The West Wind

Why the West Wind Believes Student News is so Important.

Sep 27, 2023

The West Wind writes on student, local, and world news. Although all news is important, most students in the West Wind think student news is what the school should be focusing on the most.

Why it matters: The West Wind covers student news in the school because they are the only people who can.

Inside look: There are a variety of things the West Wind can write about. Keeping students up to date with the most important and relevant things is a task not made for everyone.

“I definitely think school news changes and school rules, new policies, and anything like that is really important to cover so kids understand how those kinds of things work,” said copy editor Noah Farris. Journalists talk about things that are harder to talk about and “stuff that doesn’t get talked about much.”

Outside look: Students who look up the West Wind website see many different stories on many different topics, pictures of popular events, and interactive polls. Being able to keep up with what is going on in the school is a good thing to have access to so that students are never behind.

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Campbell Cheers, Online Assistance

Campbell Cheers is a seventeen-year-old senior member of the West Wind staff who really loves the beach. “My favorite part of growing up here is having the freedom to go to the beach whenever I want,” said Cheers. “Another thing I really like about living here is growing up and still having the same friends that I went to elementary and middle school with.” Her hobbies include playing tennis and pickleball with her friends. She doesn’t do it in a competitive spirit though. “We started playing tennis just for fun then that led us into playing pickleball,” said Cheers. “We don't compete or anything like that, it’s just for fun.” Campbell is in her second semester of the West Wind. She took a year-long break in her junior year but returned because she loved journalism. “I joined the class in my sophomore year,” said Cheers. “I didn’t do it my junior year due to a full schedule but I know I wanted to come back my senior year because of how much I loved the community.” Campbell’s plans for the future are to attend UNCW. She strives to earn a bachelor's degree in business. “I know I wanna go to UNCW because my parents went there,” said Cheers. “I also wanna go so I can stay close to home.”