Kristin Taylor

An Acceptable Adaptation

Kristin Taylor, Staff Writer • April 24, 2023

Disclaimer: This article contains a couple of spoilers and is about an R-rated movie based on language and sexual content. Recently, the movie “Perfect Addiction”, directed by Castille Landon,...

Talking to Titans: A Q&A With Austin Davis

Shelbie Gray and Kristin Taylor • April 10, 2023

This is a new section of the online newspaper where we ask a student a series of questions to get to know them. This month, junior Austin Davis was the feature of this Q&A. Davis has gone to WSH...

Saying Goodbye and “Signing” Off

Kristin Taylor, Staff Writer, Page Designer • June 9, 2022

American Sign Language (ASL) teacher Mary McKeon, otherwise known as MJ, has been teaching for 26 years, specifically 15 of those years have been teaching ASL at WSH and NMC. As the school year comes...

Crisis in Ukraine Hits Close to Home

Kristin Taylor, Staff Writer, Page Designer • May 27, 2022

The Russia vs Ukraine war has affected many people and many families all over the world. Freshman Alex Narolskyy is a part of one of the many families that have been impacted. Narolskyy’s cousins...

Texas Abortion Threatens Rights of Women

Kristin Taylor, Staff Writer and Page Designer • October 8, 2021

On Sept. 1 of this year, Texas passed a law that bans abortions after six weeks into pregnancy. This law, also called the “Heartbeat Bill” doesn’t just prevent women from getting abortions after...

Homecoming Returns to West

Kristin Taylor, Brenna Baldwin, and Lily Galnares • October 6, 2021

Homecoming is a high school event that some people consider a staple in their high school career. Last year many were disappointed when homecoming was cancelled due to COVID, and the impacts of the...

Less Stress, More Sleep

Kristin Taylor, Staff Writer • June 9, 2021

School starts at 8:05 a.m., school ends at 3:00 p.m. That is almost seven hours, and it’s longer for students who have zero hour which starts at 7:03 a.m. During these hours that students...

Growing Up On Stage

Kristin Taylor, Staff Writer • June 1, 2021

As this school year comes to an end, seniors are looking back on their high school career as it comes to a close. For senior Via Novarro, that is looking back on her experience in theatre as an actress...

Couples vs COVID

Kristin Taylor, Staff Writer, Page Designer • March 5, 2021

Love is always a topic to talk about during February because of its special holiday dedicated to love and relationships, but this Valentine’s Day will be one to remember. Sophomore Andrew Mikula and...

Student Essential Workers Navigate COVID Protocols

Kristin Taylor, Staff Writer • February 1, 2021

Many businesses are closed due to the pandemic, but there are still some essential businesses that have remained open. Sophomore Janie Sulecki works at Tom’s West Bay and has been since October of...

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Kristin Taylor, Staff Writer

An Acceptable Adaptation

Talking to Titans: A Q&A With Austin Davis

Saying Goodbye and “Signing” Off

Crisis in Ukraine Hits Close to Home

Texas Abortion Threatens Rights of Women

Homecoming Returns to West

Less Stress, More Sleep

Growing Up On Stage

Couples vs COVID

Student Essential Workers Navigate COVID Protocols

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