure to keep that […]
Seniors say farewell
As much as we claim to be thrilled by leaving this school behind, there will be people and experiences we will miss. When we first sat in the auditorium for our freshman orientation, our guidance counselors told us to make good decisions, take hard classes and be focused on academics. What they didn’t tell us […]
The Grad Party Guide
The weekend before finals annually marks the start of several days of graduation celebrations. Students pile into cars starting as early as ten in the morning and party-hop well into the night. As with most traditions, graduation parties in West Lafayette have some de facto rules and quirks. The Scarlette spoke with graduating seniors and […]
Non-seniors catch senioritis
Spring spreads senioritis to non-seniors. Spring is finally here, and everyone seems to have a little more spring in their step. (Pun intended.) The end of the school year brings with it a stream of parties, Prom, the senior prank, graduation and warm weather fun. Although most of the aforementioned activities are intended for the […]
Some graduate in 7 semesters
Where are the seven semester graduates now? For many of our seniors, this final semester feels as if it has been dragged out, and will never end. Senioritis has slowly crept up on us, but some students were lucky enough to avoid this problem. There is a more unconventional approach to graduation that many students are […]
8th semester grades matter
Here at West Side, only the first seven semesters’ grades are factored into determining the valedictorians. Which means, a student who gets a B semester three of high school, for example, cannot be valedictorian, while one who gets a B semester eight can. As a staff, we believe that a senior’s 8th semester grades should […]
