The Museum of Wisconsin Art emphasizes education
By Chloe Bauer, Current Staff
Courtney Hinder remembers growing up having very few artistic opportunities outside of her school art class.
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Running Out of Time
By Hope Schensema, Current Staff
Now that spring has arrived, many athletes at the West Bend High Schools are playing the final seasons of their high school careers.
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Voices Without Votes
By Dakota Gunnare, Editor in Chief
Voting is the central way American citizens are active in politics. For adults, voting is a right that they occasionally exercise, but for some young people voting is something inaccessible but deeply desired.
Many area teenagers wishing to be involved in politics must find other avenues.
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Decision 2024: Meet Board Candidate Sonal Ramani
By Zach Church, Current Staff
Sonal Ramani is running for West Bend School Board to ensure everyone in the district receives the best education.
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Decision 2024: Meet Board Candidate Chris Zwygart
By Anna Paczesny, Current Staff
Chris Zwygart has been a member of the West Bend School Board for the past six years, and he would like to make it nine.
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Decision 2024: Meet Board Candidate Chris Jenkins
By Zach Church, Current Staff
Chris Jenkins is running for West Bend School Board to serve the community once again.
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Energy Drink Pulled from School Store
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
Some water must have frozen, because the school store has zero Celsius.
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Some Books Are Windows, Some Are Sliding Glass Doors
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By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
Over 108 books removed and we still have not learned our lesson.
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Baun Ready to Tackle New Chapter
By Gabe Bestul, Current Staff
The NFL season has ended for the New Orleans Saints, but for linebacker Zack Baun, it’s a time of new beginnings.
Continue reading‘Not Talking About It in School Does Not Erase the Problem’: Black Student Union Hopes for a More Diverse Curriculum
By Tatiyana Patrick, Current Staff
As Black History Month comes to an end, members of the Black Student Union are expressing concerns about the curriculum at the West Bend High Schools.
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Poor Unfortunate Souls Must Choose Between Saturday’s Musical and Charity Dance
By Ren Daute and Mia Herdeman, Current Staff
There’s some tension brewing under the sea this February.
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Tree Tilts in Courtyard
By Keaton Beltmann, Current Staff
If a tree falls in the courtyard, will anyone hear it?
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Advanced Placement Precalculus Enters the Equation
By Cassie Jerich, Current Staff
The math department at the West Bend High Schools has been trying to solve the same math problem for two years.
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The Best Way to Spread Christmas Cheer is Singing Loud for All to Hear
By Ren Daute, Current Staff
The Theatre on the Hill is buzzing this holiday season as the cast and crew of “Elf: The Musical” perform several sold-out shows of their newest production.
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Get To Know: Danielle Schumacher
The Current selected West English teacher Danielle Schumacher as the inaugural subject of “Get to Know,” a new regular feature interviewing West Bend High Schools staff members about their interests. Schumacher said, “It is an honor to be the first.”
What is your favorite part of teaching?
My kids, of course. I love talking about literature with students and seeing them grow as well. It’s a mix between a love of literature and love of kids.
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The Current View: Christmas Movies
What is your favorite Christmas movie?
“My favorite is probably ‘Gremlins’ because I watched it a lot when I was a kid, so it’s very nostalgic to me.”
Jeanie Eisen, West senior
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Light on the Home Front
By Mia Herdeman, Current Staff
Christmas is often associated with red and green, but for one local veteran, Christmas is red, white and blue.
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The Return of Lew
By Khyana Jimmerson, Current Staff
After two major surgeries, Mike Lewandowski is back to teaching, even taking on a class he’s never taught before.
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You Might Have Missed Some of the Best Movies This Year
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By Zach Church, Current Staff
Turns out they still make movies like they used to.
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Area Teens Make Business Dreams a Handmade Reality
By Shiloh Peters, Current Staff
Opening a new business is always hard, especially when you have to finish your homework first.
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Rummaging for Student Solidarity
By Ren Daute, Current Staff
The diverse clubs of the West Bend High Schools are ready to make a bigger impact, and they’ve done it by banding together.
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New German Teacher Takes Students to Chicago
By Keaton Beltmann, Current Staff
It looks like the weather will cooperate in the Windy City, but that might be the only thing that was easy about Ronald Rieger’s first field trip as a new teacher.
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Fighting the Rumors: The Truth About Friday’s Altercation at West Bend High Schools
After school on Friday, a serious physical altercation involving multiple students took place outside of the West Bend East High School entrance, causing rumors to circulate on campus and in the community. The Current staff reporters Dakota Gunnare, Zach Church and Noah Mintie talked with Dave Uelmen, WBHS associate principal, to separate fact from fiction.
Rumor: There were a lot of serious injuries. Someone even broke their neck!
Fact: According to evidence acquired by the administration, the most serious injuries sustained by students were a concussion and a broken finger. “That was confirmed, I followed up with phone calls with the families,” Uelmen said. There is no evidence that any worse injuries took place.
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The Current View: Holiday Decorations
When is the right time to put up Christmas decorations?
“Late November. You’ll want to get things set up before the ground freezes.”
Lacy Brown, West junior
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‘It Helped Create More Empathetic Kids’: Former NBA Basketball Player Speaks to WBHS about Substance Abuse
By Dakota Gunnare, Editor in Chief
Once known for his basketball prowess, Chris Herren now visits schools around the country, urging students to question how substance abuse affects those around them.
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I’m With the Band-Aid
STUCO’s blood drive is one of the largest in Wisconsin
By Mia Herdeman, Current Staff
Sometimes the best way to maximize blood donations is to shut down for 16 weeks.
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West Bend Students Trained to Save Lives
Members of the WBHS Youth Impact Club learn to recognize the warning signs of a mental crisis
By Hope Schensema, Current Staff
A new training technique is being implemented for suicide prevention at the West Bend High Schools.
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Saying Goodbye to UWM Washington County
By Dakota Gunnare, Editor in Chief
Many West Bend High Schools’ students who wanted to live at home and get a college education are now facing the choice to commute longer or attend online classes instead.
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‘Confusion Now Hath Made His Masterpiece!’: Local Teacher Shopping Book that Modernizes Shakespeare Play
By Mia Herdeman, Current Staff
While teaching “Macbeth” two years ago, Brett Hartman had a moment of inspiration.
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The Current View: Choice Books
What is your favorite book club choice that you’ve read at the high schools?
“My favorite choice book was The Glass Castle because I think it’s important for people to realize that things they don’t regard as serious happen to a lot of people and people need to recognize that.”
Tatiyana Patrick, East sophomore
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Bags Become Beds
By Dakota Gunnare, Editor in Chief
This winter, thanks to the crochet skills of a local community member, 10 homeless people will have a bed to sleep on.
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Redrawing the Art Program
By Khyana Jimmerson, Current Staff
After years of thinking about changes with a broad brush, the West Bend High Schools art department is carefully sculpting a new set of classes.
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Ms. K-O Knocks Out Her First Quarter
By Shiloh Peters, Current Staff
The new orchestra teacher for the West Bend High Schools is ready to play quite a few new notes.
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