What do you think about when you think of success? Perhaps you imagine getting a good job, or doing well in sports? Maybe even making enough money to live a comfortable life. But West High’s very own JROTC drill team shows us that success comes in many forms. Leadership skills, teamwork, determination,...

The auditorium was full of excitement and tension a few weeks ago as more than 40 brave West High students took the stage to recite a poem as part of a nationwide competition.  For Poetry Out Loud (POL) students must choose and memorize a poem from the official POL website. They then must recite...

On February 9th, all high schools in the Anchorage School District came together to compete for the intense Battle of the Books (BoB) district competition. West High School competed with two teams of four, one team composed of Summit Larson, Kevin Guo, Max Erickson, and Nicole Robb with the other team...

Attention Class of 2023: there’s a new program in town. It’s called Operation Hand-Me-Gown. Operation Hand-Me-Gown has been launched by senior Alana Belle Tirado, the reporter of this article. We have entered the twilight year of the high school experience. Our graduation date is set for Tuesday,...

As December 2022 came to a close, Anchorage School District staff and students were left reeling from endless disruptions to planned lessons, finals, sports and school activities due to an unprecedented six snow days over a two-week period.  The six closure days in December and the one from November...