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The Student News Site of West Brunswick High School

The West Wind

The Student News Site of West Brunswick High School

The West Wind

Labs Around West: Kidney Dissection

Labs Around West: Kidney Dissection

Zoey Boswell, Staff Writer Apr 15, 2021

  The Project Lead The Way (PLTW) class is a series of four classes taken each year of high school. The second class, Human Body Systems, performs several dissections, such as the kidney dissection....

Spring Break Bucket List

Spring Break Bucket List

Emely Olmedo, Staff Writer Mar 29, 2021

Once you start to feel the cold weather slowly change into warm temperatures and you start to see the flowers bloom, that's when you know that spring is right around the corner. I came up with a spring...

Wayde Sibley (King) and Ria Sanchez (Queen.)

2021 Homecoming Court

Teagan Coley, Online Director Mar 29, 2021

On March 19, the Trojan football team defeated the North Brunswick Scorpions. During halftime, the 2021 Homecoming court was presented. Junior Court: Jamaine Bennett, Justin Goodman, Carter Wyatt,...

Planners and calendars are some of the easiest ways to stay organized.

How To Stay Organized

Katelyn Lewis, Editor in Chief Mar 8, 2021

Organization can be a hard skill to master; however, it’s not impossible. There are plenty of ways to keep yourself organized on a daily basis. The key thing with organization is to do whatever works...

Mental Health in a Pandemic: Worries from Students and Words from Experts

Mental Health in a Pandemic: Worries from Students and Words from Experts

Jennifer Argo, Staff Writer Mar 5, 2021

Staring at screens for 10 hours a day and not being able to hug family members or friends is detrimental to a person’s mental health. According to The Harvard Gazette, as the number of deaths increases,...

Does Playing Sports With a Mask Affect Your Play?

Does Playing Sports With a Mask Affect Your Play?

Emely Olmedo, Staff Writer Feb 17, 2021

As we are finally able to play sports in a pandemic after so long, players have some covid rules they have to follow. Obviously, number one rule is having to wear a mask at all times which may be difficult...

Online Learning So Far and Looking Forward

Online Learning So Far and Looking Forward

Emely Olmedo, Staff Writer Feb 10, 2021

When school first shut down due to the pandemic, students were all forced to start emergency remote learning, which turned into planned remote learning in the fall. A first time experience for many students...

The New Solar Charging Station At West

The New Solar Charging Station At West

Zoey Boswell, Staff Writer Feb 9, 2021

In January, 2021 Brunswick County’s three traditional high schools were introduced to a new solar-powered picnic table with solar paneling, wireless charging, and Wi-Fi hotspots.    So what...

Senior cheerleaders after senior night ceremony.

Basketball Season Senior Night

Teagan Coley, Online Director Feb 1, 2021

On January 29th; the Trojan men's basketball, women's basketball, cheerleading, and dance teams had a senior night ceremony before their games against Ashley High School. With 2 seniors graduating this...

Opinions On The Covid Vaccine

Opinions On The Covid Vaccine

Zoey Boswell, Staff Writer Jan 28, 2021

The Covid vaccine is a two-dose injection that has been proven 95% effective at preventing Covid-19. The vaccine is controversial due to it being fairly new and there not being many studies out on it....

Whats New, New Year?

What’s New, New Year?

Emely Olmedo, Staff Writer Jan 19, 2021

Ending a year is like finishing another chapter in your life, especially ending 2020. With many rough patches the past year, we all want to start this new year differently with different intentions. Last...

5 Ways To Be Successful During Remote Learning

5 Ways To Be Successful During Remote Learning

Zoey Boswell, Staff Writer Jan 15, 2021

  Organization Schedule Participation  Communication  Methods     Stay organized!  To learn best, keep your workspace and materials organized and neat. Always...

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