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The Zephyr

The Student News Site of West Forsyth High School

The Zephyr

The Student News Site of West Forsyth High School

The Zephyr

Theater students prepare for the talent show.
West’s Got Talent: West’s Talent Show 2025
Tucker Harper, News Guest Writer • February 18, 2025
For over 20 years West has been hosting student talent shows where the student body can perform a variety of different acts. Both students and staff are both performing with new and riveting acts . This
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Mrs. Fix teaching her class.
Teaching Beyond the Classroom: Fix wins Teacher of the Year
Amanda Ramjeet, News Writer • February 14, 2025
Every year, teachers have the opportunity to nominate their fellow colleagues to be the Teacher of the Year. Amongst all educators that work at West Forsyth, one teacher tends to stand out. Occupational
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YPA students hold a meeting discussing the success of the bake sale.
The YPA Club: A Helping Hand to the Environment
Erin East, News Writer • February 14, 2025
Students are raising concerns with deforestation within Clemmons and other issues such as climate change,
Student visits the Zephyr panel at the registration fair.
Pick and Choose: Students begin the class registration process
Amanda Ramjeet, News Writer • January 31, 2025
Registration season is here and students are trying to figure out what classes to take for the following
A student filling out a Smartpass.
Concerns for Safety: School’s newest security measures
Emily Viands, News Writer • January 29, 2025
After a long Christmas break and a few snow days, students were welcomed back to school with two familiar
Ruby Franke (top right, bottom left) and Mike Martin (top left, bottom right).
Family or Fame-ily: Controversies with family YouTubers
Lillian Wood, Features Writer • January 31, 2025

All over YouTube, families post their day-to-day lives and the fun things that they do with their children, yet the dark truth is often hidden beneath the surface. Many family channels make their lives...

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Wallet spilling its contents, displaying excess spending.
Money Saving 101: Practical ways to manage smart spending
Lena Pearson, Co-Editor-in-Chief • January 29, 2025

In the wake of the new year, it’s common to practice different habits with the goal of maintaining a healthier, more organized lifestyle. Starting with a clean slate at the beginning of the year is an...

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Too Close to Home: The Bakker family
Too Close to Home: The Bakker family
Kaylee Styers, Sports Editor • January 28, 2025

(Clemmons to Charlotte 1 hour and 16 minutes away) Profiling the most twisted criminal case in North...

Santa hat on a globe to represent Christmas traditions around the world.
A Worldwide Sensation: Santa Claus around the world
Lena Pearson, Co-Editor-in-Chief • December 24, 2024

Celebrated by two million people in over 160 countries, Christmas is known as the world’s most popular...

West Forsyth track runner Max Leonard.
Athlete Of The Month: Max Leonard
Seth Cockerham, Sports Writer • February 18, 2025

For as far as the eye can see is a long line of hurdles and runners in front of you. The gun fires and out of nowhere, junior Max Leonard comes flying by at record speed destroying the competition. Leonard...

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Brad Aldrich
Negligible: Behind closed boards
Jacob Shumate, Sports Writer • February 18, 2025

Sports and Drama are two of the biggest genres in the entertainment industry. When you overlap the two, you get some of the most high-profile stories in modern history: The OJ Simpson trial, Lance Armstrong’s...

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Three Wake players (left to right) Hunter Sallis, Juke Harris, and Cameron Hildreth.
Wake Forest Basketball: The fight to March Madness
February 10, 2025

The college basketball world is full of teams, all with the same goal in mind: to win a national championship....

University of North Carolina Greensboro's Esports Arena with the VESL esports logo.
Esports: The sport off the field
February 5, 2025

From controllers to championships, the Esports team has accomplished great feats and overcome impossible...

Historic symbols and leaders.
History Personalized: How American schools pick and choose the past
Olivia Hutchison, Features Writer • February 12, 2025

Has it ever seemed like public schools' standard history classes solely center around America's heroism and monumental achievements? That’s because it does. Indoctrinating selective teachings in American school curriculums has...

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