News – Page 3 – The Westwind

The Cereal Box: coming soon

Michael Cowden, Social Media Editor

September 7, 2017

Filed under News

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...

Cross Country team wins big in Saturday meet

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...

Are French and German obsolete?

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...

Inspiration, competition, great art

May 23, 2017

Counting eggs before they hatch at A-West

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...

The ACT is out; the SAT is in

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...

John Fielder: Capturing the Minds of the Future

November 20, 2016

AWest is about to get a lot more a’track’tive

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...

Q & A: PARCC Assessment 101 with Principal Bishop

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...

“The Hunger Games” trilogy has high expectations

Shaelyn Fritzler

February 2, 2015

Filed under Entertainment, News