Out-of-State Pursuit
Allysa Moore, Contributing Writer
November 7, 2019
Friday nights in Kansas oftentimes consist of attending a varsity game and then wandering around Walmart until being asked to leave. That's why senior Ellie Steere cannot wait to get out of Kansas. Along with many other kids, Steere believes that Kansas is boring. “There’s nothing really to do...
Band Concludes Marching Season with Many Achievements
Brendan Ulmer, Writer
October 30, 2019
There’s a team of students here at Olathe West that a group of nationally certified judges believe to be perfect at their activity. A group of students who perform with such gusto, their presence can be felt half a mile down the road. A group of students who often practice before, during, and after schoo...
Volleyball Seniors Share Reflections
Olivia Eisenhauer, Writer
October 15, 2019
Just before the night of Oct. 10, senior night, the five seniors being honored reflected on their years as an Owl. The seniors honored included Ellie Wiltanger, Bethany Allison, Katie O’Keefe, Olivia Goebel and Dominique Loveless, each one ranging in two to three years of commitment to the program si...
2019 Homecoming Royalty Profiles
October 14, 2019
Voting is done, royalty has been chosen, and the dance has happened. The homecoming court represents the people whom each grade feels represents Olathe West the best. Each member of the court shared a little bit about themselves.
Carrying the Colors
Caché Goracke, Editor-in-Chief
October 4, 2019
When Athletic Director Pat Butler, approached Detective Brent Groves about getting a group of students together to present the flags at the boys state tennis conference last spring, Groves decided to take it a step further. “I’ve been in the military,” Groves said. “I went to military school as ...
Roid Rage
September 11, 2019
For any given high school sport, practices are daily and are expected to go two or more hours after school. This might seem like enough of an opportunity to improve strength and performance, but there are high school athletes who find that just practicing isn’t enough and go about strengthening them...
Trafficking Right Under Our Noses
September 11, 2019
Human trafficking: a term that is heard more often recently. An industry that is quite a mystery to most people. There is so much more beneath the surface than meets the eye. As recent as March, 2019, Fox 4 KC inteviewed a woman sharing her surviving story from human trafficking. Loni Kuriakose had...
Woman Leadership in Olathe West
April 23, 2019
As they say, boys come from Mars, girls come from Venus, but the question still remains on how they work together on Earth. At West, the battle of the genders is just as prevalent as anywhere else. But in terms of participation and giving back to the school, girls seem to be winning. The stereotyp...
15 Minutes Alone
April 22, 2019
“What’s happening?” she thought but could not say. “What’s happening?” The breathing tube implanted in her mouth restricted her vocal chords from begging for answers. Where was she? Why did she have an I.V. pricking her arm? From birth, junior Olivia Eisenhauer had Restrictive Cardiomyopa...
The Powerlifting Club: A Family of Hard Work
McKenzie Gordan
March 29, 2019
Students in the powerlifting club have performed impressively in their first season, but despite their success, not many people have even heard of them. The powerlifting club has been hard at work in the past couple of months, with many of the members medaling on multiple occasions. Even after su...
Starting Fresh(men)
February 22, 2019
Leading up to and also at the recent Eighth Grade Transition Day, several questions about moving on to new schools and opportunities were asked to both the seniors leaving West this year and the eighth graders coming in as new freshman next year. The questions were nearly identical, but mirrored to see ...
The Freshmen – Class of 2023
February 21, 2019
What are you most looking to about High School? Zahra Andela from Mission Trail- “I wanna get better at art mostly, and soccer, so I have more things to look forward to. Things that I actually like in the future, so I don’t have to get stuck at a McDonalds working there. I wanna maybe do ...
November 18, 2019
Riley Keiter, Writer
November 13, 2019
In 2016, most students now at Olathe West were still in middle school, and could only sit by and watch...
Photo Slideshow: Trunk-or-Treat
November 13, 2019
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