West Bend Current

The West Bend Current is a news website produced jointly by the students of East High and West High in West Bend, Wisconsin.

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Which East junior led the effort to start a new club for students interested in healthcare? Keaton Beltmann has the answer.

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How is AI affecting the English classroom? Interview by Izaihla Moore.

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VIEWPOINT: Khyana Jimmerson asked several seniors to reflect on their final year at WBHS.

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OPINION: Elijah Jerich dives into why the 1999 film "Fight Club" has new resonance.

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What is Prom Con? Editor in chief Chloe Bauer has the answer--and the details about Saturday's free event.

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OPINION: Senior Cassie Jerich reflects on the novel that has meant the most to her.

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Why did desks randomly appear in the hallways? Ariel Hermann investigates.

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What's with the orange cones on the second floor? Henna Ramani investigates.

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VIEWPOINT: Students at the West Bend High Schools talk about the teachers who made a difference in their lives. Interviews by Cassie Jerich.

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Students in the WBSD are fortunate to have so many teachers who have earned National Board Certification. But what does that process involve? Keaton Beltmann has the story.

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REVIEW: Elijah Jerich says "Hamlet," the latest film to move Shakespeare into a modern setting, is ambitious yet erratic.

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Which WBHS student has been invited to an FBI summer camp? Ellison Schrauth has the answer.

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SATIRE: Noah Becker reimagines the combative race for Wisconsin governor as a game of strategy and survival.

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REVIEW: Elijah Jerich says "Project Hail Mary" is a perfect crowdpleaser.

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Yesterday Madame Fischer embarked on what she says will be her final student trip to France. Interview by Chloe Bauer, editor in chief.

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Noah Becker explores why music made via artifical intelligence tools ends up feeling like a betrayal. As Russell Hammond wisely noted in "Almost Famous," it's the human element, including the mistakes, that "make a song."

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Which math teacher is in first place? Rylee Faehling has the story.

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Charity Week starts today! Chloe Taylor describes what's new this year.

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Why aren't the CREW mentors meeting with ninth graders during second semester? Editor in Chief Chloe Bauer investigates.

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Many special opportunities are available to WBHS students enrolled in the autos program, reports Editor in Chief Chloe Bauer.

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