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Wauwatosa West Theater's Fall Production During COVID-19

Wauwatosa West Theater’s Fall Production During COVID-19

Eve Lazarski, Editor November 30, 2020

The Wauwatosa West Theatre Trojan Players submitted a recording of their one act play, All the King's Women, to the Wisconsin High School Theater Festival. All the King’s Women focuses on the life of...

Wauwatosa West freshman Keira Di Castri works on her Chromebook during her lunchperiod.

Freshmen Adjust to High School During COVID-19

Jackie Beck and Myla Seabrook November 30, 2020

It is always hard for freshmen to get used to high school, but this year has been especially challenging for students starting high school in the middle of a global pandemic. It's hard to only be able...

A Special Season for TE Sports

Lucy Hildebrand, Editor November 27, 2020

No more team dinners, no spectators at events, no coming close to each other. Despite the obstacles they faced this season with COVID-19, the Tosa East Red Raiders still managed to make the best of it....

The new window wall went up recently on the pool. Photo via @NickHughesTE on Twitter.

Constructing Achievement; New Construction at East

Maeve Kaufman November 27, 2020

Recently, since the start of quarantine and schools shutting down in mid March, Tosa East has been undergoing its own set of changes. Many areas of the school have been shut down or blocked off due to...

Marshalls/Homegoods in Wauwatosa sets out meals for employees working until 10:30 p.m. on Black Friday.

Students Work Black Friday During COVID-19

Serena Stern November 27, 2020

With COVID-19 cases on the rise and trending upward, the CDC released guidelines on how to celebrate Thanksgiving. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers urged people to only celebrate with their immediate family,...

Volunteers at Father Gene's Help Center sort through donated clothing items.

Father Gene’s Provides Jeans to the People

Shannon Damuth November 26, 2020

Women’s, men’s, and children’s clothing in all shapes and sizes donated to Father Gene’s Help Center not only serve as free clothing to those in need in the Greater Milwaukee area, but they also...

The Tosa Turkeys - Thanksgiving Gone Wild

The Tosa Turkeys – Thanksgiving Gone Wild

Mya Hansen November 25, 2020

A common Thanksgiving tradition for many Americans is having a hot apple pie and roasted turkey for dinner. In the Wauwatosa community, however, turkeys are just as well known for their mischievous behavior. “One...

Wauwatosa East Freshman Olivia Small swims in a meet against DSHA on September 10.

Tosa East Girls Swim Team Sends Freshman to State

Maeve Kaufman November 24, 2020

The Tosa East Girls Swim team has an extremely successful season despite setbacks this year due to COVID and the renovations of the swimming pool at East. On Saturday, November 7th, the girls Varsity team...

Some Wauwatosa families plan to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday over Zoom due to safety concerns with COVID-19 cases surging.

Thanksgiving With a Side of COVID

Daisy Lehman and Lillian Kiracofe November 23, 2020

Tupperware on doorsteps, zoom meetings, outdoor dinners, and COVID-19 tests are all new additions to Thanksgiving 2020. The recent surge in coronavirus cases has forced everyone to rethink how they are...

Girls Volleyball During COVID19

West Athletes Experience a Fall Season during COVID-19

Annabelle Wooster, Editor November 23, 2020

Geared with face masks and hand sanitizer in addition to their typical equipment, Wauwatosa West atheltes followed numerous policies to encourage social distancing and cleanliness during the fall season....

The tree that would later become the stump.

The Tree that Became the Stump and other Historic Tosa Memories

Grace Hudson-Mairet November 22, 2020

Nearly all Tosa East students have heard of the Rock at Tosa West- they paint it green, we paint it red… the struggle has gone on for decades. But much about the origins and history of the Rock are unknown,...

The geese dressed up in their Halloween costumes.

Taking a Gander at the Geese

Beatrice Lazarski and Ava Beisenstein November 20, 2020

“Geese will be geese,” says Carolyn Edwards, owner and caretaker of the stone geese family on the corner of 74th and Hillcrest. Twenty-five years ago, Ms. Edwards received a sixty pound cement goose...

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