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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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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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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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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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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‘I Felt Very Scared’: Exchange Students Bewildered by School Violence
By Samantha Dietel, Editor in Chief
For local foreign exchange students, this month’s school shooter threats were a culture shock. Continue reading
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WBHS Implements New Safety Measures
Plans include a new district safety coordinator position
By Samantha Dietel, Editor in Chief
Improving campus security has now become a top priority at the West Bend High Schools. Continue reading
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Fear Grips Local Students After School Threats in Wisconsin
By Samantha Dietel, Editor in Chief
Before last week, Kayla Lemens had never been afraid to come to school. Continue reading
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The Ripple Effect of School Violence
Eight percent of county students report they have stayed home from school due to safety concerns
By Elise Marlett, Current Staff
Students at the West Bend High Schools still feel vulnerable one year after the Parkland, Fla. school shooting. Continue reading
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‘They Took My Plane Ticket’: French Exchange Students Surprised by Security Checks
By Samantha Dietel, Editor in Chief
Entering the United States was quite stressful for French student Noémie Bontron. Continue reading
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Safety Plans Go Right Out the Window
By Samantha Dietel, Current Staff
During an intruder situation, some students at the West Bend High Schools would be instructed to climb out a classroom window. Continue reading
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‘We’re Unprepared’: Students and Staff Have Safety Concerns
West assistant principal Patrick O’Connor monitors the West cafeteria during the first lunch period on Tuesday. Photo by Samantha Dietel, Current Staff.
By Samantha Dietel, Current Staff
Not everyone is satisfied with the safety of the West Bend High Schools.
After the recent shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., both students and staff at WBHS have expressed their own concerns about the building’s safety. Some even believe that the school would be unprepared for an attack similar to what occurred in Parkland. Continue reading
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‘I Couldn’t Just Sit Back’: Protest Organizers Call for Change
WBHS students are divided about how to address school violence
By Elise Marlett and Lauren Oppermann, Current Staff
Four West Bend teenagers have taken the lead after the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
East junior Lindsay Kramer, West senior Olivia McClain, East senior Alina Prahl and West sophomore Jada Williams organized the West Bend High Schools’ participation in a nationwide moment of silence. The demonstration took place 10 a.m. Wednesday on the football field. Continue reading
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How Have the High Schools Addressed Safety Since Parkland?
Community Q&A planned for March 22
By Samantha Dietel, Current Staff
“If you see or hear something, say something” is a phrase that has lately been given a great emphasis at the West Bend High Schools.
In light of the recent shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., students, parents and other West Bend community members have wondered how the district is planning to respond to the calls for better safety in schools. Several steps to improve the safety of WBHS have already been taken since the attack, including plans for a community discussion about safety that will be held by the school board March 22. Continue reading
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Local Students Protest School Violence
PHOTO ESSAY
Today students at the West Bend High Schools participated in a national school walkout. According to organizers, the event was intended to honor the 17 lives lost at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. and to encourage legislators to pass stricter gun control laws. These snapshots, taken by Current staff reporters, capture how the event unfolded on the WBHS campus.
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The Current View: National Walkout
Why did you participate in today’s national school walkout?
“I went just to support the kids that were killed in any school shooting. And I went to have that moment of silence for the people who died in the Florida shooting.”
Nick Matsunaga, West senior
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‘Our Students Are Very Safe’: WBHS Officials Discuss Campus Security
Recent changes were implemented prior to Parkland shooting
By Samantha Dietel, Current Staff
For students shifting from class to class at the West Bend High Schools, it’s easy to miss the numerous cameras that monitor each of the hallways.
In recent years, the West Bend School District has placed an increased focus on the security of its high schools to ensure the safety of the students and staff within the building. But after a gunman took the lives of 17 students and faculty last month at a high school in Parkland, Fla., there has been a heightened number of inquiries regarding the safety at WBHS. Continue reading
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Guns in the Classroom?
By Samantha Dietel, Current Staff
A typical classroom inventory contains plenty of paper, pens and dry erase markers, but now, some believe a gun should also be included.
Students and staff members of the West Bend High Schools have been left with many thoughts, questions and even some concerns due to recent proposals to allow teachers to possess a gun in the classroom. Such proposals began to circulate through the nation in the wake of the tragic shooting that occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Even Wis. Rep. Jesse Kremer proposed the arming of private school teachers in February. Continue reading
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The Current View: Teachers and Guns
What do you think about arming teachers as a safety measure?
“I think that arming teachers is unnecessary. If teachers want to have a gun, I think that they can. I don’t necessarily agree with it but they are their own person, they are independent. However I don’t think it should be a mandatory thing.”
Alex Schloemer, East senior
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