The harsh fluorescent lights glare down on rows of students nervously filling bubbles on a menacing Scantron. Legs frantically bouncing, adrenaline furiously pumping, pencils tediously scribbling. The clock winds down as the window of opportunity to prove...

2500 years ago along the rocky shores of the eastern Mediterranean, specifically in Athens, the birth of modern thought was taking place. The West’s first philosophers were establishing themselves as intellectuals, articulating ideas that still hold...

This story is a continuation of an ongoing series. You may want to read the previous edition to properly understand the plot.   We open up our story a few weeks after we left off. If you recall, Martin had just made the decision to become a...

Our story begins like many others. An ordinary kid living an ordinary life in an ordinary place. It wouldn’t appear as if there was anything special about our protagonist. Martin Philip is currently sitting in 2nd bell Pre-Calc, let’s pick it up now!  As...

Well, folks, it’s finally here. Fall sports at Lakota West have come to an end. It has been an unprecedented season in many respects. Despite almost not having a season entirely, several Lakota West teams had amazing years. It has been a long time since...

Senior year. It’s finally here. If you haven’t thought about it yet, you’ve only got 4 months of actual school left, then 5 months of no-effort coasting to make it to graduation. Before you can reach the point of not-caring and develop a terminal...

2020 is here and, like it or not, it’s an election year. That’s right, we are about to select the person who will lead our country and have their hands on the nuclear codes for the next four years. This year, most seniors and some juniors will find...

Every student knows the struggle; you’ve got two textbooks, five folders, three notebooks, a Chromebook, a water bottle, and any of the other various school supplies you might need throughout the day- and you’ve got to schlep them all around from...

During the week of October 21st, Lakota West High School will be participating in a canned food drive. The drive will be a competition between sophomores, juniors and seniors--the class with the most food wins. The winning class will receive snow cones...

On Wednesday and Thursday, September 25 and 26, students in the ESL (English as a Second Language) program at Lakota West gave presentations about their home countries.  These students prepared Virtual Reality slideshows and powerpoints. Some were in...