Category Archives: School News and Features

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 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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