Mercedes Nearhood, Staff Writer
April 12, 2021
Mr. Mason's fourth-period probability and statistics class ended the third marking period with a fun project involving carnival games. This project required students to apply what they have learned so far in the year to their projects. It allowed them to use their critical thinking skills and express their creativity. The students had to come up with their own carnival games with their very own set of rules. Taylor Myers and Sarah Betts created a game like a ski ball called “Skeeter-ball”....
Kayden Grubbs, Staff Writer
March 12, 2021
West Branch has one wrestler going to the State Championship, freshman Landon Bainey. Landon placed second in regionals, allowing him to move on to Super Regionals the week after. With a fourth-place finish in Super Regionals, Landon will move to the AA Championship on Friday, March 12. Landon, who has 22 wins and three losses on the year, has added being placed at least eighth in States to his accomplishments in his freshman year. Another wrestler who was close to making the trip to super regionals...
Kayden Grubbs, Staff Writer
March 11, 2021
On behalf of the West Branch students, faculty, and staff we all would like to wish Mrs. Leathers a happy retirement. Mrs. Leathers began her journey here at West Branch in 1993. In her 28 years here, she assisted students that needed extra help and made sure that their work was complete. Mrs. Leathers said one of her favorite parts about working at West Branch is the staff, but her most favorite part was working with the students. She is really going to miss the students and everyone at West...
Trinity Prestash, Staff Writer
February 26, 2021
The SheBelieves Cup was founded by the United States in 2016 and is a four-team tournament that is held each year in the US. The SheBelieves Cup was created to help inspire young girls to reach their goals athletic or otherwise, and each year a committee decides on the SheBelieves Hero which is someone who is a leader and is working to make a difference. This year's SheBelieves Hero will be announced shortly. This tournament was held from February 18th to February 24th and the top teams invited...
Ashely Folmar has been selected for this week’s female Senior Spotlight. Ashley attends school here at West Branch and she excels. She is a high honor roll student. Ashely also enjoys various activities out of school, like hunting and fishing with family and friends. Also, playing her favorite instrument, the flute is one of her favorite hobbies. Ashley also participates in band here at West Branch and she also attended a district band festival in her junior year. The festival is Ashely’s...
Elijah Williams has been selected for this week’s male Senior Spotlight. Eli is a high honor roll student and is ranked seventh in his class. Eli participates in concert band and marching band. In fact, Eli is the band president. His favorite instrument is the saxophone and has played since elementary. Eli’s favorite out of school activity is playing his saxophone. He also enjoys engaging in school activities like bocce ball. Eli is much more than just a bocce ball player, as he is also...
Mr. Wood's 6th-grade classes have recently been studying the solar system and what better way to explore the solar system than to use Augmented Reality! The students use an...
If you're not using Google Chrome on your laptop, you should be. Google Chrome works together with your school email, your Google Drive, etc. Another benefit of using Google...
Noah Fry, Assistant Editor
March 30, 2021
The National Association for Music education has designated March as Music In Our Schools Month. This month celebrates and encourages music and music programs in K-12 and...
Noah Fry, Assistant Editor
January 21, 2021
The West Branch Drama Department will be presenting Oklahoma! this spring! The cast list (in order of appearance) is as followed: Aunt Eller - Vesta Brickley Curly...
Addison Yatchik, Staff Writer
January 16, 2021
If you were disappointed last year because you weren’t able to go to the movie theater due to the Coronavirus pandemic, this year looks like a good year to head to one....
Noah Fry, Assistant Editor
January 12, 2021
The West Branch Drama Department will be putting on the musical Oklahoma! this spring! Oklahoma! takes place at the turn of the 20th century, and it follows a romance...
I Am Not Okay With This is based on a comic series of the same name, written by Charles Forsman. Syd Novak is a teenage girl dealing with her superpowers that are fueled by...
The movie Bloodshot is one of my favorite action-based movies in 2020. I seriously would recommend this movie for people who like science fiction, action, and adventure. Valiant...
The movie begins as Lucy, played by Jessie Buckley, travels with her new boyfriend Jake, played by Jesse Plemons, during a winter storm to his parent’s house for dinner...
If you’re looking for a fun movie to watch with the whole family, Yes Day is for you! Yes Day, directed by Miguel Arteta, is based on the children’s book of the same...
The Warrior Watch is the student news site of West Branch Area Jr/Sr High School. Founded during the...
Trinity Prestash, Staff Writer
March 23, 2021
At first glance, many people believe that the graduating seniors of 2020 had the worst of COVID-19 when it came to sports, but it may have actually affected the class of 2021 in a much more severe way. Most people who plan...
Jayden Gower, Staff Writer
January 4, 2021
Journalism can never be silent and that is the greatest virtue and downfall. Now, what is journalism? Journalism is factual evidence of news and information gathered, assessed, and created, then brought to the newspaper....
Noah Fry, Assistant Editor
December 22, 2020
⚠️ TW: Suicide and Self-Harm This is a direct follow-up to my previous article: Movie Review: The Social Dilemma. Click the name of the story to read it if you have not yet. The documentary The Social...
Destiney Koppenhaver, Staff Writer
December 16, 2020
Brandon Bernard [1], 40, was executed under Donald Trump’s admission, by lethal injection, on December 10, 2020, at 9:27 pm CT. He was an inmate at Terre Haute correctional facility in Indiana for 21 years before he was...