Set your sails for Greece: this year’s musical “Mamma Mia” is sure to be an incredible production, which opens tonight. Based on the 2008 movie, the show follows the story of Sophie, who is engaged to be married, and her journey to find her real father. As she is getting ready to walk down the...

Some of the most important developments in human history came about all thanks to microscopic unicellular organisms. This may be hard to believe with our macroscopic view, but upon further investigation, an entirely new world opens up. I know that biochemistry might not be the most interesting topic...

For two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has canceled a popular Western tradition, but this pattern stops today. During the Model Congress and the weeks leading up to it, seniors taking U.S. Government to write, debate, revise and vote on bills in the hope that they will or will not be signed into law by...

Let’s talk lawsuit. On December 22, 2021, five local families, all with children from the Western feeder pattern, filed a lawsuit against the Superintendent's Office and the Albemarle County School Board, seeking an immediate injunction against the enforcement of the Anti-Racism Policy. Since then,...

Nicole Bilchick is your typical Western senior, busy and overworked with her in and out of school commitments. Free time is not something that she has a lot of. “My schedule is pretty packed with Executive Council, school, homework, and soccer,” said Bilchick. Notably, Nicole serves as president...