Michael Cowden, Social Media Editor
September 7, 2017
Filed under News, Student Life
Arvada, Colorado, a small town outside of Denver is home to many small business owners. Michael Emmerson and Lori Hofer are among these small business owners and are trying to bring back those nostalgic days of childhood cer...
Jack Roberts, Sports Editor
September 1, 2017
Filed under Fall Sports, News, Sports
Arvada West’s cross-country team placed first in both the men’s and women’s Cross Country races this Saturday, August 26 at the annual D’Evelyn Dash 5K race.
The meet was attended by over a thousand runners from 35 differe...
Michael Cowden, Reporter
May 23, 2017
Filed under Features, News
Are French And German Obsolete?
Out of the 6,500 existing, (some extinct) languages, only three are taught here at Arvada West High School. Evidently, there are many ways people communicate around the world. Some commonly...
May 23, 2017
Aydin Valaski, Reporter
April 26, 2017
Filed under Home, News, Showcase
Seniors, The Westwind news is collecting an archive of the class of 2017. Please add your college choice and location to the survey so you can be a part of this.
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Michael Cowden, Reporter
April 25, 2017
Filed under News
Arvada West offers a lot of classes, some more popular than others. One class that is growing in popularity among the students is the agriculture class, where baby chickens are currently hatching.
“We had 18 eggs to start...
Caitlin Danborn, Assistant Editor
April 21, 2017
Filed under News
On Tuesday, April 11, the junior class of 2018 took the SAT, the first class to take the SAT as a state-mandated test since 2001. In 2015, Colorado lawmakers decided that the Colorado Department of Education needed to choose a new college entrance exam and a new ex...
November 20, 2016
Caitlin Danborn, Reporter
October 31, 2016
Filed under News, Sports
The current track at Arvada West High School is fifty-three years old--literally as old as the school--and is only one lane, made of rock, gravel, and cinder. However, the Friends of the Wildcats Foundation is working to change that.
The Friends of the W...
Ayame Castro, Reporter
March 17, 2015
Filed under News
WW: Are students able to opt out of PARCC testing?
PB: Opting out of state mandated assessments is not allowed. There is specific state legislation that requires students and parents to participate in this educational...
