Opioid drugs. They have been used in the U.S. since the 1860’s, and they are widely known as painkillers. However, over thousands of years, opioid drugs have become more and more addictive, starting...
Jack Nelson, First Year Newspaper Staffer
• March 21, 2023
The theater at Westminster is a complicated and precise machine that hides its inner workings from the world. It is time to reveal what exactly goes on behind the scenes of the theater.
To most, the theater...
Raquel Herrera, First Year Newspaper Staffer
• March 21, 2023
Everyday at 11:35 am, during the start of 5th hour, the 2023 Orchestra class gathers for rehearsal in the far corner of the school in the music wing. When Christmas break concludes and school begins once...
Alyssa Greco, First Year Newspaper Staffer
• March 21, 2023
The Jalisco Cartel, better known as the CNJG, is spreading like wildfire in the tourist hotspots of Mexico. As always, American tourists will end up in the three infamous tourist towns in Mexico: Cancun,...
Jack Nelson, First Year Newspaper Staffer
• March 1, 2023
Ranked is a musical about a dystopian high school in which your grades are publicly ranked. If you fall below the average, your worth, not just as a student, but as a human, falls too. When an earth-shattering...
When most people think about Elk in Missouri, they probably think of Lone Elk Park. Lone Elk County Park is a park home to Elk in Valley Park, Missouri. This park harbors a small herd of Elk that are a...
Over the past decade, many things have changed due to evolving trends and new discoveries made in the world. Along with these changes has arisen another monumental shift: the level of maturity in middle...
Lithium and Cobalt are two crucial components to create electric vehicles and many batteries. However the mining and processing of these materials often involve many labor and ethical malpractices, such...
Raquel Herrera, First Year Newspaper Staffer
• January 26, 2023
Since a young age, Generation Z, defined as youth born between the late 1990’s to early 2010’s, has been exposed to news at a constant rate. More than ever before, social issues and cultural arguments...
Ahren Muehleisen, First Year Newspaper Staffer
• January 13, 2023
When driving through Iowa, Illinois, and Neraska, you will likely see one thing, monoculture fields filled with corn.
GMO corn along with massive farming equipment was heavily introduced in the late 1900’s...
Raquel Herrera, First Year Newspaper Staffer
• January 13, 2023
Throughout the past decades, Christianity has been claimed to be easily the most problematic religion of them all. A vast majority of young churchgoers (ages 16-29 years old) have found problems with Christianity...
The theater department is one of Westminster’s most successful departments. It is widely known throughout the community to be incredibly fruitful and has brought awards to this incredible department....
