As of July 31st, 2025, Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools’ (WSFCS) budget deficit is over 45 million dollars, meaning the school board overspent the district surplus of funding that was provided due...

The National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) is a society dedicated to recognizing Career and Technical Education (CTE) achievements throughout education. This is the first year West is adding a chapter...

As of May 2023, Opengate metal detectors, bag checks and Smartpass have been plaguing the campus of West Forsyth. These systems and practices have been put in place both to ensure “student safety”...

Today, Easter is celebrated as a holiday by hunting colorful eggs, eating chocolate bunnies and going to a local church service. The history of our now beloved Easter Bunny is rooted in centuries of deep...

In world history, kingdoms and entire civilizations have risen and then fallen after either time left them behind or some third party eliminated them. Many ancient people came from these many languages,...

In today’s society with such improved technology, artificial intelligence (AI) is on the exponential rise. AI is getting smarter and faster than we can comprehend, from simple photo improvements to fully...

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...

Metal is my favorite music genre; many people believe that all metal music is related to worshiping demons and Satan, that it has no meaning and that metal is simply loud noise. However, as someone who...

The West Forsyth Chorus department had its first ensemble concert on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Not to be confused with the earlier solo concert, which was for singular students and duets only. The three ensembles...

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...

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...

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,...

WCKY promotional poster.

The North Carolina Theatre Arts Educators (NCTAE) is considered one of the most important events for all drama and theatre-engrossed students. For the first time since 2009, Forsyth County will be hosting...

Jacob Cook teaching chorus class.

Warning: This review contains spoilers On February 15, 2019, the anticipated series “The Umbrella Academy” was released to the world. To many people’s surprise, “The Umbrella Academy” would...