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The West Press

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Myliyah is a junior at Lakota West, taking her second year of Journalism. She loves sports and athletic training and does gymnastics. She is also on the West Varsity Gymnastics team. She wants to attend...

Yury is a 17-year-old student in her first year of journalism. Yury has been in Lakota since kindergarten. After high school, she would like to study either music therapy or psychology. She is interested...

Luis Alvarado is a Junior taking journalism for the first time ever while being here at Lakota.  If you're ever interested in reading a story about the current politics of our nation, or if you just want...

Meet Noah! Noah Grayson is a senior in his second year of Journalism. He enjoys being a part of the West Press because it allows him to explore his capabilities as a writer and researcher. Noah plans on...

Thomas Price
Thomas Price
Editor-in-Chief

Thomas Price is a third-year student in Journalism who has been heavily involved in The West Press since first joining, acting as the Website Manager and Editor-in-Chief. He participates in many of Lakota’s...

Lma is a sophomore at Lakota West High School. This is Lma’s first year in journalism. Lma is a very outgoing, loud, and social person. Lma is half Jordanian, half Palestinian. Lma would like to write...

Luis Alvarado is a Junior taking journalism for the first time ever while being here at Lakota.  If you're ever interested in reading a story about the current politics of our nation, or if you just want...

Nikos Stollenwerk
Nikos Stollenwerk
Lakota West Broadcasting

Nikos is a junior in Journalism 2. He loves sports and hopes to go into sports journalism as a profession, but is currently working just to make some extra cash. He is in Lakota West Broadcasting and is...

Jordan Otabil
Jordan Otabil
Social Media Team

Jordan is a very outgoing and warm person! She is a senior and this will be her final year in Journalism. She is a part of Hope & Strength, is President of Student Government, and loves to help others....

Josh is 18 years old and is a Journalism 1 student at Lakota West. After high school, he wants to go into real estate and ministry. Josh is interested in writing about world affairs and money/finances....