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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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