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Teacher Feature: Mrs. Gorley 

Teacher Feature: Mrs. Gorley 

Cole Cronk April 23, 2021

In this month's teacher spotlight, Mrs. Gorley highlighted why she became a teacher and what made her choose to teach, “This has been a dream of mine since I was a young child, I enjoyed tutoring my friends, because the math didn’t come easy to them,...

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Dad Joke of the Day

Dad Joke of the Day

Cole Cronk April 7, 2021

At the start of March principle Brown decided that he would start a new segment on the daily XH announcements called “Dad Joke of the Day”. Although it may be cheesy and childish it always brings a good laugh to the students of Lakota West. One of...

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Rebound Record Broken

Rebound Record Broken

Cole Cronk March 8, 2021

After a grueling 4 years of high school basketball, senior Brady Weber reached the pinnacle of a big man's career. After advancing to the second round of the OHSAA state tournament Brady pulled down his 222nd rebound, making him the Lakota West all-time...

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Athlete Spotlight: Morgan Allison and Paige Striley

Athlete Spotlight: Morgan Allison and Paige Striley

Cole Cronk February 4, 2021

Recently‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌Lakota‌ ‌West‌ ‌Swim‌ ‌Program,‌ ‌there‌ ‌were‌ ‌two‌ ‌huge‌ ‌collegiate‌ ‌ commitments‌ ‌made‌ ‌by‌...

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Strengthening Future Firebirds

Strengthening Future Firebirds

Cole Cronk December 17, 2020

Amidst the chaos of a global pandemic, principal Mr. Stallings has found a way to spread positivity throughout the student body at LWFS. Using the time available during XH period, Mr. Stallings wanted to build leadership skills in young men and women....

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Athlete Spotlight: Sydney Hilderbran 

Athlete Spotlight: Sydney Hilderbran 

Cole Cronk October 15, 2020

Sydney Hilderbran, a senior, is a 4-year varsity starter for the Lakota West Volleyball program. She has played the sport since 6th grade and was an immediate threat at the high school level. In her time here at West,  she has emerged as a strong player...

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Forget the ACT?

Forget the ACT?

Cole Cronk, CEO of Sports September 15, 2020

Like millions of high schoolers, I have been asking the same question for months now: Is the ACT/SAT required? This is because there is not a TEST OPTIONAL route.  It simply means that the decision is up to you as to whether or not you want to send your...

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