The Lakota West Theatre program has been hard at work putting together sets, memorizing lines, and harnessing their inner Shakespeare as they prepare to put on their play Much Ado About Nothing. The play was published by William Shakespeare in 1600,...

Song of the Month: The title of song of the month for October goes to “Love Somebody” by Morgan Wallen. The song is Wallen’s second single from his upcoming fourth studio album. The song debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 to round out the...

Voting has begun for Music ‘24’s Song Of The Year Award! You can vote here or by scanning the QR Code above! There will be three rounds of preliminary voting: new entries, semi-finals, and a final round of voting. After each round, the top 5 songs...

By Julianne Overfield-Singh and Juliana Wilkes Starting in early October, rumors surrounding major pop artist Beyoncé started to spread. Just last March, she released her album “Cowboy Carter”, which was only a hit for about a month but still...

Happy Halloween! Halloween is a time for fun with family, friends, and of course candy! While Trick or Treating is fun, what’s more important is that people participate responsibly and safely. Here are a couple of tips to keep yourself protected: ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper is taking off and is set sailing on a long journey to one of Jupiter’s many icy moons, Europa. The spacecraft was launched on October 14th at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.  This spacecraft is already the largest one ever...

The music world lost yet another international superstar. On October 16th, 2024, former One Direction member, Liam Payne, passed away after falling from his 3rd story balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Payne was in Argentina after attending...

October 8th marks the end of a fun, exciting, and enjoyable Fat Bear Week 2024. This weird yet interesting week is dedicated to the bears of the Katmai National Park. People around the world vote on their favorite fuzzy fat bear! Since 2014, Fat Bear...

Song of the Month: The title of the song of the month for September is “Taste” by Sabrina Carpenter. “Taste” is the third single off Carpenter’s new album Short n’ Sweet. The song quickly rose up the charts, debuting at No.2 on the Billboard...

September 15th marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month! For thirty days, Americans recognize and appreciate Hispanic/Latino Americans and their influence on American culture.  Latin Independence Days Hispanic Heritage Month starts in the middle...

People have a lot of different thoughts and opinions about the upcoming election, but as a community, we never think to ask: How do students view the candidates? The West Press went around Lakota West High School interviewing a large variety of students,...

With 2024 ending, we are getting new information and teasers about movies coming out in 2025. One of the most talked about movie releases is the Minecraft movie. Although the 1-minute and 20-second trailer didn’t show too much of the movie, it did give...