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Taylor Royse (11) texts her friends on her flip phone in advisory class. Royse switched to a flip phone to escape from the addictive feelings social media gave her.

Social Media: Its effects and what we can do to lessen them

Claire Boyer, Reporter April 24, 2024

Taylor Royse (11) sits quietly in her advisory class, smiling when her friend next to her tells a joke, working on her schoolwork. Like most teens, Royse also likes to text her friends during this study...

Braely Martinez (10) runs in a pre-game cheer during a varsity game. Students can struggle with motivation between spring break and summer vacation, but sports and helpful teachers can be beneficial in overcoming this.

Students, teachers find ways to increase motivation after spring break

Adyson Roles, Reporter April 9, 2024

Now that it's been two weeks since spring break, students are more focused on the next vacation: summer. Students and teachers are seeing a lack of motivation in the classroom. Not only do students...

Lyla Bumford (10), Ruth Stephens (10) and Sonia Miller (10) gather at Colorado State University for the Northern District Event where they were titled with their district officer positions. All three students are sophomores and plan to continue with FCCLA leadership through all of high school.

Three students selected to be Northern District FCCLA Officers

Shyre Hodson, Reporter March 20, 2024

Three students from WHS were selected over the weekend of Feb. 26 for leadership roles in the northern chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) program. The three students —...

Trevor Wynn (staff) smiles while sitting at his desk. Wynn, other teachers and Matthew Annable (12) provided tips for students to prepare for the SAT.

Student, teachers provide tips to prepare for the SAT

Oliver Bilotte, Reporter March 19, 2024

This year WHS is conducting its SAT testing on Tuesday, April 16. These are some teachers/students' top tips to feel prepared for the assessment.

Aris Billapando (09) works on organizing a list of forms for actors and technicians, one of their many duties as an assistant-assistant director. Billapando is the assistant-assistant director for the spring musical, 9 to 5 and a student director in their theatre I class.

Theatre I classes begin student-directed play project

Claire Boyer, Reporter February 22, 2024

Every spring semester for the last 21 years, Julie Estrada's (staff) theatre I class splits into small groups and plans, blocks and performs a one-act play. One-act plays are shorter plays that only consist...

Angela Zier (staff) prepares fruit fly vials that students will use to learn about fly phenotypes. Zier prioritizes hands-on activities in the classroom to increase student learning and engagement.

AP Biology teacher keeps class fun while ensuring students learn

Oliver Bilotte, Reporter February 21, 2024

Angela Zier (staff) is the new AP Biology and advanced biology teacher this year. The position opened up after former teacher Tamara Pennington retired last year. Zier graduated with a wildlife and...

Michael Webb (11) passes a soccer ball down the field. Webb not only participated in soccer, but also knowledge bowl, robotics, and track. (Samantha Wilcox)

Walking the balance: High school students and teacher share advice on balancing school, work, activities

Claire Boyer, Reporter February 14, 2024

Many students participate in some sort of after-school activity or club, and some students work several hours per week as well. It’s difficult to balance getting good grades at school, participating...

Kian VanBibber (09) recites Always Something More Beautiful by Stephan Dunn at the WHS Poetry Out Loud competition on Feb. 7. VanBibber placed third in the competition overall.

Students step into the stage lights to compete in Poetry Out Loud

Sophia Jensen, Reporter February 9, 2024

On Feb. 6-7, students went up on stage to compete with their words at the annual Poetry Out Loud competition in the auditorium. "It is enjoyable to see them go up there, not just with the challenge...

Team 5115 hoists the trophy from their Regis University Qualifier. Team 5115 won the Inspire Award, deeming them one of the best teams at the competition.

Robotics team prepares for its Severance High School qualifier and state

Tristyn Bruning, Co-editor February 8, 2024

Robotics has always been an influential club in the world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Windsor’s robotics club has drawn many eyes to their activities this school year through...

Kjersten Johnson (staff) discusses the days agenda with her freshmen students. The students were preparing for their final project recording of I Dream a World.

Freshman English class recites ‘I Dream a World’ poems

Sophia Jensen, Reporter February 6, 2024

On Jan. 29-30, Kjersten Johnson’s freshman English classes filmed a poetry project entitled "I Dream a World." The assignment may have been a bit embarrassing to some, but it had a valuable meaning. “Poetry...

Phil Weiser (staff) begins his class by lecturing students on the classwork they will be completing. Students in AP Research are working on graduate-level research projects that will be sent to College Board in May.

AP Research students begin collecting data for capstone projects

Oliver Bilotte, Reporter February 2, 2024

With the second semester starting, AP Research students set about gathering data for their year-long research paper. This is Phil Weiser’s (staff) first year teaching the class but he has taught AP Seminar...

Avis Skinner (11) checks progress on the book she was waitlisted on in the teen gaming room with open access computers. Skinner regularly donates time at the Windsor-Severance Clearview Library as a member of the teen volunteer program.

Juniors volunteer at Clearview Library, gain experience

Shyre Hodson, Reporter January 31, 2024

From cleaning up and organizing to late nights helping out little kids, the Windsor-Severance Clearview Library volunteers are clearly here to work hard. Although there are fewer volunteers than many...

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