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  • Keep the players safe America’s favorite pastime: slapping some pads on kids and letting them go out and mangle each other, right? Football has been the most po
  • That’s so 2016 The year is 2030. Homecoming week is upon the class of 2031. For Thursday’s dress up day, the class is assigned the 2010s. Here is the iss
  • Best classroom at WO When thinking of a high school classroom, what comes to mind? Perhaps it’s rows of desks all lined up facing the board. The front in spitt
  • WO match making WO students Maggie O’Brien and Maddy Eppard attempt to match the perfect couple at WO.   How we made the matches: On Thursda
  • An expensive postseason On the surface it seems like being a fan should be free; however, for a West Ottawa basketball fan, this postseason cost a pretty penny. For
  • Cell phones: Underutilized parental leverage “Get off your phone! This is the last time I’m going to ask nicely. Maybe if you weren’t on it so much, your grades would be better.
  • Holland youth of the year Jr. Aalihya Harmon walks up to the stage as excitement and awe rushes over her.  She approaches the microphone to make a speech, and her mi
  • West Ottawan Opinion: Real news? On March 8, the White House announced that President Donald Trump would be willing to meet with the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. America
  • Why you shouldn’t vote selfishly Government is supposed to better society.  The decisions politicians make should be for the greater good, not just benefit a small handful
  • Is Chick-Fil-A overrated? In a survey of 264 West Ottawa students, 124 respondents said that they had gone to the Chick-Fil-A in Holland in the 36 days it had been op
  • Differences in women’s sports It is 1970 and Sr. Deb Kiekover rebounds the ball and dribbles only three times before stopping at midcourt. She can’t take another step.
  • Conspiracy theory buster   “It’s actually really simple, jet fuel can’t melt steel beams,” Jr. Talon Duong said. Duong, along with thousands of Ameri
  • New coach: a proven winner Last year, the West Ottawa Girls Lacrosse team finished a season with an impressive record of 11-5, which is the best the team has ever done
  • Learning to shop with a conscience I walk into Forever 21, and I’m instantly overwhelmed by signs advertising “50% Off”, “Buy One Get One Free”, and “SALE.” The
  • Regional basketball preview Deja vu.   With no time left, West Ottawa could only watch as a three-point shot from the left wing arced toward the hoop.   A

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    School calendar 2018-2019
    Following suit with many other schools in the West Michigan area, West Ottawa will be starting on Tuesday, August 28, si
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    Ballin’ for Bryce
    When school gets out, and people are ready for vacation, relaxation, and cutting loose, the West Ottawa community will
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    My Austin
    Today. Tuesday, May 15. National MPS Awareness Day. National Mucopolysaccharidoses Awareness Day. MPS can fall into 8 di
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    WOBOT Wins
    The clock struck 5 am, and within an hour West Ottawa’s robotics team, WOBOT, was ready to pack up and head to Detroit
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    I want to live
    The razor’s edge glinted under the bathroom lights. I stood there gazing into the mirror; wrestling with the monst
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    All-American artist
    West Ottawa is home to many talented students. State honored musicians and D1 athletes walk the halls. But there is a gr

Student Life

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    WOBOT Wins
    The clock struck 5 am, and within an hour West Ottawa’s robotics team, WOBOT, was ready to pack up and head to Detroit
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    Best classroom at WO
    When thinking of a high school classroom, what comes to mind? Perhaps it’s rows of desks all lined up facing the board
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    WO match making
    WO students Maggie O’Brien and Maddy Eppard attempt to match the perfect couple at WO.   How we made the matches:
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    Holland youth of the year
    Jr. Aalihya Harmon walks up to the stage as excitement and awe rushes over her.  She approaches the microphone to make
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    Primera Plastics: More than just a job
    “I have a job mainly just to provide myself with money to pay for my vehicle and bills. The only benefit I get is lear
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    You really eat that?
    I didn’t even come up with the idea. That should have been my first clue. The person who came up with the idea couldn

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