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The student news site of Arvada West High School

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New Dutch Bros location opens by Arvada West
Jullien Zinn, Reporter • Nov 17, 2025

Dutch Bros, a coffee parlor that also serves tea, energy drinks, food, and more, opened today directly...

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Arvada West Theatre Company prepares to perform the Tony Award winning musical comedy ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’
Zuzu Henning, Reporter • Oct 29, 2025

For this school year's fall musical, the A-West Theatre Company will put on "The 25th Annual Putnam County...

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Arvada West bathrooms face mass vandalism, closings
Lyam Worley, Reporter • Oct 22, 2025

Who could’ve known school bathrooms were such a nightmare? Mensur Hadzic, for one. Arvada West High...

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Arvada West’s Homecoming dance this Saturday
Brynn Jernberg, Reporter • Oct 15, 2025

The A-West homecoming dance is just around the corner, and will take place this Saturday, October 18th,...

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Mayor Lauren Simpson delivers her first State of the City address, 2024 (Photo courtesy of Lauren Simpson).
Arvada Mayor Lauren Simpson on political polarization, her personal life, and a startling breast cancer diagnosis
Madeus Frandina, Editor-in-Chief • May 13, 2026

Getting involved in politics Lauren Simpson never intended to launch a career in politics, much less...

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Erick Cochenour: accomplished entertainer
Aly Nichols, Copy Editor • May 4, 2026

The curtain falls at 7 p.m. The adrenaline hits, and suddenly he’s on stage performing,acting in...

EV and Gas car taken together from a car meet
Two different sounds,the same passion
Brynn Jernberg, Copy Editor • May 1, 2026

The parking lot glows under bright street lights as engines rumble to life, one after another. A deep...

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Senior turns personal journals into published novel
Brynn Jernberg, Copy Editor • Mar 9, 2026

While most seniors are focused on graduation or college decisions, one high school senior is celebrating...

The Aquarium is one of many places students can go this summer to escape boredom (Photo taken by Chloe Sherman)
Summer is coming, so is boredom
Chloe Sherman, Reporter • Apr 29, 2026

Summer is right around the corner; school will be out for a few months. But that raises the question: what should you do with all of that free time? With that much time, you...

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Students are graduating unprepared for real world financial decisions; a required financial literacy class at Arvada West would fix this issue
Brynn Jernberg, Copy Editor • Apr 13, 2026

The fluorescent lights in the school hallways are humming softly as students walk around carrying their backpacks and sports gear. They are thinking about their future, which...

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Every state should have mental health days
Jennifer Melot, Reporter • Apr 8, 2026

In the attendance office, a note for an absence due to the flu is pretty routine. But a note for a panic attack? Much less common. As mental health becomes a bigger part of...

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Energy drinks cause more harm than good
Chloe Sherman, Reporter • Mar 20, 2026

Everyday, students are drinking some sort of energy drink, such as Alani Nu, Ghost, and of course, Monster. The school store even sells Monsters during access. Although they...

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