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Students, Staff Anticipate Winter Break

Students, Staff Anticipate Winter Break

Sara Stanislawski, Editor December 30, 2019

Wauwatosa West students and staff have various plans and traditions for Winter Break before returning to school on January 2nd.  The break lasts from December 23rd through January 1st. Some students...

Students Participate in Hispanic Student Union

Students Participate in Hispanic Student Union

Payton Mayer, Isabella Jacobson, and Amirah Cornelius December 28, 2019

Hispanic Student Union is a new club created at Wauwatosa West to invite all students to participate in learning more about the hispanic culture.  The club was fabricated in the 2018-2019 school year...

Students Take Black Literature Class

Students Take Black Literature Class

Payton Mayer, Isabella Jacobson, and Amirah Cornelius December 27, 2019

High school students often face some struggle 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...

Picture from Maria Antonela Gomez's 2018 Christmas with her parents, Brother and Grandmother.

Foreign Exchange Students Not Home For The Holidays

Jacob Burgardt December 25, 2019

Wauwatosa West Foreign exchange students Jakob Hochbaum and Maria Antonia GomezDomorese are spending their first Christmas in America this year.  They're spending Christmas in a different country with...

Over 200 Wauwatosa West students participated in a student led "walk out" from 11:00 to 12:30 on Friday, December 13th.

Walking Out Not as Easy as it Seems for Students

Victoria Lopez and Izzy Jacobson December 20, 2019

It may seem easy to "walk out" of school to protest school safety issues, all you have to do is take a few steps and you’re outside. But for some students deciding to participate in the recent student...

Man on the Street – School Safety

Lucas Metzner, Editor December 13, 2019

What do students at Tosa West think about school safety? Reporters interviewed multiple students opinions on the recent school shootings around Wisconsin.

TW TODAY – December 12th, 2019

Lucas Metzner, Editor December 12, 2019

West Side Stories weekly announcements featuring host, Lucas Metzner as he discusses details on Wisconsin State Badger Girls and Boys. As well as, details on the National Honor Society meeting, and then...

Teachers Thoughts Revealed Through Podcast 'Class Dismissed'

Teachers Thoughts Revealed Through Podcast ‘Class Dismissed’

Victoria Lopez and Anyiah Chambers December 9, 2019

"What's the biggest problem that you see facing society?" Nicolas Koepke asks. "I would have to say working with kids I think there is a big disconnect with communication, everything is online or texting...

Walkout organizers pose in front of the Wauwatosa West sign.

Enough is Enough: Wauwatosa West Students Speak Out About Gun Violence

Anyiah Chambers December 9, 2019

Wauwatosa West High School Senior Michael Orlowski is organizing a student walkout to end the recent acts of gun violence in schools around Wisconsin.  The communities of Waukesha and Oshkosh are spinning...

Wauwatosa West Orchestra Sophomore student Keeler Hick teaches a child how to play a cello at Wauwatosa West’s 21st annual Kinderkonzert on December 7th.

West Orchestra Holds 2019 Kinderkonzert

Katherine Meyer December 8, 2019

On Saturday December 7th Wauwatosa West Orchestra held it’s 21st annual Kinderkonzert.  “Overall it was a very successful event. Each concert has its own feel and vibe to them and it’s interesting...

Freshman Brady Metzner prepares to bowl the 5th frame at a Wauwatosa bowling practice.

Bowling Team Returns to Wauwatosa

Ethan Peplinski and James Gentil December 6, 2019

Over 2,000 high school students compete across the state in varsity and junior varsity bowling. Student Kyle Muth has brought back the Wauwatosa West bowling team. The team consists of students from...

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