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Pregnancy brings change to both staff, students
Montesinos, Salinas help each other with pregnancy By Mallorie Bromer, Asst. Feature Editor Not only have Joanna Montesinos, sophomore, and Alexis Salinas, senior, been friends for about five years, but both of them became pregnant around the same time in 2008. “(Alexis) offers me if I need anything. Even when I don’t ask her she [...]
Share on FacebookPark District hosts annual community health fair
By Jon Tracey, Forum Editor On Saturday Oct. 17, the Wheeling Park District hosted its third annual Wheeling Community Health Fair in order to educate the citizens of surrounding areas. The fair offered free pulse diagnoses, bone density testings and more. The fair also offered flu and pneumonia shots as well as glucose and cholesterol [...]
Share on FacebookActing class performs skits for daycare
By Stevi Anderson, Feature Editor Orin Xavier’s, English teacher, Acting 1 class performed for the Little Wildcat Day Care kids during Block A on Oct. 20. The acting students split into five groups two weeks prior to the performance. They used the two weeks to put together their skits. The students chose their own groups, [...]
Share on FacebookSchool offers students new career class
By Dan Malsom, Editor-In-Chief This year, Julie Levene, science teacher, began teaching Introduction to Health Careers, the first class in a series of four classes that will prepare students that want to pursue careers in healthcare. Part of WHS’ Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) initiative, the new class will introduce freshmen, sophomore, and a [...]
Share on FacebookPhysics students use new iLab computer software
By Oscar Najera, Editor-In-Chief Honors physics classes have the opportunity to use a new online software program that follows the goal of WHS’ STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) policy starting this year: iLab. According to Dan Weidner, physics teacher, iLab allows students to see high tech labs on the web, which go through the [...]
Share on FacebookSchool logs first confirmed case of swine flu in student
By Luke Sokolowski, News Editor Kathy Van Ryn, mother of Lindsey Van Ryn, junior, was the first WHS parent to report to Lori Leska, school nurse, that their child has a confirmed case of swine flu. “My mom decided to call the school nurse after I was tested and let her know that it was [...]
Share on FacebookHomecoming 2009
Unlike the class of ‘09 last year, this year’s seniors won the spirit stick during the pep assembly on Oct. 16. “A mass text (message) was sent to all seniors saying that if we lost , we were all going to walk out,” Megan Donisch, senior, said. Preceding their triumphant win, the seniors and other [...]
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