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The Occidentalist

The Occidentalist

The Occidentalist

Arden Prieskorn

Arden Prieskorn, Assistant EIC, Social Media Manager

Arden Prieskorn is a Senior and in her second year of taking newspaper. She chose to take this class because journalism has always sparked her interest, and that it would give her important life skills. Arden is assistant editor in chief this year. Her favorite activity is going on hikes.

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Parking Permits Problems

Cici Copenhaver and Arden Prieskorn March 13, 2024

  Every day, students and staff pour into West’s parking lots searching for a spot to park their vehicles and start their mornings. Yet, as more sophomores turn 16 and are able to drive on their...

New 7 Brew Location Opens on U.S. 31

New 7 Brew Location Opens on U.S. 31

Arden Prieskorn and Emilia Shoemaker December 7, 2023

  As of recently, a new drive-thru has been introduced to the West side of town. Although there is another location of the same coffee franchise on the other side of town, it wasn’t a very popular spot....

Things To Do Around Traverse City in the Fall

Things To Do Around Traverse City in the Fall

Arden Prieskorn, Assistant EIC, Social Media Manager September 29, 2023

The End of an Era

The End of an Era

Arden Prieskorn, Editor June 9, 2023

For the past 18 years, Traverse City has been provided with some of the best family-friendly movies during our beloved film festival. At the end of July every year, there is a week full of movie nights...

The three primary destinations students will attend are Dublin, London and Paris

Europe Trip is On The Horizon

Morgan Orth and Arden Prieskorn March 20, 2023

  After COVID-19 shut down all school sponsored travel, this year, the English department is offering a trip across Europe. From March 26 to April 4, students will be traveling around France, England...

Junior Foster Douglass designs the graphic for the annual Bleacher Creature game

Drawing His Path to Success

Morgan Orth and Arden Prieskorn March 14, 2023

  For many of the artistic students at WSH, their creative abilities develop over the course of their school career, many in high school pushing themselves to take higher-level art classes. For junior...

Recognizing Black History Month Locally, School Wide and Individually

Morgan Orth and Arden Prieskorn February 16, 2023

  Black History Month is a nationwide celebration during the month of February dedicated to African Americans. While it originated as a week-long event during the second week of February after important...

The Case Stirring Up the Nation; Bryan Kohberger’s Innocence is Still Up For Debate

Morgan Orth and Arden Prieskorn January 22, 2023

  On Nov. 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students, Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Ethan Chapin, were stabbed to death in their off-campus housing. For over a month, police and...

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