When, after seven years on the Albemarle County School Board, David Oberg, who was famous for dressing in a chicken onesie at Crozet Elementary’s Walk and Bike to School Day, filed his resignation in...
Recently in White Hall, Autism Sanctuary, a new nonprofit organization has sprung up to offer support to people who have autism and their families. The organization was started because those with special...
Albemarle County Public Schools’ Anti-Racism Policy has been a point of controversy in recent years, dividing the county public schools system into opposing sides. Largely missing from the discourse...
Emily Mais, former assistant principal at Agnor-Hurt Elementary School, filed a lawsuit on April 13th, 2022 against the Albemarle County School Board for a racially hostile work environment.
The lawsuit...
Model Congress is, perhaps, the pinnacle of history and civic education at Western. During Model Congress and the weeks leading up to it, seniors write, debate, revise and vote on bills in the hope that...
The new 9 Advanced Placement rule has caused quite an uproar within the Albemarle County parent and freshman student population. The new regulation states that “freshmen will no longer be able...
The new cell phone policy implemented this year has affected the learning environment for the better and changed the way learning operates in classrooms. In previous years, especially with the challenges...
This school year Albemarle County Public Schools purchased new Promethean boards for almost every classroom in Albemarle County. The purchases were made to combat the outdated and inconsistent technology...
Grace Smith, a junior at Monticello High School, is always trying to help the community.
Smith was recently inspired to create Ready Girls, a nonprofit organization that collects and distributes...
The Environmental Studies Academy (ESA) here at Western is one of the many academies across the county that focus on a specific four year long curriculum for students interested in certain fields. But...
The drama department of WAHS has dealt with increased challenges this fall while Caitlin Pitts, Western’s musical theater teacher, has been away during initial preparations for “The Perfect Ending”,...
