By Khyana Jimmerson, Current Staff
When she went to wash her hands, Lillian Tyvela was surprised when she no longer needed to touch the faucet.
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By Mia Herdeman, Current Staff
The departure of Patricia Noonan will leave a black hole in the West Bend High Schools science department.
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A Friendship Story from Colorado
By Cassie Jerich, Current Staff
A New York Times bestselling author is coming to West Bend.
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MFF Review: ‘Robot Dreams’ Is Sonically Brilliant
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
A long-time staple of moviemaking, sound can be sometimes overlooked when transferred to the medium of animation.
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MFF Review: ‘Green Border’ Proves Struggle and Hope Can Be Tastefully Conveyed Together
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
While usually intended to “spread the word,” depictions of people’s suffering in a certain real-world scenario can sometimes be damaging.
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MFF Review: ‘Stop Making Sense’ Is a Unique Concert Movie
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
Is it odd that the most polite, considerate and appropriately lively crowd I’ve ever shared a theater with also happens to be the crowd that danced throughout the duration of a film?
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MFF Review: ‘Prison in the Andes’ Manipulates Light Like Water
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
Special effects, production design, dialogue and even sound may be cornerstones of the film industry, but they were all additions to cinema at some point.
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MFF Review: ‘Late Night with the Devil’ Brings Modern Analog Horror to the Big Screen
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
Before I saw this movie, I had a virtual debate with some friends about whether this movie was the first instance of analog horror in a studio-produced feature film. They cited found-footage classics such as “The Blair Witch Project” as previous examples of the genre, claiming that analog horror has been around for ages. While both sides of this debate have merit, I do believe that “Late Night with the Devil,” directed by Cameron and Colin Cairnes, is the first instance of modern analog horror gracing the big screen. I have yet to see a film like it so closely resemble the modern horror masterworks being fashioned on platforms like YouTube.
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MFF Review: ‘Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World’ Masterfully Critiques Capitalism
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
An instant favorite of mine, “Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World” is not about the apocalypse, but it is certainly about the “end of the world.”
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MOWA’s Teen Council Boosts Young Artists
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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