Mrs. Roberts, the attendance goddess, is calling it quits along with the class of 2015. Word is, she is a little tired of hearing all of the excuses generated by the tardy Western students. Everything...

Students may have noticed that some of the bathrooms have new “push” faucets. This new style was installed in the cafeteria and C-Wing bathrooms during spring break, while contractors could work undisturbed...

In a decision from ACPS administration, the WAHS Honor Council has been stripped of its status as a peer disciplinary jury. An official public announcement from Assistant Superintendent Matt Haas was released...

The library at Western is hosting a display in honor of Black History Month. This display was put up at the beginning February which marked the start of Black History Month, and the start of spreading...

Western senior Val Helmbrecht has been looking forward to attending Sweet Briar College in the fall to play lacrosse, for many months. “Sweet Briar was my first choice school since the 7th grade,”...

Around 250 Western students participated in a survey during their social studies class over the past few weeks. The survey asked questions about homework load, group projects, and summer assignments. Nearly...

In the House, Republicans and Democrats were able to reach an agreement over the Chris Kyle bill giving veterans health coverage after they have served. Republican speaker, Carter Berry said, “this is...

On some of the close bills, it was not very obvious whether more hands were raised in favor of the bill or against it. It was up to the freshmen pages to count the hands, and therefore decide the bills....

A very productive and emotional Senate floor session kicked off last Tuesday with the “prom-posal” by Eric Xu. The timeless, romantic gesture of chocolates and flowers, coupled with pristine execution...

Senior students put on their Sunday best this morning to prepare for a day of debating and voting in Western’s annual Model Congress.  At Model Congress, students put themselves in the shoes of actual...

Principal John Werner has publicly announced his decision to resign at the end of the current 2014-2015 school year. This was only his second year as principal, after being hired to fill the role that...