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Haylee Griffith, Feature Editor (Fall '21)

Haylee Griffith is a junior this year and this is her third year on staff. She has had a passion for writing and painting since she was little and enjoys being the voice for the Arvada West community!

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Generation Z is changing the makeup game for good

Generation Z is changing the makeup game for good

Haylee Griffith, Feature Editor
December 8, 2021
Photomath is used by students across the country, A-West students seem to be almost evenly split on using the app

More than half of US high school students use Photomath, here’s why

Haylee Griffith, Feature Editor
November 10, 2021
Graphic by Haylee Griffith

The secret behind the massive success of Netflix’s “Squid Game”

Haylee Griffith, Feature Editor
October 20, 2021
Graphic by Haylee Griffith.

A beginners guide to the stars: the basics of astrology

Haylee Griffith, Reporter
September 19, 2021
Instagram is seen by many as a toxic environment only meant to bring others down. By bringing back the photo dump trend, Instagram can finally become the fun social media app it should. Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash.

Let’s bring back photo dumps on Instagram for good

Haylee Griffith, Feature Editor
May 16, 2021
The message behind the movie “Moxie” is to “Find your voice”, yet many characters never get the chance, causing the film to miss many great opportunities to shed light on big issues in the world. Image by Haylee Griffith.

Review: The movie “Moxie” misses many opportunities

Haylee Griffith, Feature Editor
April 15, 2021
A-West students have recently revealed their opinions on which coffee chain is the best. Starbucks won this battle over Dunkin’ Donuts as 86% choose Starbucks, but why? Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash.

Starbucks vs. Dunkin’ Donuts: Why pick one over the other?

Haylee Griffith, Feature Editor
March 23, 2021
Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters on Unsplash

“iCarly” fans need to leave Jennette McCurdy alone

Haylee Griffith, Feature Editor
March 13, 2021
Edited photo of Lana Del Rey standing in front of a car on fire while smiling, quickly became the photo associated with the Lana Cult. Photo courtesy of Tori Foss.

The Lana Del Rey Cult on TikTok is so much more than a “random trend”

Haylee Griffith, Feature Editor
February 24, 2021
Photo courtesy of Katt Yukawa on Unsplash.

What to expect during Wish Week with the new addition of incentives

Haylee Griffith, Feature Editor
February 10, 2021
Photo courtesy of Duy Hoang on Unsplash.

The stigma around thrift stores needs to end

Haylee Griffith, Feature Editor
January 29, 2021
Photo by Bruce Mars on Unsplash

Olivia Rodrigo pours her heart out in her new single “Drivers License”

Haylee Griffith, Feature Editor
January 12, 2021
Image created in Canva by Haylee Griffith

The body positivity movement is going in the wrong direction

Haylee Griffith, Feature Editor
December 13, 2020
Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash.

Ken Jennings is the only person worthy enough to replace Alex Trebek as the host of Jeopardy!

Haylee Griffith, Feature Editor
December 2, 2020
Device drop off located outside the main office doors.

A-West students give lifelines to brave soldiers

Haylee Griffith, Feature Editor
November 12, 2020
Photo courtesy of Madison Mcjunkin.

Madison McJunkin: a dedicated and hard working small business owner

Haylee Griffith, Feature Editor
November 5, 2020
Photo by Joanne Francis on Unsplash

Wildfires in Colorado: what we are not seeing

Haylee Griffith, Feature Editor
November 4, 2020
Photo by Jon Tyson from Unsplash

How nostalgia keeps us positive during tough times

Haylee Griffith, Reporter
April 30, 2020
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

When do birthdays stop becoming important 

Haylee Griffith, Reporter
April 30, 2020
Photo by Plann on Unsplash

Teens confirm phone addictions are real

Haylee Griffith, Reporter
April 22, 2020
Photo by Zhuo Cheng you on Unsplash

Why left-handed desks need to be a norm in all schools

Haylee Griffith, reporter
April 21, 2020
Photo by Mick Haupt on Unsplash

2020, the year of horror

Haylee Griffith, reporter
April 16, 2020
Priscilla Oxford: Sophomore Class President

Priscilla Oxford: Sophomore Class President

Haylee Griffith, Reporter
March 11, 2020
Photo courtesy of Alyssa Erskine

Marching band state championship cancelled

Haylee Griffith, Reporter
December 11, 2019
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