By Mia Herdeman, Current Staff
This time, when Grethel Hokenson stood with her husband in front of a crowd, she was thinking about a white coat instead of a white dress.
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Coats and Oaths: Biomedical Program Sets School Record for Graduates
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Schauered with Duties
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
The complex math of engineering is difficult, but equally difficult is managing a classroom in your first year of teaching.
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Open Door Policy
Securing all doors a priority for the West Bend High Schools
By Dakota Gunnare, Current Staff
Do you feel safe and secure in the West Bend High Schools?
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Manufacturing Students Deserve a Medal
By Cassidy Scherzer, Current Staff
The dedication of a few manufacturing students allowed the West Bend High Schools to save several thousand dollars.
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In Sync for 60 Years
This year’s Dolphins show marks an important milestone
By Diego Prescott, Current Staff
Did someone say diamond?
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Business in the Front, Party in the Back
New event will help local shops celebrate with West Bend residents
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
Check your calendars, because an exciting new milestone is coming to West Bend.
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Two Tongues Up: Reviewing the School Water
By Colton Bruce, Current Staff
Some movies are a 6 out of 10. So are some bubblers, says one area teenager.
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Have Passport, Will Travel
Temporary guidelines will govern student trips to France and Germany
By Cassidy Scherzer, Current Staff
For the first time since 2018, students at the West Bend High Schools are traveling on international language trips. However this year, it looks a little different.
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Read All About It: Video Classes Produce the School News
By Hasti Ghasemivaghar, Current Staff
Three years after COVID-19 restrictions halted them, video announcements are back at the West Bend High Schools.
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Calling All Art Enthusiasts
By Amber Georgenson, Current Staff
Imagine if the picture you took of the sunrise this morning won the grand prize at an amateur photo contest. With no fee to enter, what is stopping you?
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Decision 2023: Meet Board Candidate June Kruger
By Annelise Paczesny, Current Staff
June Kruger is looking to provide a service for the community. She has always been a community-oriented person and wants to give back to West Bend.
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Decision 2023: Meet Board Candidate Chad Tamez
By Dakota Gunnare, Current Staff
Chad Tamez wants to run for school board because he feels like he is a good communicator between people who could ease some of the discord in the school district.
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Decision 2023: Meet Board Candidate Kelly Lang
By Annelise Paczesny, Current Staff
Kelly Lang wishes for everyone to recognize the good that comes out of the West Bend School District, especially because the district offers so many unique opportunities.
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Decision 2023: Meet Board Candidate Nick Stewart
By Dakota Gunnare, Current Staff
Nick Stewart is running for West Bend School Board to ensure transparency in the district.
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Decision 2023: Meet Board Candidate Bill Schulz
By Dakota Gunnare, Current Staff
Bill Schulz wants to bring change to the West Bend School District.
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New Committee Gives Students Voice and Choice
By Mia Herdeman, Current Staff
For the first time in decades, student voices will drive major changes at the West Bend High Schools.
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Acclaimed Dance Group Coming to West Bend for Black History Month Celebration
By Mia Herdeman, Current Staff
Two student groups are bringing an energetic groove to the West Bend High Schools.
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Youth Impact Club Plans ‘Powerful’ Event
By Noah Becker, Current Staff
Come for the food, stay for information about mental wellness.
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‘Tis the Season for Service
Local students lend a hand at Enchantment in the Park
By Dakota Gunnare, Current Staff
Visitors to Enchantment in the Park last week were greeted by the smiling and slightly chilly faces of the West Bend West High School boys soccer team.
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These Jazz Cats Are In Rhythm
Meet the the new local band Melodic Impurities
By Michael Collins, Current Staff
Six music students have found an ambitious way to bring their love of jazz to West Bend.
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The Pupil Becomes the Principal
Jennifer Potter, a former WBHS student and assistant principal, makes an enthusiastic return
By Katie Gloyd, Current Staff
Two months into the school year, students at the West Bend High Schools suddenly had a new principal.
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Meet the New Administration Team at the West Bend High Schools
By Katie Gloyd, Current Staff
The West Bend High Schools started the 2022-23 school year with major turnover in the main office.
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Art Club Comes Back Strong with Milwaukee Zoo Christmas Exhibit
By Rylie Albert, Current Staff
After the club’s disappearance in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the West Bend High Schools’ art club is back, stronger than ever, and filled with holiday spirit.
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Crushin’ It With Kiptyn
Blood drive spotlights a local middle schooler
By Annelise Paczesny, Current Staff
When the West Bend High Schools student council was considering the theme for its blood drive this year, a young district student with leukemia sparked their interest.
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Prognosis: High School Students Will Become Certified EMTs
By Amber Georgenson, Current Staff
Local student Zoey Bruce never thought she’d be learning inside of a helicopter.
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New Lunch Freedoms For Eligible Students
By Dakota Gunnare, Current Staff
Fiona Shaw, a senior at West Bend East High School, enjoys spending her lunch hour with friends at a local restaurant.
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Oh, So Pretty
Student group beautifies school courtyard
By Mia Herdeman, Current Staff
Once a buzzing place, the courtyard at the West Bend High Schools has long been dormant.
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West Bend Students Participate in Democracy
By Noah Becker, Current Staff
Eight teenagers came to the West Bend School District office ready to make a difference in their community.
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The Case of the Missing Bubblers
By Hasti Ghasemivaghar, Current Staff
The mystery of the disappearing water fountains has been solved.
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West Bend Teacher Has His Head in the Clouds
By Hasti Ghasemivaghar, Current Staff
Two years ago, Michael Blaskowski had an idea that would literally take off.
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‘I Felt Like I Should Choose the Scarier Option’: Williams Commits to Harvard
By Kayla Lemens, Editor in Chief
Alexis Williams and her friends couldn’t help it. Despite being in a restaurant, they all started screaming.
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Rivals No More
East and West soccer teams merged due to low turnout
By Kayla Lemens, Editor in Chief
Despite being rivals in the past, West Bend East and West girls soccer combined this spring to form one co-op team.
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The Impact of Reduced Days
How do early release and late arrival programs affect students?
By Austin Hunn, Current Staff
There are hundreds of students permitted to have shorter school days on a day-to-day basis, but not much is known about its effects on students.
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Teacher Starts Spring Break by Donating Kidney
By Hasti Ghasemivaghar, Current Staff
Michael Rahlf, a social studies teacher at West Bend West High School, might be the friend of the year.
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Nifty Nibble Flooded with Changes
By Brandon Labecki, Current Staff
The Nifty Nibble, the campus restaurant at the West Bend High Schools, has had dramatic changes since being flooded twice due to problems in a bathroom across the hall.
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