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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

The 5 Cs are five crucial characteristics an athlete needs in order to not only perform well, but also to be coachable.

The 5 C’s in sports

Amadis Levasa, Staff Writer Feb 20, 2024

Commitment, communication, concentration, control and confidence: these 5 C’s are crucial in shaping not just an athlete's physical abilities, but their mental toughness too. "Overall they're good...

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...

Introducing Flex Block

Introducing Flex Block

Jordan Thomas and Aniston Mclamb Dec 13, 2023

With North and South Brunswick High Schools introducing the new Flex Block, West is the last traditional school in the county without one. Brunswick County Schools held stakeholder meetings in late...

Athletes may play multiple of these sports and not only one.

Multi sport athletes

Amadis Levasa and Emma Bartlett Nov 21, 2023

Pros Playing a sport at the high school level can be a challenge. What is harder than being proficient in one sport? Being proficient in multiple. Playing multiple sports can lead to diverse skills and...

NFL Top 5 Mid Season Rankings

NFL Top 5 Mid Season Rankings

Jordan Thomas, Creative Content Member Nov 3, 2023

With the 2023-2024 NFL season coming to its midway point, this year has already been a crazy one. With broken records, rookies showing out, and teams starting to come together, here are my top five NFL...

West Brunswick warming and stretching back up during halftime being fully prepared.

10/27 Varsity Football vs South Brunswick

Jordan Thomas and Courtney Weston Oct 31, 2023

Senior night is always a bittersweet moment for everyone, especially the students who spent years pouring everything they have into their sport or passion. On Friday, October 27th seniors from cross country,...

How to: Be Drippy

How to: Be Drippy

Jordan Thomas, Creative Content Member Oct 31, 2023

In times like these, style is the main factor in anything like TikTok, Instagram, Pinterest, and even more. Some people don't know how to have their style, and also some people don't know how they like...

Arylyn Smith-Parks takes a big swing in a tough conference game.

Too Few Par-take in Women’s Golf

Noah Farris, Copy Editor Oct 15, 2023

The women’s golf team has the minimum number of players on their team (four), despite being in one of the biggest golf communities in coastal NC.  Why it’s important: Brunswick County and its surrounding...

JV trojans coming together to talk during an intense game.

It’s not fantasy, JV football ties their wins from last season

Brooklyn Coble, Creative content member Sep 26, 2023

The Trojans JV football team is starting off their season on a high note by tieing the amount of wins they had last season within the first 4 games. Why it matters: The Junior Varsity program is...

Is Cross Country different from Track?

Is Cross Country different from Track?

Jordan Thomas, Creative Content Member Sep 26, 2023

Is Cross Country different from Track and Field? Cross Country: Cross country is a very hard sport to play, mainly because of the long distance running and the heat that comes with the season. Even...

Mideastern Conference

Mideastern Conference

Amadis Levasa, Event Coverage Coordinator Sep 20, 2023

West vs. South. West vs. North. The only 3A schools in the conference. Always gets your blood pumping playing against your biggest rivalry teams, especially since beating them can be the difference between...

Old students reminiscing

April 1st 50 Years of West

Fleur Kelly, Staff Writer May 11, 2023

On April 1st, the 50 Years of West festival was held at the West Brunswick High School from one to five. Many different classes, nonprofits, and other companies made the festival as fun as possible...

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