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Wauwatosa West Staff Favorite Holiday Cookie Recipies

Wauwatosa West Staff Favorite Holiday Cookie Recipies

Annabelle Wooster, Editor December 22, 2021

Gingersnaps (Ms. Chang) Ms. Chang’s parents are from Taiwan and their culture does not utilize conventional ovens. She grew up eating cakes and buns steamed on a stove so cookies were never a part of...

A portrait replicating this famous photo hangs in the language hallway, with the word "Revolución".

Opinion; Che Guevara in Tosa East

Malik Boyd, Editor December 20, 2021

This piece was originally published on December 20th, 2021. It was updated on February 15, 2023. The author successfully convinced the administration to have the painting removed, At the end of Wauwatosa...

Wisconsin Teen's Speak Out About Abortion graphic by Evelyn Skyberg Greer

Wisconsin Teens Speak Out About Abortion

Evelyn Skyberg Greer, Editor December 20, 2021

The 1973 landmark decision of Roe v Wade states that the Constitution of the United States protects a pregnant person’s liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction....

Editorial: School Board Decision Threatens Students' Safety

Editorial: School Board Decision Threatens Students’ Safety

The Editorial Staff December 17, 2021

The Wauwatosa School Board voted 5-1 on Monday, December 13th to move secondary schools from Level 3 mitigation to Level 2. Beginning on January 3rd, 2022, masks will be optional for both vaccinated and...

10 Questions With Tosa West Art Teacher Selena Marris

10 Questions With Tosa West Art Teacher Selena Marris

Daisy Lehman and Claire Guttormson December 17, 2021

Lehman: Hi! Good morning! Marris: Morning! Lehman: Would it be ok if we asked you some questions? Marris: Sure. Lehman: Who is your style icon? Marris: Hmmmm, that’s a tough one. Uh...

Custodian, Ana Rangel, stands by her cleaning cart during the school day.

The Custodial Staff: The Unsung Heroes of Wauwatosa West

Olivia Watters and Jenna White December 14, 2021

From cats to bats, Wauwatosa West Building Supervisor Ryan Anderson has seen many different things in his six and a half years at Tosa West. “We had a cat in the building once. It bit Mr. Schneider...

School Board Votes to Move High Schools to Mitigation Level 2, Making Masks Optional, on Tuesday, December 13th

School Board Votes to Move High Schools to Mitigation Level 2, Making Masks Optional, on Tuesday, December 13th

Eve Lazarski, Editor December 14, 2021

The school board voted to approve a revised mitigation proposal 7 - 1 with Shawn Rolland voting no on Tuesday, December 13th. In phase 1 of the proposal, Wauwatosa East and West High Schools will move...

Tosa Schools Need to Update their Sex Ed Curriculum graphic by Evelyn Skyberg Greer

Tosa Schools Need to Update Their Sex Ed Curriculum

Evelyn Skyberg Greer, Editor December 14, 2021

Approximately 75 Tosa East students walked out of school on Friday December 10th in protest of how the district handles sexual assault. The walkout was a response to lack of appropriate administrative...

Biology teacher Kyle Navin substitutes for English teacher Amanda Frazier on January 13th, 2022.  It was his second time acting as a substitute teacher this day.

Lack of Substitutes Teachers Presents Challenge to the District

Henna Kingdom and Chloe Zeleznak December 12, 2021

Everyday Administrative Assistant Lisa Schrems, wonders if there are going to be enough people able to fill in for absent teachers at Wauwatosa West.  “It can cause a lot of stress depending on what...

Call An Old Friend On National Ding-A-Ling Day

Call An Old Friend On National Ding-A-Ling Day

Alexandra Kratochvil December 11, 2021

Have you been wanting to reconnect with an old classmate, friend or relative?  Today is the perfect day to make that happen.  Sunday, December 12th is National Ding-A-Ling Day.  A day to encourage...

Tosa West vs Tosa East Boys’ Basketball Game on December 10th

Jude Seabrook December 10, 2021

BATTLE OF TOSA -  The Wauwatosa West basketball team faces off against Wauwatosa East at 7:30 pm in one of the most anticipated matchups of the year. The game will be a sell-out with high prospect...

Girls in STEM members take a look at the new welding equipment

“Girls in STEM” Club Looks To Bridge the Gender Gap in STEM Related Careers

Claire Guttormson, Writer December 10, 2021

Daisy Lehman is the only girl in her AP Computer Science class. “I walked in on the first day of school, and I was waiting for another girl, at least one other girl to come in and she didn't come,”...

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