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Westhill students walkout to protest Betsy DeVos
The controversial Secretary of Education has drawn lots of criticism from students and faculty about her experience and future plans for the nations schools. Students…
Principal Figluizzi Announces Retirement in June
Principal Camille Figluizzi announced she will be retiring at the end of the 2016-2017 school year during a faculty meeting earlier today. Figluizzi has been…
Q&A with Gleidy Gonzales, a new Westhill student
This issue, The Westword sat down with Gleidy Gonzales from Mr. Sandoval’s 7th Period Bilingual US History class. She got to tell us her experience…
Platypus and Echidna venom could be the key to new diabetes medication
Platypuses are weird. Not only are they one of the few mammals to lay eggs but, the male platypus has venom in the spurs of…
72 hours: vegan lifestyle
72 hours is a social experiment, exploring comfort zones and doing something different just for the heck of it. For 72 hours, I will do…
Film club holds audition for new production
Known around the school for producing cinematic works in a zany fashion, the Film Club is undertaking a new TV series titled, Proxy. The show…
Fighting for Stamford
The last few months have been hectic regarding the politics of our country. The presidential election has been taking over all things government. However, individuals…
How Minorities Voted In The 2016 Election
Almost every American is aware that we recently voted for and elected our 45th president this past November 8th. Donald J. Trump was elected after…
Why Bees Need to be Saved and Preserved
The relationship between bees and humans is well portrayed in the DreamWorks production of The Bee Movie. As shown in the film, the honey bees…