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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Noonan, We Have a Problem
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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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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‘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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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 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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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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‘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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‘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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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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Hey, Bentdahl’s Drivin’ That Bus!
By Keaton Beltmann, Current Staff
West Bend teacher Michael Bentdahl has spent his career guiding students, but this year he’s doing it on wheels.
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West Bend High Schools Tighten Morning Security
By Dakota Gunnare, Editor in Chief
The second floor at the West Bend High Schools, usually swarming with students before school, has been unusually quiet.
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Student Group Restores Disc Golf Course
By Mia Herdeman, Current Staff
When he saw a group of disc golf baskets collecting dust under the football bleachers, West Bend East High School special education teacher Ryan Olson had an idea.
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High School Principal Has Big Plans for Next Year
By Dakota Gunnare, Editor in Chief
The end of the school year is a time of reflection and new beginnings for students and staff in the West Bend School District, especially for Jennifer Potter.
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Going the “Extra” Mile
By Hasti Ghasemivaghar, Current Staff
There he was, a West Bend high schooler passed out in front of movie star Oliver Platt.
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Coats and Oaths: Biomedical Program Sets School Record for Graduates
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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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 Cole Bruce, Current Staff
Some movies are a 6 out of 10. So are some bubblers, says one area teenager.
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