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The Student News Site of West Forsyth High School

The Zephyr

The Student News Site of West Forsyth High School

The Zephyr

Maggie Guo and Ally Knotts of the Biochem Club
Club of the Month: Biochem
Mary Dong, Staff writer • October 2, 2025

With the school system's current curriculum, it is hard to get into the new types of sciences that spark your interest.  Because it is necessary to take the required courses, students may feel that they...

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Fall one act plays at West Forsyth
Drawing the Curtain: Fall one-acts kick off this year’s plays
Ayanna Moorman, Staff writer • September 30, 2025

As the leaves turn into their shades of red and yellow, the fall plays begin to spiral into action. Each year, the school’s theater brings stories to life on stage, inviting students and their families...

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Local businesses support WSFCS
Chipping In: Local businesses collect donations
Lillian Wood, Staff Writer • September 30, 2025

Due to the Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools' current debt, more than twenty small businesses across Clemmons, Winston-Salem, Lewisville, and Kernersville began collecting donations. The donations can...

AP Scores are up
5’s Across the Board: AP exam scores on the rise
Amiyah Boyd, Staff Writer • September 18, 2025

Across the country, AP College Board tests have seen a significant rise in higher scores compared to past years. The scores have risen due to a multitude of factors, such as rubric changes like shifting...

West Then VS. Now
Familiar Faces: West alumni coming back to the village
Kya Allaire, Staff writer • October 6, 2025

While working on assignments during class, many students don't recognize how closely teachers relate to them and their position. Sometimes, they are closer than they realize and are former West graduates...

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What are your favorite Summer Movies?
Summer Showdown: West students reflect on favorite summer movies
Ethan Van Emden, Staff Writer • September 24, 2025

As the film industry continues to release more content, theaters have been filled with movie enjoyers ready to watch new feature films on the big screen. Some of the students in the village are among these...

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Students Say What
Students Say What: What goals do you have for this school year?
Gigi Williamson, Staff Writer • September 19, 2025

With the start of the new school calendar, students are planning their year within and beyond textbooks and classes. So what is most important to students? What goals and achievements are students...

New Teacher- Maria Colamarino
Fresh Faces: New teachers join the village
Lillian Wood, Staff writer • September 16, 2025

As a new school year begins, many new teacher members do too. The start of a new school year can be a nerve-wracking time for teachers. Whether it’s their very first time teaching, or their first experience...

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Girl's tennis coach Jeff Rickert
Coach Spotlight: Jeff Rickert
Kenley Travis, Staff Writer • October 8, 2025

On the tennis court, Coach Jeff Rickert has become a staple to the team. Over the years, Rickert has made it a point to have a working plan as a coach when it comes to working on and with the team. He...

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Sophia Perdue
Female Athlete of the Month: Sophia Perdue
October 2, 2025

Leading our varsity girls golf to victory is sophomore Sophia Perdue with her amazing drive on and off...

Ethan Barghout
Male Athlete of the Month: Ethan Barghout
September 8, 2025

The West Forsyth Soccer team is looking to make a big push for the state championship while being led...

Titans Break the Streak: West Forsyth field hockey gets their first win in two seasons
Titans Break the Streak: West Forsyth field hockey gets their first win in two seasons
September 4, 2025

The Titans field hockey team won their first game in two years against Mount Tabor on Monday. With the...

Has South Park gone too far?
Controversy of South Park: Funny or offensive
Lila Najmulski, Staff Writer • October 6, 2025

The first episode of the newest season starts as a normal school day, but then they bring Jesus in and announce that he will be the new guidance counselor. To make it even more ridiculous, Trump is trying...

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Marvel decline graphic
Avengers Disassemble: Marvel movies’ steep decline
October 6, 2025

In the early 2000s, the superhero movie genre was looked upon with disdain, as many box office flops...

Phone Ban Graphic
Mobile Misconduct: The Statewide Phone Ban in Effect
September 24, 2025

For years, teachers have wanted to eliminate the use of phones in the classroom, but that problem has...

Save Our Teachers Protest
Advocate for others: Groupthink is compassion’s killer
September 22, 2025

Across the district, teachers and students have been coping with the aftermath of WSFCS’s 46 million...

Conrad vs. Jeremiah
The Summer I Turned Team Conrad: Fan favor shifts in the new season of TSITP
September 12, 2025

There has been an age-long debate over who is the better boyfriend on television, like Vampire Diaries...

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