The West Ottawan

The growing impact of the WOHS food pantry
November 11, 2025
Beret Anna Hilsman
The South office includes a variety of resources that students use regularly–counselors’ offices, forms on secretaries’ desks, and health products. However, behind these...
Happy Halloween: Two sentence horror stories
October 31, 2025
Seth Piersma
Happy Halloween! Enjoy the following 2 Sentence Horror Stories, written by the Fall 2025 Journalistic Writing class. "'I’m so excited, I love haunted houses,' I said...
Humans of West Ottawa: Passion over profit
October 28, 2025
Elijah Gutknecht
“If money didn’t matter, I would love to be a children’s book illustrator. I love reading and art so it’s the perfect mix. I also like the idea of being able to use...
Humans of West Ottawa: Building bricks and memories
October 27, 2025
Lincoln Taylor
“One of the best gifts I ever received when I was a kid was this LEGO set. It was a big Castle dwarf mine that me and my brothers had wanted all year; it was in the LEGO...
Humans of West Ottawa: From a quiet hobby to a shared passion
October 27, 2025
Lyla Dowling
“Not a lot of people knew I was into photography at first. I used to just take pictures quietly on my own, mostly for fun, never really thinking to share them. But once...

The “Clash Royale Effect”: How the mobile game affects high school students

Ryan Park • October 20, 2025

Introduction: The video game Clash Royale was first released in 2016 as spin off of the popular mobile game Clash of Clans. Nine years later, in 2025, it is at its peak with over 1 billion downloads worldwide across multiple...