The Student News Site of West Brunswick High School

The West Wind

The Student News Site of West Brunswick High School

The West Wind

The Student News Site of West Brunswick High School

The West Wind

Students showing their backpacks for the day.

Anything but a Backpack Day

Emely Olmedo, Editor in Chief Mar 8, 2022

After a bit of uncertainty from administration, they have finally heard student voices. Thanks to our yearbook staff, administrators allowed students to have the long awaited opportunity to give students...

Whats in Your Bottle?

What’s in Your Bottle?

Campbell Cheers, Online News Director Feb 17, 2022

Whether it’s 20 or 32oz, while at school, practice, or games, you always have something in your bottle. Water, sports drinks, soda, or juice: we’re going to get to the bottom of it to see what was...

Europe Turning West

Europe Turning West

Angelica Giaquinto and Ava Babson Feb 11, 2022

Foreign exchange students transfer for new opportunities and experiences in another country. They strive to get an outlook on what else other schools have to offer and what’s different from their home...

Digital Burn Book

Digital Burn Book

Emely Olmedo and Reyde Jones Jan 28, 2022

Going to a public high school can be chaotic or challenging at times. Rumors spreading, comments being made about students, and false accusations being thrown out–these may be a part of teenage life...

Time To Get Fit With Planet Fitness

Time To Get Fit With Planet Fitness

Jan 26, 2022

As the year 2021 ended and 2022 began, a new Planet Fitness opened in Shallotte where the old Lowes Food was located. Planet Fitness has a reputation for being a welcoming gym, perfect for beginners, making...

Drilled Down With West

Drilled Down With West

Courtney Weston, Staff Writer Dec 10, 2021

When people hear Drill Team, most people think of the performers that go on during halftime at football games at some schools, but here at West, it's a different kind of team. Our Drill team is part of...

Conversations with a Cosplayer

Conversations with a Cosplayer

Ashley Libreros Galarza, Staff Writer Dec 7, 2021

Cosplaying is the act of dressing up as a character or concept. When people do it regularly, they are called cosplayers. Sophomore Tiffany Guin got into cosplaying in August 2019. Inspired by the love...

Bryson Wilson takes third place and John Nguyen takes first place

2021 HOSA Regional Competition

Zoey Boswell, Copy Editor Dec 7, 2021

HOSA club members traveled to Dixon High School in Onslow County to compete in several medical careers. Each member competed in a different subject whether it was health events, health professions, emergency...

Addi Hardee, Lexi Long, Grace Gundrum, and Kyla Bryant do turns in second.

Dance Recital

Campbell Cheers, Staff Writer Dec 7, 2021

Finding A Safe Place

Finding A Safe Place

Destiny Noblitt Dec 2, 2021

Being LGBT+ in this day and age is still scary even though people are a lot more accepting than in the past. It’s even scarier coming out when you go to school, especially public school. A lot of schools...

The lab group contributes to the dissection.

Dissection on Fetal Pigs

Campbell Cheers, Staff Writer Dec 1, 2021

Student speaking to a representative from NC State.

Annual College Fair

Lauren Nelson, Online Director Nov 30, 2021

On October 28th, the counselors held the annual college fair in the gymnasium. This is a great opportunity for juniors and seniors to discover what specific colleges have to offer, and figure out if higher...

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