Western to Pilot New Anonymous Reports System
August Lamb, Editor-in-Chief
May 3, 2019
Principal Darah Bonham and the Albemarle County School Board announced a new pilot program at Western Albemarle High School on Friday. The county is trialling an app that allows students to report bullying and other potential safety hazards quickly and anonymously to administration. The Anonymous Alerts app [link]...
‘Anchor Days’ Eliminated from Next Year’s School Schedule
August Lamb, Editor-in-Chief
April 25, 2019
Western recently announced a big change in next year’s school schedule: Anchor Days, better known as Monday Schedules, will be phased out. The School Board distributed a survey to students at Albemarle County’s three high schools in mid-January asking their opinions on the current school schedule,...
Lime vs. Bird: An E-Scooter Review
August Lamb and William Lambert
April 18, 2019
Hallelujah, it’s raining… electric scooters??? It seems as though they appeared overnight just a few months ago, and in fact, they did! The City of Charlottesville approved a dockless scooter and e-bike pilot program on December 7th, 2018, and the following morning, one hundred electric-powered scoo...
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: Virginia Beats Texas Tech, 85-77 in Overtime to Capture First Title.
April 15, 2019
Virginia went from zero to hero on the night of Monday, April 8 by defeating Texas Tech, 85-77 to capture their first national championship in men's basketball. Kyle Guy, De'Andre Hunter, and Ty Jerome all played lights out to secure the historic victory for the Cavaliers. At one point up by ten,...
For The Throne: “Game of Thrones” Season 8 Preview
Abigail Connelly, Copy Editor
April 9, 2019
There is no shortage of excitement and anticipation for the release of the final season of “Game of Thrones”. Fans are counting down the days until April 14th, eagerly reading fan theories and soaking up every possible clue from the released trailers and photo stills in preparation for the conclusi...
Mammal of the Month: The Echidna
William Peritz, News Editor
April 9, 2019
If you’ve been following Mammal of the Month for a while, you may be wondering - where’s the platypus? I mean, at this point in the series they have to talk about it eventually, right? What a cool and interesting mammal it is, where can I find the platypus feature? Well as it turns out… that...
Opinion: Let’s Not Repeat 2016
Grace Berigan, A&E Editor
April 9, 2019
The month-long government shutdown, Trump’s most recent presidential address, and his blossoming friendship with dictator Kim Jong Un have had me looking forward with a sense of desperation to the 2020 election. This election may result in four more years of Trump’s threatening, pouting, and appoi...
A Morning of Community Service
Julianne Kirby and Michal Kipnis
March 25, 2019
With spring break rapidly approaching later in the week, students spent their Monday completing tasks on and off campus for WAHS with a Cause, a school-wide community service project. Student were able to help their community in a variety of ways while also getting a nice break from the end-of-q...
Sutton Young: NCAA Tournament Predictions and Analysis
Sutton Young, Sports Writer
March 21, 2019
Sutton Young’s Predictions for the NCAA Tournament EAST: Duke, Duke, Duke, and Duke. If all goes as according, Duke will be in Minneapolis in two weeks. The return of Zion Williamson propelled them to an ACC Tournament title, and once again proved they are the team to beat. In all hone...
Western to Pilot New Anonymous Reports System
May 3, 2019
‘Anchor Days’ Eliminated from Next Year’s School Schedule
April 25, 2019
Local Student Activist Zyahna Bryant Publishes Book
April 9, 2019
Back On Track: A Conversation With Jack Eliason
May 30, 2019
Seagraves Swings into a New Chapter
May 30, 2019
