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Principal of West High School placed on paid leave

Students protest their principal's leave outside of West High on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 9:40 am.

November 25, 2019

As of Monday, November 18, the principal of West High School, Ford White, has been placed on paid leave. According to Desert News, “A letter sent to parents and others in the school community by Chris Gesteland, who supervises all schools that are part of West High’s feeder pattern, didn’t offer an explanatio...

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Student Opinions on Standardized Testing

Aurelia Jones, Reporter

October 4, 2018

Each student has to take the School City tests. That is a fact. But what do students think about these tests? Do they help or hinder? Taylorville senior Holly Henderson says, “I think that they are a complete waste of time… it’s really measuring how much the teacher taught you and we get tol...

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The psychology of a good schedule

Belle R. LeDuc, Reporter

May 6, 2020 • Comments closed

It was easy to keep to a schedule during the normal school days. Bells and alarm clocks would make sure we got to where we needed to be on time, while teachers’ deadlines...