On Tuesday Oct. 20 students will be allowed to leave early after testing at 1:45. Students must have the permission slip handed out during TNN signed by a parent or guardian in order to leave. Students who did not have the permission slip signed will go to the auditorium at 1:45. A movie will be shown in the auditorium. Students will not be able to make calls, emails, or contact to parents; they must have the permission slip signed to leave. Buses will not leave early and sti

Student IDs and Lanyard Expectations From Oct. 19-23, West High will be providing lanyards to all staff members and students. All students will be required to wear their IDs on gray lanyards assigned and keep them visible at all times. IDs must be worn appropriately and may not be concealed under hoodies or jackets or attached to backpacks. Failure to comply will be treated as a violation of safety rules and handled according to the school's assertive discipline plan. If a st

Oct. 20, 2026 ACT, Pre-ACT, ASVAB Testing Day The lunch schedule will be the same time as TNN days but with different groups eating at different times: 11:29-11:54 11th grade TNN - ASVAB Group 12:02-12:27 9th grade TNN - Pre ACT 8/9 12:34-12:59 10th grade TNN - Pre ACT 1:06-1:31 12th grade - ACT regular and extended time Students can be dismissed as soon as 4th lunch is over and at 1:45. Remaining students without a permission slip and ride can be released to the auditor

I think that fall is the best season because of all of the activities that you can do. One of the activities that you can do is of course go Trick or Treating for Halloween! You can also go to the pumpkin patch to find some cool pumpkins to carve for Halloween. That is not it. You can also start decorating your house for Halloween. During fall, there is also Thanksgiving to celebrate gathering with your family to have a big feast and party! The vibrant green of summer starts

Honoka Suzuki, yearbook editor, shares about photography and aspects of the yearbook. Suzuki has been taking photography for three years now. Her favorite part of being on the yearbook staff is taking photos of the perfect moments. She often goes to games and events to capture the sparkling energies of students. Suzuki states “ I have multiple things that are difficult, but the most important is making sure every staff is on task and keeping pages done by deadline.” Suzuki's

For centuries people have asked the same questions, how does the psychology of feeling emotions work? How does seeing different colors correlate to different emotions/responses given when seeing a given color? And why is the human brain mapped this way? When the true question that should be asked is why hasn’t a more in depth look on why the brain looks at a color and has a certain emotion to it? Now in truth this question has or is already getting solved; however, this artic

Week six of SEC football was an exciting one. There were big match ups like Alabama vs. Georgia and Kentucky vs. LSU. Georgia secured a close win against Alabama with a score of 20 to 17. Georgia Quarterback Gunner Stockton completed 18 of 22 passes for 249 yards. Stockton also accounted for both of Georgia's touchdowns; one passing, one rushing. Next, Kentucky gave LSU their second conference loss with a two-point conversion in overtime that resulted in a score of 35 to 34.

Many people say that cheerleading is not a sport, but the Mo’West cheerleaders prove daily that cheer is a sport. Not only do they prove that cheer is a sport, but also that it is one of the most physically demanding and mentally intense sports in the athletic department. The 2026-2027 cheer team members starting with the seniors are Zaidyn Edwards, Zyleigh Edwards, Trinity Fortner, Ansleigh Hoover, Kaelianna Stafford, Salah Watson, and Bella Webb. The juniors include Be