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• Keeping balance in and out of the gym On a recent Thursday night, Jr. Elizabeth Snider sprinted 62 feet directly at the vault apparatus. She hurtled and sprung off the board, lau
• Aine Snoap: The sounds of Neverland West Ottawa Theatre is cruising along to get ready for their production of Peter Pan, staging scenes and working on musical numbers. Directo
• WO cross country conference meet The West Ottawa Cross Country team is getting ready for their final conference meet at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids.  Every year, scores
• Life in the fast lane One more turn, then one more lap.  My tires squealed as they reached their limit of grip, but I kept the gas pedal planted to the ground. I
• School in Finland is very different
• Swimming topples Rockford
• College is not the only path to success Sr. Nick Greendyke sat at his kitchen table with his parents, having a serious discussion about the different paths he could take after he g
• “I love my parents’ music” “Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang!” What was this dreadful sound I was hearing? I came to find out this noise was a song.   How? Why? This
• The avid football fans of WO The crunches of pads, the squeals of whistles, the echoes of the roaring fans throughout the stadium. Millions of Americans await the annual
• WO grads are ready for college It’s six o’clock on a Wednesday morning in early September. College freshman and West Ottawa Alumni Lexi Manning walks into her three-ho
• Not all superheroes wear capes Fourth and goal on West Ottawa’s three-yard line, the Panthers are already leading big late in the third qurarter, Liam Cavanaugh blitzes
• There is more to being a manager than most think Sr. Cody Hann stares at the ceiling. 2 a.m. Even with school the next morning, he still cannot sleep. His mind is still racing from the hect
• In 2018, WO will begin before Labor Day
• Connections are key Looking for a job? Here’s some advice: it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. I have recently sent out applications to new jobs, b
• Team bonding really works “Chicken in the hen house,” yells cross country captain Sr. Dana Tippett. Chaos breaks out as the team runs in every direction to find t