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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
Ella-Brooke Morgan

Ella-Brooke Morgan, Co-Editor-in-Chief

Ella-Brooke Morgan is in her second year with the Zephyr and serving as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the 22-23 staff. She leads several clubs on campus and is Executive Director of the nonprofit she founded, ViP Tutoring. Ella-Brooke enjoys her job as a student reporter and working an internship for a local publication. She values time with friends and stays on top of politics and true crime.

All content by Ella-Brooke Morgan
The English department poses for photos at this year's prom.

Best of West: A love letter to the West Forsyth English Department

Ella-Brooke Morgan, Co-Editor-In-Chief • June 2, 2023

When you do a quick Google search of “traditional math teacher,” one of the first sites to appear is a study by a research company outlining findings regarding the typical perception of math educators....

Clockwise from top left: Joan Shannon's mugshot, a portrait of Joan and David, Elizabeth's mugshot, a portrait of Maj. David Shannon.

Too Close To Home: Joan & Elizabeth Shannon – Fayetteville

Ella-Brooke Morgan, Co-Editor-In-Chief • May 8, 2023

What would you do to please your mother? For 15-year-old Elizabeth Shannon, the answer was simple: kill. In the summer of 2002, the top songs on the radio were by Nelly, Christina Aguilera, and Nickelback,...

Clockwise from top left: Blanche's ill-fated husband, Rev. Dwight Moore, Blanche cooly faces the press while leaving her arraignment, Blanche's grandmotherly demeanor during her trial, the Kiser women weep as Blanche is found guilty.

Too Close To Home: Blanche Taylor Moore – Winston-Salem

Ella-Brooke Morgan, Co-Editor-In-Chief • March 20, 2023

(West Forsyth High School to Winston-Salem - 15 minutes) Profiling the most twisted criminal cases in North Carolina. Trigger warning: Discussions of sexual and domestic abuse, religious trauma The...

Prince Harry's memoir sits on display at a bookstore.

A comprehensive review of “Spare” by Prince Harry

Ella-Brooke Morgan, Co-Editor-In-Chief • February 9, 2023

Rating: ★★★/★★★★★ This review contains spoilers and mature subjects. "The past is never dead. It's not even past," reads the opening quote, attributed to William Faulkner, in "Spare." The...

Clockwise from top left: Irene and John Bryant, Hilton's infamous mask captured on an ATM camera, Meredith Emerson, and Hilton being "perp-walked" by the police.

Too Close To Home: Gary Hilton – Pisgah National Forest

Ella-Brooke Morgan, Co-Editor-In-Chief • January 30, 2023

(West Forsyth High School to Pisgah National Forest - 2 hours and 30 minutes) Profiling the most twisted criminal cases in North Carolina. Trigger warning: Discussion of severe mental illness, sexual...

Officials with the Forsyth County Board of Elections meet to discuss updates on the case.

Election skepticism reaches Forsyth County: Republican protestors appeal school board vote

Ella-Brooke Morgan, Co-Editor-In-Chief • December 15, 2022

When former President Donald Trump initially refused to concede in the 2020 presidential election, it was impossible to predict the effect this would have on Republicans nationwide. Allegations of...

Clockwise from top right: a makeshift memorial in front of 923 Cocoa Drive, Mary Ann Holder, the victims’ funeral procession, and a collage of the victims.

Too Close To Home: Mary Ann Holder – Pleasant Garden

Ella-Brooke Morgan, Co-Editor-In-Chief • November 22, 2022

(West Forsyth High School to Pleasant Garden, Guilford County - 40 minutes) Profiling the most twisted criminal cases in North Carolina. Trigger warning: Gun violence, domestic mass murder, suicide "Love,...

Clockwise from top right: a still from WXII 12 footage of the memorial, Hayes in 2012, Hayes during his 1989 trial, and a spread in which the original New York Times report was published.

Too Close To Home: Michael Hayes – Winston-Salem

Ella-Brooke Morgan, Co-Editor-In-Chief • October 7, 2022

(West Forsyth High School to Old Salisbury Road - 20 minutes) Profiling the most twisted criminal cases in North Carolina. Trigger warning: Discussions of deteriorating mental health and gun violence "I...

Carl Jung (pictured) created a revolutionary typing system that would eventually be incorporated into Myers-Briggs.

Zephyr-Briggs: What’s your personality type?

Ella-Brooke Morgan, Features Writer • May 18, 2022

You might have a faint recollection of taking an online quiz (otherwise known as 16 Personalities) that would show you your personality type if you clicked bubble-shaped icons on your screen in a disparate...

Clockwise from top left: Peak Resources Pinelake, hero officer Justin Garner, Pinelake after the shooting, and an artist's sketch of Stewart during the trial.

Too Close To Home: Robert Kenneth Stewart – Carthage, Moore County

Ella-Brooke Morgan, Features Writer • April 6, 2022

(Clemmons to Carthage - 1 hour and 30 minutes away) Profiling the most twisted criminal cases in North Carolina. Trigger warning: graphic content - mass violence, substance abuse, discussions of...

Too Close To Home: Ann Simpson – Fayetteville

Ella-Brooke Morgan, Features Editor • February 11, 2022

Trigger warning: graphic content The documents for the 1851 Fayetteville, North Carolina trial of Ann Simpson describe the widowed defendant as “not having the fear of God before her eyes, but being...

Too Close To Home: Fritz Klenner and Susie Lynch – Winston-Salem

Ella-Brooke Morgan, Features Writer • December 17, 2021

Profiling the most twisted criminal cases in North Carolina. Trigger warning: graphic content The slender shape of 30-year-old Fritz Klenner, donning his pristine doctor’s coat, lurked in the halls...

Too Close To Home: Pazuzu Algarad – Clemmons

Ella-Brooke Morgan, Features Writer • November 5, 2021

Profiling the most twisted criminal cases in North Carolina. Trigger warning: graphic content and sensitive mental health topics In 2015, Raleigh Central Prison Inmate 1094467 was planning. Having resided...

TikTok is a well known app that most are known to be obsessed with. Trends run the app, and these are the most recent ones.

Little Lads and Mischievous Grabs: TikTok’s current crazes

Ella-Brooke Morgan, Features Writer • October 8, 2021

Upon hearing the word TikTok, people will likely react in either enthusiasm or outright disgust. No matter one’s opinion about the video-sharing app, it’s always fun to check out the latest “big...

No Memory of an American Tragedy: What Shapes Gen Z’s Knowledge of 9/11?

Ella-Brooke Morgan, Features Writer • September 10, 2021

American Airlines Flight 11 was hijacked by five members of al-Qaeda, crashing into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York minutes later on September 11, 2001, at 8:14 a.m. United Airlines...

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