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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

FTC making cancellations easier.
Subscribing to Change: FTC changes subscription laws
Erin East, News Writer • November 19, 2024
On Oct 16, the FTC, or Federal Trade Commission, passed a rule called “Click-to-Cancel” for subscription platforms. This will help consumers to easily cancel their personal subscriptions. This rule
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Candidate posters outside voting location.
The Power of Choice: Forsyth County’s Election Recap
Garrin Reiter, Co-Editor-in-Chief • November 19, 2024
As the curtains closed on another primary election, Forsyth County residents showed up in droves at the polls to vote for their preferred candidates. Now that the votes are in, let’s take a look at the
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The Brenner’s Children’s Hospital with Santa flying over them.
Season of Giving: FCA hosts donation drive
Gray Dimock, News Writer • November 15, 2024
In the wake of Hurricane Helene, West is no stranger to club-hosted donation drives. FCA, Girls’ Service
New school lunch sign.
Time to Eat: New line comes to our lunch period
Savannah Hitchcock, News Editor • November 8, 2024
For years, the school lunch lines have been home to pizza, sandwiches and other typical cafeteria food.
Teaching as a profession students.
Teaching as a Profession class visits Southwest Elementary
Amanda Ramjeet, Content Editor • November 1, 2024
Students who are enrolled in the teaching as a profession class now have the opportunity to continue
Kim Medlin (photos obtained from internet, graphic by Chance Beckmann)
Too Close to Home: Kim Medlin
Kaylee Styers, Sports Editor • November 6, 2024

(Clemmons to Monroe 1 hour and 36 minutes) Profiling the most twisted criminal case in North Carolina Trigger warning: content contains subjects such as murder, abuse and police brutality Charlotte...

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A city before and after the effects of a hurricane.
Stronger Storms, Greater Impact: How we can prevent hurricanes from getting stronger
Tucker Harper, Features Guest Writer • November 1, 2024

19 years ago, one of the most well-documented and intense hurricanes made landfall, Hurricane Katrina. Ever since, many hurricanes have been dubbed “Hurricane Katrina 2,” including Hurricane Milton,...

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Activities to do for Halloween.
Some More Candy in Your Bucket: Upcoming local Halloween and fall festivities
Emma Henkel, Features Guest Writer • October 31, 2024

As Halloween draws ever-nearer and the wind blows cold with the billowing of spirits and the whirling...

Sibela Pinochet standing in front of her students' projects
Celebrating a Good Time: Doctora Sibela Pinochet
Erin East, Features Guest Writer • October 28, 2024

Now that Spanish Heritage History Month has come to a close, we would like to showcase Spanish teacher...

West Forsyth Titan Football.
Playing it off: Football team goes to playoffs
Kaylee Styers, Sports Editor • November 15, 2024

The ticket is punched, and the Titans are headed to state playoffs where they will take on Cuthbertson. The Cavaliers are the lower seed, as they sit at number 19 in the 4A bracket, while the Titans are...

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Student Gunnar Douglass running for the West Forsyth Cross Country
Going, Going Gone: Cross country contending for conference
Seth Cockerham, Sports Writer • November 13, 2024

Winning a conference championship is a serious feat for any school and it is definitely not an easy task. For the cross-country team, they are running to the finish line, leaving the competition in the...

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West Forsyth's girls' volleyball team in a huddle.
Incredible Spikes and Unforgettable Victories: The girls’ volleyball team’s outstanding season
November 8, 2024

With every ace and spike, the girls’ volleyball team has turned hard work into tangible results, achieving...

Girls' golf player Emery Bowlie.
Striking While The Iron’s Hot: Girls’ golf team rides success into the postseason
November 6, 2024

For the girls' golf team, finishing second is par for the course. Coming off of a successful season last...

Joel from "The Last of Us" the video game (left) and Pedro Pascal as Joel from the show (right).
Sometimes Pixels Tell It Best: Why some video game adaptations work and others don’t
Tucker Harper, Opinion Writer • November 15, 2024

This Article Contains Spoilers for “Halo” and “The Last of Us". If you were asked a few years ago whether people wanted to see a cinematic adaptation of their favorite video games, many would’ve been ecstatic. But today,...

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