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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

A student dressed with holiday spirit.
Christmas Spirit: Holiday spirit week themes are in
Gray Dimock, News Writer • December 2, 2024
As the semester comes to a close, students prepare for their exams and Christmas break is on the horizon, one week stands out from the others. These holiday themes are another opportunity after the Homecoming
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Tangle Wood lights.
Shining Through the Years: Festival of Lights To Attend in the Area
Tucker Harper, Opinion Writer • November 21, 2024
To highlight the upcoming holiday season, festivals typically pop up in an effort to light the dark winter afternoons and provide fun activities as a community event. North Carolina is home to many of
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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
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
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
Future college students sport their school's merch.
Senior Happenings: Titans tell all about college admissions
Lena Pearson, Co-Editor-in-Chief • November 25, 2024

Senior year calls for making memories, participating in school events and most importantly, planning for the future. Seniors have a lot on their plate as college applications and admissions are still in...

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All of the childhood crushes.
Students Say What: Who was your childhood crush?
Lillian Wood, Features Writer • November 22, 2024

As an impressionable child, it is common to form attachments towards characters and celebrities they see in movies, TV shows and other forms of media. Students have expressed their attraction towards celebrities...

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Sean Sandag.
Staff Member of the Month: Sean Sandag
Abbie Leonard, Features Editor • November 21, 2024

With all the faculty members on West’s campus, it can be difficult to recognize each of the contributions...

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...

High On The Mound: Dock Ellis’ no-hitter
High On The Mound: Dock Ellis’ no-hitter
Jacob Shumate, Sports Writer • November 25, 2024

Baseball has never been a sport of sobriety. As early as 1889, there were widely known reports of players doping up. Pitcher Pud Galvin got caught taking faux performance-enhancing drugs consisting of...

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Cruise at Glenn game.
Athlete of the Month: Hunter Cruise
Kaylee Styers, Sports Editor • November 21, 2024

Another yard ganied for junior wide receiver, Hunter Cruise, but this isn't anything new. Cruise averages 45 yards a game and has a career total of 669 yards, 486 yards coming from this season, and has...

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West Forsyth Titan Football.
Playing it off: Football team goes to playoffs
November 15, 2024

The ticket is punched, and the Titans are headed to state playoffs where they will take on Cuthbertson....

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

Winning a conference championship is a serious feat for any school and it is definitely not an easy task....

Thanksgiving turkeys.
A Dark Past Kept Alive: Why we celebrate Thanksgiving
Noble Hart, Opinion Writer • November 26, 2024

Thanksgiving is sandwiched right in-between Halloween and Christmas, two of the biggest U.S. holidays. It doesn’t consist of gift-giving like Christmas, or elaborate costumes like Halloween, leaving it oftentimes a neglected,...

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