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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
Visionary Valdez

Visionary Valdez

Emily Goewert, Staff Writer
March 30, 2022
A memorial display in Forest Park. One flag stands for each American who died as a result of the 9/11 attacks and the War on Terror.

9/11: Two Decades Later

Allyson Endsley, Editor-in-Chief
September 10, 2021
NASAs Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was built into a Boeing 747SP-21, c/n 21441, that was originally delivered to Pan Am in 1977 as N536PA. The aircraft later served United Airlines as N145UA. In NASA service it now carried US civil registration N747NA.

Teacher Feature

Josh Montagne, Copy Editor
August 27, 2021
The stamp of the MLB Logo on a baseball.

The Cruel Rule in Baseball

Josh Montagne, Copy Editor
August 18, 2021

The Media Team Files

Dominic Regazzi and Kenneth Hillen
May 13, 2019
The variety show was held on March 22 and 23.

One Final Show

Matthew Pecoraro, Staff Writer
May 3, 2019
The orchestra students had the chance to visit famous Chicago landmarks.

A Trip for Fun, Fighting and Friends

Kristin Bianco, Staff Writer
April 10, 2019

Behind the Counter

Dominic Regazzi and Kenneth Hillen
April 3, 2019
The school hockey team is not a school sponsored sport so there are fewer regulations on behavior.

Hockey Fan Meltdown

Melissa Van Keuren, Media Editor
March 27, 2019
Each custodian has a different thing they enjoy about their job.

Keeping up with the Custodians

Vanessa Ohuoha, Staff Writer
March 25, 2019
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