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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 class of 2024 may have started off their high school careers in an unusual way, but the graduated in style.

[SLIDESHOW] Commencement 2024

By Aly Dusing, Editor-in-Training May 17, 2024

Morskie Oko restaurant review

Morskie Oko restaurant review

By Emily Ziajor, Multimedia Manager May 16, 2024

Europe offers many different cuisines for tourists. Poland is a country with a lot of history, architecture, and a good diversity of food. The most well known foods includes Pierogi which supposedly...

The rocks are currently being housed in Michelle Walters' AVID classroom, but will be relocated to an outdoor area.

Planting memories at WCCHS

By Yace Morejon, Reporter May 16, 2024

This year’s AVID teachers are planting a rock garden to provide the seniors with a long lasting memory of their high school experience.  "This year we have decided to create the 'AVID Rocks' rock...

Senior baseball players and their family's line up to take a picture during the pregame ceremony.

West Chicago baseball’s Senior Night ends in a win

By Carlos Allen, Senior Reporter May 16, 2024

(For Miley Pegg's photo essay, click here.) On Tuesday, May 14, the West Chicago Varsity baseball team hosted their annual Senior Night at Pioneer Park against the East Aurora Tomcats. The Wildcats...

A student admires Paige Bueckers for her basketball skills while searching for an article to read.

Bueckers breaks buckets

By Sami Moesch, Senior Reporter May 14, 2024

These days, celebrities and influencers come and go just as quickly as a tube of Summer Fridays lip gloss, but there are some individuals who capture the interest of pop culture fanatics, and simply do...

Senior Rafa Herrera Mota celebrates Senior Night with West Chicago's baseball team and his family on May 14. / Rafa Herrera Mota, estudiante de último año, celebra la Noche de último año con el equipo de béisbol de West Chicago y su familia el 14 de mayo.

Humans of WEGO: Breaking barriers

By Drew Zeman, Senior Reporter May 14, 2024

The paper drop is an annual tradition at West Chicago Community High School, always held on the seniors' last day of classes.

[PHOTO ESSAY] Seniors celebrate final day of high school

By Sami Moesch, Ja'Nyah Villa, and Aly Dusing May 14, 2024

The Class of 2024 started their high school careers on Zoom, with hybrid learning the year after. Those very seniors walked the halls for one last time on May 8 before saying farewell to what can only...

Teenagers are notorious for their poor eating habits and picky ways.

[EDITORIAL] Teenage picky eaters face hard choices in “picking” foods

By Wildcat Chronicle Staff, Wildcat Chronicle Staff May 13, 2024

Teenagers come in all shapes and sizes. Some of them are well-behaved angels, while others can be difficult to deal with, like the devil. There are many reasons for picky eating, such as disobedience...

Mike and Krystian Roldan walk onto the court together during the boys' basketball Senior Night game.

Humans of WEGO: In touch with his roots

By Alexa Morales, Features Editor May 11, 2024

Special thanks to Austin Sanchez for his contributions to this article. Although known for being a year-round athlete who plays football during fall, basketball during winter, and most recently, volleyball...

Seniors can find it difficult to keep up with the countless assignments thrown at them over their last few weeks as high school students, which many prop up to senioritis.

[OPINION] Senioritis is real and it can hit hard

By Michael Birdsell, Reviews Editor May 9, 2024

Reviews Editor Michael Birdsell is a two-year member of the Wildcat Chronicle who frequently writes opinion pieces. The views expressed in this piece are his own. Twelve missing assignments, three failing...

The Streamwood game was no contest: the Wildcats decimated the Sabres, 7-0.

Soccer team destroys Streamwood

By Julian Hernandez, Reporter May 8, 2024

West Chicago girls’ soccer team faced off with Streamwood on Friday, April 26 on the home field, finishing with a score of 7-0. As the girls kicked off the game in the first minutes, they started...

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