Homecoming week is always filled with many different activities, such as pep assemblies and the bonfire. Last year, the Student Council introduced a new activity to the homecoming week: Roshambo Day. On...

When you picture pep assemblies, you might imagine watching routines performed by cheer and dance or linking arms to sing the “Alma Mater” together, but the members of the Olathe West Leadership Squad...

This 2025-2026 school year, Olathe West administrators are encouraging the use of BAND for communication between club sponsors and members.  The BAND communication app is a messaging software that...

On Fri. April 4, the French and Spanish classes attended the University of Central Missouri Modern Languages Film Festival. To be eligible to compete for awards, films needed to be fully in their category’s...

On Thursday, March 13, Center Based Resource (CBR) classes participated in the Job Olympics competition at Johnson County Community College. Olathe West took third place overall, being the only school...

The Returning Education to Our States Act was proposed to the Senate last November. As Americans anxiously wait for the outcome of the Bill, they weigh the potential consequences of dismantling the Department...

Olathe is a city many new parents choose to settle in due to its grade-A school district. Olathe is ranked third out of 279 school districts in Kansas and holds over 29,000 enrolled students. It is open...

Imagine sitting down at your local high school’s play, to immediately see a student frantically running around the audience looking for a missing prop. As the curtain rises, a set piece immediately falls...

On the evening of Thursday, Feb. 6, the Olathe West Orchestra hosted around 200 visitors to the commons for their annual “Night in Italy” concert. But this concert is not like most. Orchestra Director...

Over the weekend of Jan. 3, Kansas City was hit by its most significant snow storm since 1962, with the metro area receiving an average of 11 inches. This caused a large number of schools around the area...