In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week this week, we are spotlighting six teachers. Learn more about these Owl teachers!

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live internationally? Travel and study around the world? This is about to become reality for senior, Kylie Krause. The 2022-23 school year is wrapping up,...

Each year, students in advanced placement U.S. History, also known as APUSH, work on projects for an event called National History Day. These projects can be exhibits, documentaries, creating a website,...

Every year StuCo holds a voting for the students at Olathe West to choose the new candidates, placing a vote for the new StuCo president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and executive chair. Candidates...

Did you know that you can get a scholarship if you speak into a microphone and preach about one of your interests? William Schowalter’s AP Lang classes are creating a podcast to enhance their argumentative...

A year and a half ago, school counselor Kimberly Wright approached Principal Jay Novacek with an unconventional idea: to use her new lab Birdie as a school therapy dog. “It was more me approaching...

Starting out your day with positivity can be difficult, but Junior Logan Bryant and Sophomore Lily Rsydam start their day for others. Bryant and Rsydam hold the door for their peers every day before...

A disastrous wedding, a wild scavenger hunt, body swaps, and a magic hourglass; all of this and more will be featured in theatre's next musical performance, “Freaky Friday.” With a cast of over...

On Sept. 20, after watching an OW vs.ONW volleyball game, Rick Lees and his wife Linda encountered an issue after parking their car. On their way out, they backed into a piece of rebar used to the tire...

Traveling 4,882 miles from Germany to the U.S. is a big change for a high school student which is something Titus Deilmann experienced firsthand when he transferred to the U.S. from Rimsting, Germany. Deilmann...

Asking questions, smashing buttons and throwing answers are all what comes with joining Scholars Bowl.  Scholars Bowl is an extracurricular activity that revolves around a competition where contestants...

AP classes are an opportunity for students to gain college credit while taking classes in high school. However, the stress of these AP classes corresponds to the advancement of the curriculum.  At...