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The Occidentalist

Lillyan Flora

Lillyan Flora, Graphic Designer, Podcast Team, Reporter

Lillyan is a Freshman in her first year of newspaper and currently is a reporter, most likely a page designer, and works on podcasts. She joined the staff because newspaper seemed eagerly close to Digital Media classes, which is what she loves most. Outside of school, you can find her anxiously doom-scrolling on Tiktok, constantly putting off when she should edit her nerdy videos. She decides to put it off for another month. She has a unique passion for social media, algorithms, and making crazy videography projects that convince her she’d be GREAT in theater, just… backstage.

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Bockhol works with an associate in production at CTC's film department.

Found Again in Film

Lillyan Flora, Reporter May 29, 2026

  A film directed by a student at West, called “Finding You Again” recently won a pitch contest, where a panel of senior directors, editors, and executives applauded a film concept. West senior Riley...

Duggar performs on the field during a halftime show. Photo Courtesy: Email Duggar

Art Always Comes Back

Lillyan Flora and Sioma Abdul-Karim May 18, 2026

  Imagine you're entering your history class in freshman year, you see the students putting away their phones and sitting down. The teacher brings everyone to their seats, and you hear one of your friends...

Abigale Powell & Angie Morales are both freshmen who are about to go out and join the ICE protest Abigale’s sign reads “WE ARE ALL IMMIGRANTS” and Angie’s sign reads “ICE took my dad when I was a kid. Please don’t take my mom now I’m a teenager. #FamiliesBelong Together #AboishICE #ImmigrantsmakeAmerican”

[Photo] ICED in (Michigan)

Sioma Abdul-Karim, Reporter February 11, 2026

Abigale Powell & Angie Morales are both freshmen who are about to go out and join the ICE protest Abigale’s sign reads “WE ARE ALL IMMIGRANTS” and Angie’s sign reads “ICE took my dad when I was...

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