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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Student Scientists Honored for Service and Achievement
By Anna T.
/ February 25, 2022
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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Social Science Classes Restructured for the Masses
By Mohnish S.
/ December 2, 2021
Amidst the waves of change overtaking West, a new financial literacy course will be offered to juniors and seniors, and...
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Bomb threat leads to school evacuation
By Clare O.
/ November 30, 2021
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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West’s Got Talent
By Kyra H.
/ November 3, 2021
Including singing, dancing, magic and more, Maine West students will showcase their skill and talents this week on stage. The...
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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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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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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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Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Future of the Supreme Court
By Jameson B.
/ November 2, 2020
When Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, notorious defender of gender equality, died last month, her death threw...
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Voting in 2020
By Samantha S.
/ October 23, 2020
With fewer than two weeks to the Nov. 3 election day, more citizens are seeking ways to vote...
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Senior Season Cancelled
By Jenna R.
/ May 13, 2020
With the end of the school year in sight, the class of 2020 has had an unprecedented last few months...
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Lutheran General benefits from MW alumni workers and student support
By Jenna D.
/ May 13, 2020
Maine West Alumni Jenna McDade, of the class of 2005, has had her fair share of experience in the world...
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Looking Through Rose Colored Glasses
By Jameson B.
/ April 15, 2020
At a time when the world seems the most bleak, it’s important to highlight the things that bring...
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Parkland Two Years Later
By Jameson B.
/ March 5, 2020
February 14th marked the second anniversary of the horrific mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in...
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Science Day
By Sarah S.
/ December 20, 2019
Science Day, hosted by Science National Honor Society, brought dozens of Des Plaines and Maine West families to Maine West...
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Chicago Public School Strike
By Jameson B.
/ October 29, 2019
For the second time in the last ten years, the teachers of the Chicago Public School system are on strike,...
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