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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

Jonathan says: Money is not the most important factor in finding a job

Jonathan says: Money is not the most important factor in finding a job

By Jonathan Saucedo, Opinions Editor May 8, 2024

Sisyphus had the rock, man has the 9-5.  Most jobs aren’t so bad after working there for a while getting the rope of it is easily one of the most satisfying activities a person can feel, but is it...

A closed off entrance to the defunct Charlestowne Mall, which suffered the same fate as many third places of the 21st century.

Teens do not want to stay inside – there is just way less to do

By Eshan Amir, Senior Reporter May 4, 2024

Let’s go to the mall? How about the arcade? What about the movie theater?  Oh, wait. They all closed down. The downfall of proper third places is one of the most boring "evolutions" of the 21st...

Internet sensations are getting canceled left and right without proper reasoning.

Cancel Culture: It’s never that deep!

By Ja’Nyah Villa, Senior Reporter May 3, 2024

Freedom of speech is getting restricted more and more every day. The everyman is condemned for “bad” behavior by nosy-nobodies who think they’re educated on world topics (they’re not). Cancel Culture...

Voter registration can be completed online, by mail or in person.

[OPINION] The outdated system: the Electoral College

By Sasha Baumgartner, Editor-in-Chief April 28, 2024

Every four years, Americans pile into the polling places extremely eager to vote for the candidate they believe to be slightly less horrible. But with the Electoral College system that elects America’s...

Now that assessments are weighted at 90%, a single missed assignment in any given class can have serious consequences.

[OPINION] Lack of Zoom option interferes with students’ feelings about online school

By Jonathan Saucedo, Opinions Editor April 27, 2024

Opinions Editor Jonathan Saucedo is a two-year member of the Wildcat Chronicle who frequently writes opinion pieces. The views expressed in this piece are his own Sunday night comes by, and as miserable...

Students in human anatomy science class learn skills to prepare them to enter a career in the medical field.

[OPINION] The best and worst college majors

By Fernando Calvillo-Morales, Multimedia Content Creator April 25, 2024

Doctor. Teacher. Lawyer. Nurse. All careers individuals aspire to have, but some are superior to others. Hard work pays off they say, yet some of the best college majors are considered the hardest...

The SAT is perhaps trying to become more relevant by switching from paper to computer, but one has to question whether the test is necessary at all.

[OPINION] The SAT has become obsolete

By Karidja Monjolo, Managing Editor April 18, 2024

Managing Editor Karidja Monjolo is a three-year member of the Wildcat Chronicle who frequently writes opinion pieces. The views expressed in this piece are her own. On April 18, juniors in West Chicago...

The White House, home to the President of the United States. (Courtesy of CC0 via rawpixel)

[OPINION] Politicians getting too old

By Eshan Amir, Senior Reporter April 17, 2024

Senior Reporter Eshan Amir is a one-year member of the Wildcat Chronicle who occasionally writes opinion pieces. The views expressed in this piece are his own. This November, tens of millions of Americans...

Committees have  been meeting since the beginning of the school year to prepare for the event. (Photo courtesy of NHS activities committee).

[LETTER TO THE EDITOR] NHS BBQs for cancer

By Zaida Zamyra Morales Guerrero, Guest Writer April 11, 2024

All content is solely from the guest writer. The Wildcat Chronicle staff reserves the right to decide what letters will be published. If interested in submitting a letter, email [email protected].  The...

Apple is looking a little too comfortable taking money from developers.

[OPINION] Apple’s behavior in the EU should raise red flags for consumers worldwide

By Micah Weber, Multimedia Content Creator April 9, 2024

The iPhone, one of the most innovative and successful products of all time. An idea so brilliantly executed that it propelled its creator, Apple, to global acclaim, and provided the company with the funds...

[OPINION] The chairs in the English rooms are awful (they always break)

[OPINION] The chairs in the English rooms are awful (they always break)

By Jonathan Saucedo, Opinions Editor April 4, 2024

Opinions Editor Jonathan Saucedo is a two-year member of the Wildcat Chronicle who frequently writes opinion pieces. The views expressed in this piece are his own. Chairs are, arguably, one of the most...

Protests have been raging on in Chicago following the Israeli invasion into Palestine. (Photo courtesy of Aisha Ali).

[OPINION] An “opinion” on Palestine is an opinion on the Holocaust

By Dhanveer Gill, Managing Editor March 15, 2024

Managing Editor Dhanveer Gill is a two-year member of the Wildcat Chronicle who often writes opinion articles. The views expressed in this piece are his own. Certain topics discussed in this article...

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