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[OPINION] Abortion is healthcare

[OPINION] Abortion is healthcare

By Ja'Nyah Villa, Editor-in-Training October 7, 2024

Members of WCCHS' dance team wear leis on Beach Day earlier this football season. Beach Day is a popular theme, not just at West Chicago Community High School, but across the nation.

[OPINION] Stuck in the past

By Mariah Varnado, Senior Reporter September 17, 2024

Senior Reporter Mariah Varnado is a two-year member of the Wildcat Chronicle who frequently writes opinion pieces. The views expressed in this piece are her own. Neon. Beach Day. White Lies.  These...

The victims of those killed during the attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, are displayed on plaques at the memorial in New York City.

[OPINION] Schools should implement a day off on 9/11

By Jonathan Saucedo, Opinions Editor September 10, 2024

Opinions Editor Jonathan Saucedo is a three-year member of the Wildcat Chronicle who frequently writes opinion pieces. The views expressed in this piece are his own. Tragedy struck on the day of 9/11,...

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...

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 3, 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. Let’s go to the mall? How about the...

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 2, 2024

Senior Reporter Ja'Nyah Villa is a two-year member of the Wildcat Chronicle who frequently writes opinion pieces. The views expressed in this piece are her own. Freedom of speech is getting restricted...

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[OPINION] The outdated system: the Electoral College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 27, 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 16, 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...

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