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Key Club Holds Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive

Key Club Holds Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive

Anyiah Chambers and Michael Glaser November 26, 2019

For the 20th year, the Wauwatosa West Key Club collected non-perishable food items for the Tosa Cares food pantry in Wauwatosa.  Students who donate receive a ballot to vote for teachers to wear a...

Students Take Black Literature Class

Students Take Black Literature Class

Amirah Cornelius and Payton Meyer November 26, 2019

High school students are all trying to learn about their history and themselves. For senior Nadia Roberts the black literature class allows her to reflect on her own identity and what it means to be an...

Thanksgiving Break Approaches for Students and Staff

Thanksgiving Break Approaches for Students and Staff

Savannah Turner and Michael Glaser November 25, 2019

Thanksgiving is coming quickly. One of the only holidays when you get to eat so much food you pop a button on your pants and you can not eat anymore food. “My favorite food for thanksgiving is yams,”...

Wauwatosa West Alumna Gabby Bree Gives Advice to the Student Body

Gabby Bree, Alumna November 25, 2019

Dear Wauwatosa West Students, Getting good grades in school is something that is very important to students so that they can be successful, but not every student is naturally gifted in STEM (Science,...

West Building Maintenance Supervisor Ryan Anderson and Student Resource Officer Farris Griffin

Non Teaching Staff Members Play Big Role in School

Jacob Burgardt and Tiffany Kincaid November 21, 2019

Out of the one hundred thirteen staff members at Wauwatosa West only eighteen of them are non teaching staff members but still are a big part of how our school runs.  The different non teaching staff...

Stars and stripes representatives and Korean War veteran Larry Wiest collects the $2300 check raised by Wauwatosa West and East students and staff.

Wauwatosa Students Raise Money for Honor Flight

Serena Stern and Erin Scholtus November 21, 2019

Wauwatosa West is honoring veterans by organizing a fundraiser for the program Honor Flight in honor of Veteran’s day. Teacher Chad Mateske has organized this not only at Wauwatosa West but also Wauwatosa...

Wauwatosa west senior Rachel Eckes helps with a craft at a past multi-cultural fair. “It’s really fun. They got to both learn about the actual history of the project and it’s a beautiful art craft.” Says Eckes. The 2019 multi-cultural fair will be held on Wednesday, November 20th at 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Admission is free, with food available for purchase at the event.

Wauwatosa West’s 10th Annual Multi-Cultural Fair

Erin Scholtus and Serena Stern November 20, 2019

The 10th annual Multi-Cultural Fair will be held on November 20th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Wauwatosa West.  The fair will be a celebration of different cultures from around the world.  “We’ve...

Se’veon James and Zahnya Hunter together during homecoming and following the East vs West Wauwatosa Basketball game.

Community Celebrates Lives of two Wauwatosa West Graduates

Anyiah Chambers, Sara Stanislawski, and Maddie Bishop November 18, 2019

Compassionate, genuine, positive and joyous are the words you hear repeated again and again to describe two of Wauwatosa West’s former students, Se’veon James, and Zahnya Hunter who tragically lost...

Wauwatosa West student donates blood at last year's blood drive in the Upper Gym.

Wauwatosa West Holds Annual Blood Drive

Victoria Lopez November 18, 2019

Wauwatosa West partners with the Blood Center of Wisconsin to hold its tenth annual blood drive on Friday November 22nd in the upper gym.    "I’m donating plasma because I have sickle cell anemia...

TW TODAY – November 15th, 2019

Lucas Metzner, Editor November 15, 2019

Wauwatosa West student anchors Aniyah Chambers and Lucas Metzner deliver the news and announcements for the week of November 15th, 2019. With announcements including a preview video on Wauwatosa West's...

Electric Scooters in Wauwatosa

Electric Scooters in Wauwatosa

Isabella Jacobson and Amirah Cornelius November 14, 2019

Students are riding through the streets of Milwaukee and Wauwatosa on the new, popular electric scooter. Electric scooters are stand up powered scooters with a small engine. There are many pop up stands...

Seniors Admitted to UWM

Henry Frey and Jovan Mendez November 13, 2019

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee admissions staff came to Tosa West on October 17th, looking to admit future students early.    This was the beginning of a series of early admissions interviews...

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