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‘American Immigration Debate’ ignites conversation among students, community

January 31, 2019

Senior entrepreneur promotes skincare company

January 11, 2019

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In her sophomore year, senior Katherine Murr developed the idea of Saint Paige: an e-commerce beauty company primarily focusing on skincare. It wasn’t until her senior year that Katherine was finally able to make her idea into...

Orchestra to present annual Halloween-themed concert Oct. 24

Mehuli Basu Roy, Reporter

October 17, 2018

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There’s nothing like dressing up and going out for free candy with your friends. The holiday that everybody looks forward to, Halloween, is coming up. In honor of this, the orchestra will perform its annual Halloween-themed...

The importance of voting in the midterm elections

October 15, 2018

Counselor explains PeaceBox to come on Tuesday

Jill Dodson, Reporter

September 28, 2018

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On Oct. 2, the PeaceBox will visit the campus to help students and teachers take a moment for themselves and breathe. “The owner of PeaceBox is Stacy Thrash, who is going to be with the peace box all day long,” student...

New security improvements for school safety cause varied opinions

September 26, 2018

Legendary Westlake volleyball coach inducted into hall of fame

Adam Jasper, Head Brawn

July 13, 2018

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Former varsity volleyball head coach Al Bennett was inducted into the Texas State Girls Volleyball Coaches Hall of Fame, Monday July 9 in Arlington. Bennett finished his career with 1007 wins, the fourth most wins for a coach in...

Future U.S. foreign policy outlook in uncertain world

Conor O'Bryon

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...