When Sam Dornbusch found his favorite golf disc the day after he lost it, he was happy. But when he casually threw it towards hole No. 1 and ended up getting his first ace in disc golf, he was ecstatic. “I could feel that it was a good throw from the snap of my fingers,” Dornbusch said. “I heard my disc smash into the chains, so I...
It seems as though West Shore’s science teacher Amy McCormick is bound to travel into space. The seventh-grade science teacher is now only a few months away from taking the third and final course in her training to becoming a full-fledged astronaut, yet this final course came as a surprise, even to McCormick. “I didn’t apply for this course, [Teachers...
A couple nights into the high school State One Act Festival last year, Joe Held and a few of his fellow actors were far from resting up for the next day. Instead, the four students were rolling each other up in blankets and crawling around the hotel room like inch worms and slithering snakes, playing a game called “Night Crawlers.” After an hour,...
More than 500 school breakfast and lunch recipes soon will receive a makeover as a result of new guidelines implemented by the new “Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act.” The act, which was passed in January 2012 as part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign, requires the United States Department of Agriculture to issue regulations...
Space Coast Crew arrived back from State Championships in Sarasota this week after a long weekend of racing. The team is undergoing a huge rebuilding phase after losing almost 20 rowers the previous year due to graduation, a fact made evident by the outcome of the State Championships. “The loss has been evident all season, but not as much as it was...
updated May 18, 2012
West Shore will be hosting its first writing camp, Write Now!, during the summer. “The idea of writing camp has been discussed for a while,” said English teacher Lisa Rehm. “Dr....
updated May 18, 2012
Receiving the ball from his fellow teammate, John Bocinksy gave it his all, shooting the state winning goal in one swift step towards a bright future. When joining the school’s soccer...
updated April 30, 2012
“Jazz Under the Stars” and the spring band concert, held earlier this month, signified the end of the jazz band’s performances until next year when the underclassmen must step...
updated May 17, 2012
Johan Henna, Brad Deavers and Michael Bateh dig in to their box lunches at Friday’s Senior Picnic. The lunch was held after graduation practice on the old soccer field. “They had...
updated May 16, 2012
Thousands of people gathered in the streets at Ground Zero in New York City on May 1 with flags and horns to celebrate the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death. Though it may be...
updated May 17, 2012
Graduating high school is a big deal; there are so many new adventures in store, but also so many things that will never happen again. Senior Lacey Howell is experiencing all of this...