Theater has put on numerous shows over the past five years, but their upcoming show, ‘SpongeBob the Musical,’ has sold more tickets and faster than any show yet.  “This show is so recognizable,”...

Switching from middle school to high school is a big step, especially when attending a high school that is with all new people. However, freshman Mason Coates, who attended Chisholm Trail Middle School,...

The Olathe West Owl Post newspaper staff shares their favorite books.

It’s Friday night and the lights of the stadium are shining down on the grassy field as students begin filing into the rows of bleachers. You see a student running across the field chanting, “O-W,...

Morones is involved in theatre at West and is also a member of the chamber orchestra, playing the viola. He has also been admitted to Fort Hays State University and plans on studying classical performance...

Junior Raven Stiede spent the first 16 years of her life going to school in St. Lucia, at a high school which starkly contrasts her experience at Olathe West.  “At my [former] school, the classrooms...

Brandon Roupsouay Q: What meaning does your tattoo have? A: I have two roses, one of the roses is for my grandpa. Before he passed away, he would always take me and my cousins to his flower garden....

While some teenagers choose to go the traditional route of applying to a fast food joint or maybe a retail store for their first job, junior Max Valdez has chosen a different path in order to make some...

ACT testing season is now upon students; testing started Saturday and goes through July 16, 2022. Every college-bound high school student takes this grueling 215 question test to show their readiness for...

Elementary and middle school students dream of the days they can be in high school, going to football games, finding their best friends, driving, and gaining more freedom to do all the things they want...

During the 2020 fall season, the girl's cross country team won the State Competition despite the setback of COVID. For the 2021 season, the team is looking to accomplish even more than last year. The team...