News – THE FEATHERDUSTER

Future U.S. foreign policy outlook in uncertain world

May 23, 2018

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Recent world events have certainly generated a great deal of discussion and thought regarding the role of the United States on the global stage. The Middle East and North Korea, not surprisingly, have been at the forefront of s...

Westlake students join other schools at capitol for National School Walkout

Kendall Carroll

May 23, 2018

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At 10 a.m. April 20, hundreds of students left their second period class and headed to the Chap Court and the stadium to honor the victims of the Feb. 14 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL. Th...

Year in review: what 2018 has offered so far

Catherine Barany

May 22, 2018

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It can be easy to be dragged down by negative news when that’s the grand majority of what we see in the media. And it’s true — from devastating natural disasters to mass shootings, divisive politics to wars, the 2017-2018...

Varsity boys golf wins second consecutive State Championship

Adam Jasper, Sports Editor

May 22, 2018

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For the second year in a row, the boys won the State Championship, edging out the rest of the field by eight strokes May 14-15 at Legacy Hills Golf Course. Junior Matthew Denton shot the second lowest individual score in the ...

What the Supreme Court ruling on sports gambling means

May 19, 2018

Track, cross country coach resignation causes outrage among athletes, parents

Sarah Davis

May 18, 2018

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Girls cross country and track coach Patrick Lantzy resigned May 14. When announcing his resignation to the track team, he told them that he attempted to negotiate dropping his eighth period track class, while keeping first peri...

Taylor receives Teacher of the Year honor

Maia Flynn

May 11, 2018

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Every year, the Westlake teachers select an educator who they believe has made a positive impact on the school community for the Educator of the Year award. This year, after nearly 20 years of teaching at Westlake, Valerie Taylor had...

Student-directed plays to debut Thursday

Joseph Lundburg

May 2, 2018

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On May 3-4 at 6:30 p.m. and May 5 at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theater, the theater department is continuing the tradition of student-directed one act plays. This gives students the opportunity to see the other side...

Collection of gun control quotes

March 20, 2018

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“I think that there should be some kind of [gun] control, but not necessarily banning of all guns. If you need an AR-15 to hunt, then you must suck at hunting.” —sophomore Jill Dodson “I believe there should b...

Students hopeful that walkouts will provide change

Isabella Zou

March 16, 2018

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On Friday, April 20, students at Westlake will be walking out of class in peaceful protest in the aftermath of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month, in which a 19-year-old armed with a semi-automatic rif...