In 2023, a national study was conducted on the biggest killers of the American population, for ages 10-23. The biggest killer was unintentional injury, and right behind it was suicide. Suicide occurs when an individual intentionally performs an action or series of actions that leads to their death; despite it being one of the most preventable causes of death, it still looms over people’s lives. Every person deals with mental health, even if some are more open about it than

Morristown West High School is proud to officially welcome Matt Cahoon as the Trojans’ new Athletic Trainer. A resident of Morristown, Tennessee, Cahoon brings extensive collegiate-level sports medicine experience to the Trojan Athletic Program. He holds a Doctor of Athletic Training (DAT), the terminal degree in his field. Before joining West High School, Cahoon served as an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science at Carson-Newman University. He expressed great enthusiasm f

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Brylee Livesay, junior, shares that” the new school year is fun, and I am enjoying my teachers.” She normally does homework after practice or during TNN. She has a new experience at the Help Desk. Her goals this year are to ensure that she does her best in class and works hard to be better at her sports. Elliana Misenheimer, sophomore, said that her new school year has been pretty easy so far. Her most difficult subject is anatomy. She tries to study in her downtime, and she

Jessica Gonzalez Martinez is a West High senior. She is a part of the FBLA, DECA, Spanish club, Band, Beta, Yearbook, and Student Council. Martinez is originally from Morristown. She commented, “My favorite part of West High is the diversity of people you can meet here. I've made a lot of friends that vary a lot, and it's nice to be able to bloom many friendships.” Martinez is in her senior year of high school. Her main goals for her senior year are to get her GPA up, raise

The life of a student is a trial, with being tested at school, struggling at work, or even having a stroke of bad luck. Students at West sometimes have it hard. However, just because things are difficult now doesn’t mean they will not get better later. I can guarantee from experience that even how down someone may be, they need to get back up, not for anyone else, but only for them and what they may want to achieve. It is very wise to find people that can help you with any st

Last week The West Side Story conducted a survey across classes about how Mo’West students use social media. According to the survey, the average student spends about four hours and twenty minutes on social media everyday. Out of connecting, communicating, posting and entertainment 60% of students say they use social media for entertainment the most. Favorite social media apps are divided 50/50 between Instagram and TikTok. 83.3% of students follow West High school social me