By Joey B. / The boys track and field team is getting ready for Conference at Niles North High School....
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By Abby W., in-depth reporter Clean Up Give Back, a local non-profit environmental group is hosting a clean-up challenge...
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By Anna T., news reporter A celebration of the work they’ve put in and their love of science, Science National...
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Amidst the waves of change overtaking West, a new financial literacy course will be offered to juniors and seniors, and...
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After receiving an emergency alert shortly after 1:45 p.m. today, teachers evacuated their classes from the building, with students pouring...
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Featuring a lineup of multiple famous artists, the Jingle Ball is an annual winter concert hosted by Chicagoland’s popular radio...
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As the reality, and the weather, sets in with colder temperatures and golden brown leaves, many see this new season...
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Keeping the “Social” in Social Distancing
By Lilianna V.
/ March 8, 2021
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the term “social distancing” has been used by public health experts to...
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The Good-For-Nothing Awards
By Timea M.
/ March 5, 2021
There are more than 20 different award shows held in the United States for music. That fact shouldn't...
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Patience in a Pandemic
By Pratiksha B.
/ February 16, 2021
For the past 10 months, a Coronavirus vaccine has been the light at the end of the tunnel...
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The Effect of Covid-19 on Movie Theaters
By Lucy E.
/ December 11, 2020
The movie industry is one of the many fields that has been deeply affected by the COVID-19 virus....
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Fall Festivities: Social Distanced
By Carter S.
/ December 11, 2020
Every teenager in the world has had an itch to enjoy the company of someone other than those...
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From Online to In-Person
By Sariff A.
/ December 9, 2020
Although the state of Illinois has averaged almost 10,000 new COVID-19 cases a day for the past three...
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Dear Maine West Teachers… A Letter of Thanks
By admin
/ December 9, 2020
Dear Maine West Teachers, It isn't often that we students stop and look beyond our own worlds. We...
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A New Generation of Superheroes
By Timea M.
/ December 2, 2020
The past two decades have been unquestionably erratic. The world has seen an increase in destructive natural disasters,...
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Getting past the obstacles
By Karolina G.
/ November 24, 2020
Many of us vividly remember March 13, 2020 as the day when everything fell apart. As people started...
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Hybrid gives students a newfound sense of flexibility
By Kathryn W.
/ November 24, 2020
When students departed school on March 13, they didn’t anticipate that in-person classes wouldn’t resume school-wide until Nov....
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Health and Well-Being Improvements
By Monisa Y.
/ November 20, 2020
Written by Monisa Yusra and Lena Perry
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A Zoom Call a Day Does Not Keep the Procrastination Away
By Maha Z.
/ November 16, 2020
Picture this: you’re sitting in a Zoom meeting for your math class at 9:40 a.m. as your teacher...
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What the Frack?
By Lilianna V.
/ November 16, 2020
Fracking: a term heard in economics, environmentalism, and now on the debate stage of the 2020 election. Also...
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Hate crime and one town’s healing takes center stage in this weekend’s fall play
By Raphael R.
/ November 11, 2020
Following the reaction of the town of Laramie, Wyoming, after the murder of university student Matthew Shephard, Maine...
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Girls golf dominates conference
By Monyca G.
/ November 2, 2020
With seniors Katie Benziger and Jane Rothweiler finishing conference with the best two scores, the varsity girls golf...
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Tackling Trump: Where the President Went Wrong
By Johnny N.
/ November 2, 2020
On Dec. 31, 2019, the Chinese government confirmed that it was treating dozens of people in Wuhan suffering...
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