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Braiding quickly, junior Milina Mike does an intricate braid on junior Dakota Horrocks for homecoming. Mike and Horrocks have run a hair and makeup business since February of 2019. “I am so proud of what I do, and I love when people are happy with the outcome,” Mike said. “I love doing hair and practicing new styles on people, and I plan on doing this for my future career.”

The beauty of business

Jenna Reynolds, Staff Reporter
October 3, 2019
Emma Baker, Alex Stamer-Fuentes, Martin Plascencia, Daniel Leiva and Christhor Roy stand with their right hands raised as they are sworn in as junior members of the Los Angeles Police Department. After being inducted, we met the chief and our officer for the day. Then, we rode in the motorcade to Raleigh Studios. “The motorcade was super fun,” junior Alex Stamer-Fuentes said. “I felt some empowerment because they closed down Hollywood Boulevard for just the president and us, the Sunshine Kids.”

Sunny in Cali

Emma Baker, Staff reporter
October 3, 2019
Junior Erica Michel and another volunteer are working hard at building houses for the people in Erie, Pennsylvania. Our residents started crying when they saw their house because they were so shocked that normal kids could come and do this, Micheal said. They were so grateful they made us these nice memory boxes and thanked us several times.

Kindness over the summer

Michelle Miller, Staff Reporter
September 23, 2019
“I’m still trying to adjust to the guitar,” Edwards said. “It was hard at first because piano came naturally to me, but guitar in a sense just hit me right in the face.”

Majorly involved

Grace Hager, Staff Reporter
September 23, 2019
Teacher Jeffrey Gehrke teaches physics to his students. Gehrke began teaching his tenth year here at West and he plans to stay here and teach physics to many more students. “Teaching is just something that I enjoy,” Gehrke said. “I always enjoyed explaining things, and it’s something I could do for 35 years and be happy doing.”

Former student teaches with former instructor

William Heaton, Staff Reporter
September 20, 2019
The students in the Wildcat Service club and The ACP students got together on a Monday morning to play a game of Jenga. It is very good for students in the club and the ACP students to get together to learn a lot about one another, Zohlen said. The communication is good for both the club students and the ACP students. It is a lot of fun and we have a lot of laughs.

Helping hands

Michelle Miller, Staff Reporter
September 20, 2019
Discussing trending topics, junior Brock Evans and Skutt junior Ben Hawk produce their latest podcast episode. During this episode, the two talked about their opinions on who they think are the all time best NBA players. “This was a very interesting podcast to shoot,” Evans said. “We had a great time debating who we thought were the greatest NBA players and also tested each other on various NBA player’s stats.”

The Pick & Roll Podcast

Jordan Bakar, Staff Reporter
September 17, 2019
Junior and Zoo Crew member Alyssa Gonzales shows off a tiny moth. I joined zoo crew because I have a passion for the environment, Gonzales said. She plans on continue with Zoo Crew until she ages out of the program.

Zoo crew

Mackenzie Gonzales, Cartoonist
September 17, 2019
Junior Ryan Kocovsky started his own lawn care business over the summer to earn a little extra cash.

Kocovsky Lawn Care

Noah Walls, Staff Reporter
September 17, 2019
The stock vehicle used by Nick Bruegman, passed down by his father. Nick has used this for years, putting it through many races.

The race of a lifetime

Carson Fox, Staff Reporter
September 16, 2019
Smiling through the brutal heat sophomore Riley Hurts stops to take a picture with her friends Lilli Rooks and Mali Rose. The three girls spent their summer helping rebuild homes in Guatemala. “It was a really fun way to spend a part of my summer,” Hurts said. “I want to go back or at least do something similar in the future.”

A helping hand

Kaden Roth, Staff Reporter
September 9, 2019
Senior Elaina Woods has battled past the worst parts of the aftermath of her pectus excavatum surgery

Elaina Woods: changed for the better

Edison Geiler, Broadcast Editor-In-Chief
September 6, 2019
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