Riya Patel and Abby Wilson have advanced to the HOSA National Championship in Nashville this summer. HOSA, which stands for the Health Organization for Students of America, is a club devoted to preparing students who aspire to a career in the medical...

West is offering the ACT on March 1, 2022.    Every year, Lakota West offers the ACT for all current juniors. During the week of February 14th, students have received information in their language arts bells, including a student/family notice...

Writing college essays, doing homework, participating in extracurriculars, working a part-time job, having the “high school experience”, finding that special someone, managing friend drama, raising ACT scores, improving class rank, finishing college...

As sophomores and juniors at West Main Campus begin selecting their fall class selections, many students are seeking guidance on how to plan for their future accordingly. Unfortunately with such a high demand to see counselors, a number of students have...

Sugar-free and diet drinks are often viewed as being more beneficial to your health and promoting healthier lifestyles. As many students see a shift in what their cafeterias and vending machines look like, one might ask --  why did Lakota West adopt...

When: Wednesdays Where: Room 285 Advisors: N. Roether and M. Brown   HOSA stands for Health Occupations of Students of America. The club’s mission is to enhance the delivery of compassionate, quality health care by providing opportunities...

Instagram bios, graphic sweatshirts, name tags, and Google Forms on the first day of school -- these are all venues wherein one might present their personal pronouns in the modern-day. Before the 21st century, you were either a he or a she, depending...

Junior year begins the quickly accelerating downhill slope of realization that graduation is coming soon. As emotions of excitement, nervousness, and optimism for the future arise, many juniors begin to wonder if all of the graduation requirements are...