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Posted by J. Manela on March 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Senior Nicole Taylor’s artwork is extremely varied, ranging from painting to t-shirt designing. Her artwork can be seen all around Westhill, as Taylor takes several art classes and sells many of her t-shirts to students. Since she plans to continue with her artwork and to further develop her style, The Westword decided to talk with [...]
Posted by J. Manela on March 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment
by Will Hart
Online Videographer
On Sunday, March 7, I watched the Oscars on channel ABC-8 (as ABC-7 and Cablevision were still in a feud) on a 10-inch screen television. Despite the the lousy network and the size of my TV, I still felt the power of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards.
Leading up to the big night, [...]
Posted by J. Manela on March 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment
by Klaudia Olbrys
Staff Writer
From March 1 to 5, the week during which the Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) is administered (which has been unofficially named CAPT week), students not taking the test can sleep in late or opt to go to a nearby diner for breakfast with friends before school.
Test takers however, who are comprised [...]
Posted by J. Manela on March 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment
by Alex Lewis
Associate Editor
On Tuesday, March 2, Superintendent of Stamford Public Schools, Dr. Starr, held a meeting for parents and students involved in Stamford Public Schools’ drama productions to discuss the future of the drama program. The meeting was held in the Westhill Media Center and was attended by approximately 50 students, parents, and teachers [...]
Posted by J. Manela on March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
by Sylvia Chun
Columnist
On February 5, 6, 12, and 13, students from various Stamford public schools performed William Shakespeare’s comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It is one of the few Shakespearean comedies and for this reason alone, this play was a must see. Since the play was performed in its original Shakespearean language, the play was [...]
Posted by J. Manela on March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Sophomore Ben Chevron is a painter and a sculpture whose work has already been featured in galleries in New Hampshire. He comes from a family of illustrators, florists, and painters so he has grown up around the arts. The Westword was very excited to sit down and talk to him about how his family [...]
Posted by J. Manela on March 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
On Wednesday, February 24, Westhill’s Challenge team participated in the second round of the tri-state academic quiz bowl game, The Challenge. The team consists of senior captain Adam Siegel, seniors Vicki Rybl and Marissa Friedman, junior David Katz, and alternate senior David Mejia.
The Westhill High School versus Staples High School round of The Challenge will [...]
Posted by J. Manela on March 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
by Jackie Schechter
Managing Editor
Each of the single-stream Toters, the large grey and blue recycle bins, lining Stamford’s streets can hold up to 224 pounds. Since July 2009, Westhill has filled over 206 of these carts with recyclables, amounting to over 46,000 pounds of waste, which will be reused to make new products.
With these numbers, it [...]