The student news site of West Chicago Community High School

Wildcat Chronicle

The student news site of West Chicago Community High School

Wildcat Chronicle

The student news site of West Chicago Community High School

Wildcat Chronicle

In West Chicago all trash is collected by Groot Industries.

Plans for a new trash site in West Chicago terminated

By Sasha Baumgartner, Editor-in-Chief February 13, 2024

In February, 2023 plans for a new trash site run by Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS), was approved by West Chicago city officials; however, since then their has been immense backlash from the community...

Students form teams in the back room so they can pack as many meals as possible.

Gearing up for the 7th annual Feed My Starving Children event

By Ja'Nyah Villa, Senior Reporter February 8, 2024

On February 8th, the 7th annual Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) epic event for West Chicago Community High School will take place at the Aurora, Illinois FMSC location.  Feed My Starving Children...

Members of the Speech Team prepare for a showcase event on Feb. 2, the day before the Regional competition. The showcase allowed the students the chance to perform for fellow students and WEGO staff ahead of Saturdays competition.

Speech Team performs at regional level

Eight students from West Chicago High School Speech Team competed at Regionals this Saturday, Feb. 3, at Wheaton Warrenville South.  At the event, students had the opportunity to showcase and compete...

Scholastic Bowl makes heavy use of buzzers in order for contestants to claim questions. If a competitor fails to give the correct answer, then the opposing team has the opportunity to steal the chance to earn the point.

WEGO’s Scholastic Bowl team makes competition look trivial

By Ryley Salazar, Dania Cureno, Melanie Ballines, and Ja'Nyah Villa February 3, 2024

WEGO’s Scholastic Bowl team took the win over Fenton High School with a score of 280-80 after preparing for their first home meet of the season on Tuesday, Jan. 30th. The team had been gearing up...

Glow sticks and black lights will be part of the overall atmosphere at the Glow Dance on Feb. 23.

Get your glow on this February

By Diana Mackintos, Ivon Garcia, and Brandon M. Heath February 2, 2024

Student Council is hosting a Glow Dance at West Chicago Community High School on Friday, February 23. The event, a fundraiser for Prom, is still in its planning stages, and was delayed by three e-Learning...

Sophomore Avery Unger and junior Jake Voight share a laugh as ROAR gets underway.

ROAR returns in 2024

By Alexa Morales, Features Editor January 26, 2024

On January 25, ROAR launched its second session of the school year and first of the new year. The event was held in the Learning Resource Center (LRC). Participants were greeted - after the first period...

The Board of Education meets regularly to discuss curriculum, personnel, and more. (Photo illustration by Wildcat Chronicle Staff)

Board of Education selects new Superintendent

By Dhanveer Gill, Managing Editor January 25, 2024

On Thursday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m., Board of Education President Bob Brown announced that Dr. Kurt Johansen has been selected by the Board to permanently replace Dr. Moses Cheng, who parted ways with District...

An ice layer has formed on top of the snow and all sidewalks and roads are covered in a layer of ice.

WEGO hosts e-learning day for third consecutive week

By Dhanveer Gill, Managing Editor January 23, 2024

In the early hours of Jan. 23, Communications and Community Relations Coordinator Brittney Walker announced via e-mail that today would be an e-learning day for West Chicago Community High School due to...

The French and German students walked through the neighborhood to the Middle School.

Foreign language students present at Leman Middle School

By Sasha Baumgartner and Alexa Morales January 18, 2024

WEGO's French and German foreign language students presented about their classes at Leman Middle School on Thursday, January 18. The students left the school in the morning around 9:45 a.m. and walked...

Some people enjoy the winter months, but when the ice becomes dangerous and the temperatures drop below -12 degrees, it might be time for eLearning.

WEGO will stay virtual as cold temperatures persist

By Sasha Baumgartner, Editor-in-Chief January 15, 2024

Announced at 2:47 p.m. on Monday: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 will be a snow day for West Chicago Community High School. Students should follow the e-Learning procedures.  Students must log onto...

The school grounds are covered in snow, and more is expected on Jan. 12.

Snow day confirmed for District 94

By Sasha Baumgartner, Editor-in-Chief January 11, 2024

On Thursday, January 11, at 6:00 p.m. West Chicago Community High School announced an e-Learning day for all students on Friday, January 12 due to potentially hazardous weather conditions. Students...

Winter pep assembly ushers in second semester

The upperclassmen of West Chicago Community High School united for a pep assembly on Tuesday, January 9, the first day back at school after winter break. The assembly was held in the Bishop Gym during...

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