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Ben eating his food off of a Boomer Ball.
The Escape Artist
A row of law textbooks.
Codes Of Questionability
Population Overload
Population Overload
Just Stop Oil advocating to end fossil fuel
Painting Smackdown
A pie chart of the average age of mortality.
‘Tis the Season of Sneezin’
A diagram of the five love languages
The Universal Language
Seasonal Sabbats
Seasonal Sabbats
Senior Reese Crawford dressed cozy posing with a snowman
Staying Heated
Photos of the four cookies fully cooked
Cookie Recipes
Peanut Butter poses diligently while waiting for his snacks to be delivered
America’s Next Top Guinea Pig
Which Dinosaur Are You?
A depiction of a couple slow dancing.
Romance Recommendations
An illustration of the Kennedy Center Honor
Award of a Lifetime
Lizzo at an SWSX event
Taking Initiative
A sunset at the Muny.
A Season of Theatre
PLTW teachers, Marie Jackson and Justina Davitz pose for a photo with the seniors that received white coats.
Reaching Their Goals
Plush Bros founder Max McCracken poses like a classic villain with a crocheted bunny plush in the air.
Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Color guard members goofing around during a football game. The band stays at the game after their performance to hype up the sections and bring some positivity to the game. “[There are] people around me that support and understand [me],” freshman Gray Rosemann said (middle).
Step Into Music
Signing up Placing the pen on the pad of letter paper, senior Natalie Hendren signs up for her last, first show of high school. Signing up is one of the first steps to audition. “I feel motivated and antsy because I want to know what [role] I’m gonna get,” Hendren said.
Break a Leg
Sophomore varsity player, Isha Chaufhari enters the Timberland tennis courts for her first match of the season. Before she was able to make it to the courts, the team takes a bus that leave from the school. “I love to go on the bus with the team,” Chaufhari said. Its a really cool experience because everyone is nervous and excited.”
Time to Talk Tennis
Junior Maria Ignatova competing in a wrestling match.
Toughening Up
A scoreboard of the score from World Series Game 4.
History in Houston
Albert Pujols breathes heavily as he steps up to the plate.
The Swinger with Many Dingers
A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that changes the way your brain functions, commons.wikimedia.org
Athlete Alert
Easy-Going Exercise
Easy-Going Exercise
A guinea pig with a large X over it indicates that guinea pigs are not good.
An Unexpected Hassle
Character design of Shan Yu and Hayabusa the Falcon.
Powerful Princess
Photo of the Book Thief Cover
Facts Turned to Fiction
Understanding Identity
Understanding Identity
Senior Brynin Henderson joins her fellow singers in a rehearsal for a group number.
Singing for Sondheim
Week in the Life: The Dance Team
College Application Process
Winter Car Kit
Varsity Dance Team Bonding
Halloween Spirit Week
Which Dinosaur Are You?
What Sport Matches Your Personality?
Actor Keanu Reeves poses.
Which Keanu Reeves movie character are you?
Illustration by Addison Jett
What Halloween Costume Fits You?
What FZW Teacher are you?
The student publication of Fort Zumwalt West High School

The Solitaire
The student publication of Fort Zumwalt West High School

The Solitaire
Damen Padilla

Damen Padilla, Staff Writer

"Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be."

-Abraham Lincoln'

Damen Padilla is a sophomore and first year journalism student. He likes video games, history and comedies.

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