WBHS Politico: Government Shutdown Pt.2
Molysha Brown, Online Director
January 23, 2019
As of today January 23, 2019, the record-breaking government shutdown is now in its 32nd day and its 15th hour according to CNN. The government shutdown continues to be ongoing because the two major political parties have yet to find common ground. The parties are feuding over a wall that wo...
WBHS Politico: Government Shutdown
Molysha Brown, Online Director
January 17, 2019
As of today January 17, the government shutdown is now the longest government shutdown in the history of the country. According to various news sources, the shutdown is due to a lack of cooperation between the two primary political parties the democrats and the republicans. According to ...
Small Business Saturday
Breanna Trudeau, Ad Fundraising Manager
November 27, 2018
Filed under Editorials, Entertainment, News
Small Business Saturday is an American shopping holiday held on the Saturday after U.S. Thanksgiving during one of the busiest shopping periods of the year, much like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, things can get hectic during this season for local businesses. These three dates make the most popular sho...
A Stormy Semester
October 30, 2018
Filed under News
Hurricanes have blown our first semester away, literally. According to WWAY, right now we have missed 21 days due to the storms and their damage. The state officially forgave up to 20 days due to Florence and major school cancellations. While all of the days missed are almost impossible to make up, B...
School Shootings: An Epidemic
Molysha "Moe" Brown, Staff Writer
March 15, 2018
Filed under News
Since the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting in 2012 there have been nearly 300 school shootings in the United States at an average of almost one shooting per week. Since January 1st, 2018 there have been 19 shootings on school campuses, with 25 fatalities and numerous injuries . One of the more recent...
Halfway There
Rebekah Martin, Design Director
January 10, 2018
Filed under News
Trump and his administration have created a travel ban which restricts people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US for 90 days. These countries include: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. The Trump Administration later added officials from North Korea and Venezu...
Questions Remain for US Troops in Niger
Becca Jackson, Staff Writer
December 7, 2017
Filed under News
According to AP News, the efforts of U.S. forces to help Nigerien forces improve their abilities to fight extremists has increased in the past few years. But on the morning of October 4, 2017, something went wrong. A group of US and Nigerien soldiers were ambushed on a reconnaissance mission to...
Lights in Calabash
Izzy James-Hutson, Assistant editor
December 7, 2017
Filed under News, Student Life
The annual Calabash Tree Lighting was a spectacular display of holiday spirit, with each year the lighting getting better and better. This year the lighting was held on December 1st, and started at 6:00 p.m. The lighting included: a parade featuring local businesses, a Brunswick county native--Allie...
Growing Tensions Between America and North Korea
October 23, 2017
Filed under News
North Korea, a country with claims of nuclear power. Is America at risk of being attacked? Should citizens be fearful for their lives? Tension between North Korea and the United States has recently grown. North Korea has increased their nuclear weapon testing, gaining the ability to send missiles ...
When Music and Terror Collide
Izzy James-Hutson, Assistant Editor
October 13, 2017
Filed under News
Walking into the courtyard on October 3, 2017, West students may have noticed the flag at half staff. Seeing the flag and the news is the only reminder many of us will have, but for a multitude of country music lovers, the sound of automatic rifles will be rattling in their heads for the rest of the...
Not So Natural Disasters
Becca Jackson and Tyler Babson
October 10, 2017
Filed under News
Natural disasters have been sweeping across the Western Hemisphere this year worse than ever before. Huge hurricanes like Harvey, Irma and Maria bombarded the Caribbean and southern North America. Huge fires have raged across the Southwest. Earthquakes have shaken Mexico and the surrounding areas. Hurr...
Angela Arevalo, CoEditor
January 23, 2019
Glass is about three superhumans who are living in a world where it is frowned upon to see yourself as a superior being. After seeing “The Beast” (James McAvoy) and...
Trojan Swim Team Bound for Districts
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