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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

Our patriotic students gathered in the student section dressed in red, white, and blue to encourage our team every minute of the game!

9/6 Varsity Football vs North Myrtle Beach

Taylor Hughes and Jaylynn Barron Sep 12, 2024

On Friday, September 6th, West Brunswick’s Varsity football team stepped out onto their home turf to face the North Myrtle Beach Chiefs. With an already rough start to the season for both teams,...

Coach Handy coming to meet all the boys after their long battle. After the game he gathered all the boys and led them in prayer.

9/5 JV Football vs North Myrtle Beach high school

Amadis Levasa, Assistant Editor Sep 11, 2024

For their first away game, our JV team went to North Myrtle Beach High school. The feeling of being on someone else's turf brings goosebumps and chills, but also brings hope and confidence to the team....

5/16 Senior Cookout

5/16 Senior Cookout

Jordan Thomas, Editor in Chief May 22, 2024

For the last week of school before exams, the class of 2024 had a Senior Cookout to spend time together for one last time. The Seniors enjoyed many types of food and drinks for the hot day.

The 5 C's 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, Assistant Editor 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, Editor in Chief 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, Editor in Chief 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, Staff Writer 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 Director 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...

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