Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Traverse City West Senior High

The Occidentalist

The Occidentalist

The Occidentalist

Riley Ashbury

Riley Ashbury, Staff Writer

Riley Ashbury is a senior who joined The Occidentalist four years ago. Throughout growing, she has learned what it means to be on a team and how to become not only a better writer but a stronger one too. Riley has joined the Editorial Board and has become Head Page Designer. She joined only because of her older sister but soon found her own love and passion for newspaper. After high school, Riley plans on majoring in psychology down at Grand Valley State University. Outside of studying and school, she enjoys the school events, hanging out with friends, going on hikes, cooking, and playing with her dogs.

All content by Riley Ashbury
Tokie lifts Hewitt on Homecoming night before the dance.

Together On and Off the Course

Riley Ashbury and Peter Worden February 24, 2022

  With Valentine’s day in passing, couple of eight months, juniors Ainslee Hewitt and Sam Tokie, elaborate on their relationship and how they make it work through their conflicting schedules in high...

Perfecting the Balancing Act

Perfecting the Balancing Act

Riley Ashbury, Editor June 1, 2021

Managing your time for school while in sports and doing extracurriculars has always been difficult but for Alysha Haight, all she's done is excel in the opportunities that she's worked for.    Chad...

Mental Health Toolbox

Riley Ashbury, Editor March 8, 2021

   Throughout these hard times, the school has prepared to do what it can for the students here at West. With the Mental Health toolbox that students have created, the main idea was to give students...

Load More Stories