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The West Wind

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The West Wind

Social media and teenagers

Social media and teenagers

Bailey Bayliss, staff writer Oct 24, 2024

Some people might say that social media doesn’t affect teenagers, while others say that social media changes a lot in a teenager, such as the way they act towards really anything.  Social media can...

A group of guests get ready for the hayride to pick up their pumpkins at Stump Hill Farms.

Hannah-ween: Top Five Things to do Locally for the Spooky Season

Hannah Underwood, Copy Editor Oct 23, 2024

When the temperature drops, the candy aisles become stocked, and the scary Pumpkin Spice Latte girls come out of hibernation, it can only point to one thing: Spooky Season. With this season comes the time...

A political sign found in Wilmington, NC. This sign is for the election of District Attorney.

To Vote or Not to Vote

Naya Trott, Staff Writer Oct 3, 2024

Red or Blue, Democrat or Republican: two big parties, two big decisions. Today’s youths’ whole lives have been influenced by and pushed back and forth between two directions, separating them and creating...

A Chicken tender tray from cookout with fries and honey mustard.

Brooklyn’s Top Five Fast Food Honey Mustards

Brooklyn Coble, Creative Content Director May 20, 2024

I eat fast food a lot of days of the week and my absolute favorite condiment is honey mustard, so this is my top 5 fast food restaurant honey mustards.  1. Zaxby’s Zaxby’s has the best honey mustard...

Olivia Poindexter’s perspective as she creates her digital design of a volleyball

Storytelling Through Graphic Design

Olivia Poindexter, Staff Writer Mar 27, 2024

Art has been a major interest of mine throughout my life, though I’ve never had the opportunity to use it academically until I joined Journalism. In class, I create a visual narrative that works hand-in-hand...

School Sports reinforcing social cliques at West Brunswick High School.

Challenges Within School

Jacob Rumsey, Broadcast Director Mar 27, 2024

Throughout my experience at West Brunswick, one significant challenge to our society is actively being overlooked by today's education system. This challenge and danger presents itself through the schools...

Brooklyn's Top 5 Game Day Artists

Brooklyn’s Top 5 Game Day Artists

Brooklyn Coble, Creative Content Director Mar 25, 2024

1. Drake- In my personal opinion Drake is my favorite artist to listen to on a game day, his style of music has a very wide variation and there is a Drake song for any mood that I’m in.  If I want...

A classic fantasy castle cracking under the pressure of Disney's poor decisions.

The Downfall of Disney

Fleur Kelly, Broadcast Assistant Feb 28, 2024

Most of us have grown up with Disney movies. It’s a household name, a studio known for its magical storylines and impressive animation. But with their recent flops like Raya and the Last Dragon, Onward,...

How do banned books affect education?

How do banned books affect education?

Kennedy Dunaway, staff writer Jan 31, 2024

Book banning is one of the most common ways to censor education. Books are constantly being challenged by parents at local schools and libraries. This impacts not only teachers due to a constant change...

Is It Safe To Walk To School?

Is It Safe To Walk To School?

Rowan Miller, Staff Writer Jan 31, 2024

On Thursday, March 16th, 2023 a student at West Brunswick High School got hit by a car while walking to school. While this student did survive with serious injuries, not all students who get hit by cars...

Graphic created on Canva. Image depicts a clock and says "Twenty-four hours left."

How Much Can You Fit In 24 Hours?

Kelsey Swain, Staff Writer Jan 23, 2024

Imagine you go to the doctors, just for a normal check up. Everything's going well ‘till your doctor looks down at your chart and looks up at you with a blank expression on their face. You leave the...

Pitty Pride

Pitty Pride

Rowan Miller, Staff Writer Jan 23, 2024

Many people celebrated the coming of the new year; however, for XL Bully owners in England and Wales, it was most certainly not a “Happy New Year.”  On December 31st, it became illegal to sell,...

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