On February 9th, all high schools in the Anchorage School District came together to compete for the intense Battle of the Books (BoB) district competition....
Attention Class of 2023: there’s a new program in town. It’s called Operation Hand-Me-Gown. Operation Hand-Me-Gown has been launched by senior Alana...
No one likes being late, and finding a tardy policy that everyone can agree upon is an age-old problem for both students and staff at West. Starting November...
Nicky Widdis, Reporter
January 24, 2023
As December 2022 came to a close, Anchorage School District staff and students were left reeling from endless disruptions to planned lessons, finals, sports and school activities due...
January 22, 2023
February 20th: President's Day Holiday March 10: In-service March 13-17: Spring Break May 16: Graduation (7:00pm) May 23: Last Day of School
Zoe Springsteen, Reporter
October 18, 2022
The auditorium was buzzing with chatter and excitement as students filed in on September 30 for West High’s first all-school Fine Arts Assembly since 2019. This was not any ordinary...
Summit Larson, Reporter
October 10, 2022
After six years of direction under Gabrielle “GG” Pierle, West High choirs have received an exciting change: a new director, James “JT” Fryer. This year will be Fryer’s...
Matthew Salazar, Reporter
February 11, 2020
Everybody has fear of something; spiders, heights, the dark, but for many, public speaking is right at the top of that list. But that’s not the case at all for the West High students...
Alana Belle M. Tirado, Reporter
October 4, 2022
Contributing over 30 years of service to the U.S. Air Force, Colonel Rick Strickland, now the senior instructor of West High's JROTC program, is one to be commended for dedication...
Arman Garcia, Reporter
February 11, 2020
One year ago a story about TRIO Upward Bound was published in West Anchorage High School’s student newspaper, “The Eagles Cry”. This story gave us information on what...
- Small Plane Aviation in Alaska November 20, 2019
Summit Larson, Reporter
November 22, 2022
The exciting 2022 riflery season came to a close after three months as...
Nicky Widdis, Reporter
October 10, 2022
West Anchorage High School hosted the annual Spiketacular Volleyball Tournament...
Aiden Roddy, Reporter
February 11, 2020
West Anchorage High School works toward preparing students to be successful...
Aiden Roddy, Reporter
January 30, 2020
West Anchorage High School boys basketball is back in action with a brand...