Mercedes Nearhood, Author

August 20, 2019

There will be some exciting changes happening in the 2019-2020 school year. One is the middle school. Students in grades 5th through 8th will now be in a middle school. See West Branch is Adding a Middle School for more information. Because of the middle school being added, doors were put in, one by the high school office and one in the middle of ninth grade hall, and some in other areas of the school.  This is to separate the high school students from the middle school students. The middle school...

Mercedes Nearhood and Elijah Williams

August 19, 2019

This parade season has been nothing short of difficult, but the West Branch Marching band pushed through it, showed their resilience, and made everyone proud. Before the season started, the band was having a tough time finding a director. Brandon Houtz decided to take the Summer Band position. Two practices before the first parade, Houtz stepped down from his position, leaving the Band without a director. This didn’t discourage the Warrior Band. They showed their resilience and pushed through...

Mercedes Nearhood, Staff Writer

July 31, 2019

At the start of the 2019-2020 school year, West Branch will see some dramatic changes, that change is...a middle school! The idea was brought up in 2017 about creating a middle school.  Mrs. Dutrow, our superintendent, recruited a group of administrators, teachers, school board members, and parents to research different scholarly articles, some opposing and some in favor of a middle school concept. This group of people and Mrs. Dutrow looked at several factors that go into creating a middle school,...

Ayden Gutierrez, Author/Editor

July 24, 2019

Gary Miller, a graduate, former teacher, and wrestling coach of West Branch Area High School recently donated a haul of baseball equipment to the nation of Chile. Miller, who now is employed at University Park Airport, often takes flights to various locations around the world. In fact, he once flew to Belgium solely for a Belgian Waffle. Miller and a friend flew to Chile in January to visit the world's largest swimming pool. While at their Courtyard by Marriott hotel, they were having a conversation...