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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
Michael Birdsell

Michael Birdsell, Reviews Editor

Michael is a senior, and a second-year member of the Wildcat Chronicle. He has been involved with the West Chicago golf, tennis, and scholastic bowl teams throughout his time in high school. In his free time, he enjoys reading literary fiction, watching arthouse films, and listening to music. He plans to attend a four-year university to study either English or law. 

All content by Michael Birdsell
The Class of 2024 left a mark on West Chicago Community High School.

[MULTIMEDIA PACKAGE] Saying goodbye to the class of 2024

By Fernando Calvillo-Morales, Michael Birdsell, Oscar Munoz-Granados, Michael Angeles, Miley Pegg, Ryley Salazar, Karidja Monjolo, Drew Zeman, Brandon M. Heath, Fernando Arroyo Garcia, Aly Dusing, Ja'Nyah Villa, Sami Moesch, Yace Morejon, Alexa Morales, Alyssa Apostoli, Affaan Aleem, and Shee Nay Paw
May 17, 2024
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
During the youth era of the film, characters Art and Tashi discuss an upcoming college tennis match (Photo courtesy of IMDB).

“Challengers”: An ace of a film

By Michael Birdsell, Reviews Editor
April 30, 2024
The cover art for "Cold Visions" features an abstract image of Bladee with countless details on closer inspection, similar to projects like "Working on Dying" and "Icedancer" (Photo courtesy of RateYourMusic).

“Cold Visions” and the brilliant comeback of Evil Bladee

By Michael Birdsell, Reviews Editor
April 28, 2024

[Video] Senior Assassin returns to WEGO – but not without controversy

April 23, 2024
The cover art for 'Psykos" features an introspective frog near a dark alleyway, which could relate to the album's themes of longing and surrealism (Photo courtesy of Rate Your Music).

“Psykos”: A much welcomed left turn from long time collaborators

By Michael Birdsell, Reviews Editor
March 18, 2024

[Video] [VLOG] Au Cheval: American egg-cellence

By Dhanveer Gill and Michael Birdsell
March 10, 2024
A student prepares for an examination. (Photo courtesy of Pexels)

Income found to affect AP scores nationwide, and at WEGO

By Michael Birdsell and Dhanveer Gill
February 20, 2024
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 Saturday's competition.

Speech Team performs at regional level

By Adam Mackovic, Antos Kumar, Michael Angeles, Michael Birdsell, and Karidja Monjolo
February 4, 2024
Many members from last year's team (pictured above) have returned to compete for an additional year on the Varsity team.

[Photo] WEGO’s Scholastic Bowl team makes competition look trivial

By Ryley Salazar, Dania Cureno, Melanie Ballines, and Ja'Nyah Villa
February 3, 2024
A plethora of gifts underneath the illuminated lights of a Christmas tree.

[OPINION] Christmas has become less about quality of time and more about quantity of gifts

By Michael Birdsell, Reviews Editor
January 5, 2024
Yung Lean has had a storied history, releasing eight projects over the past 10 years. (Photo illustration created by Michael Birdsell in Canva using royalty-free images via Wikimedia Commons)

Celebrating 10 years of Yung Lean: The outsider who gained entry

By Michael Birdsell, Reviews Editor
November 20, 2023
A lunch break during the meet provided Speech Team members with the chance to reconnect with WEGO alum Sofia Tamayo.

Speech Team begins competitive season

By Michael Birdsell, Reviews Editor
November 19, 2023

[Video] Birders of WEGO

By Sebastian Alarcon, Multimedia Content Creator
November 1, 2023
The cover art and abstract drawing of a dog that was created by Drake's son Adonis (Photo credit Adonis Graham)

The dogs were truly let down

By Michael Birdsell, Reviews Editor
October 19, 2023
AVID students waiting to be admitted to the Alumni Hall for the National Hispanic College Fair.

AVID students continue search for post-secondary plans

By Michael Birdsell, Reviews Editor
October 9, 2023

[Video] [VLOG] WCCHS heads under the sea for Homecoming 2023

September 30, 2023
Fans witnessing independent musicians perform at a venue

Streaming has made it easier for musicians to be forgotten

By Michael Birdsell, Reviews Editor
September 21, 2023
Rapper Kendrick Lamar was the headliner at the festival in August 2023, closing out the second day of performances.

Lollapalooza 2023: an average year for an otherwise great festival

By Michael Birdsell, Reviews Editor
August 31, 2023

[Video] Checking-in Around WEGO: favorite song of 2022

December 29, 2022
A look at the best music albums released in 2022.

Top 5 albums of 2022

By Michael Birdsell and Dhanveer Gill
December 29, 2022
An abstract image of brakence, who appears to be in some sort of forest. This image also serves as the album cover for “hypochondriac”. (Courtesy of RateYourMusic.com)

“hypochondriac” by brakence: a three-year journey

By Michael Birdsell, Reviews Editor
December 27, 2022
Although streaming offers many options, there are some shows that are simply inaccessible.

Media piracy is ethical if there is no legal way to obtain content

By Michael Birdsell, Reviews Editor
December 14, 2022
Junior Graham Johnson debates whether to continue on as a doubles player, or go solo.

Athlete Spotlight: Graham Johnson wants to play solo

By Michael Birdsell, Reviews Editor
October 26, 2022

[Video] Checking-in Around WEGO: favorite albums

October 6, 2022
Speech Team members await their turn at a tournament last fall.

Speech Team invigorated by the high interest for the upcoming season

By Michael Birdsell, Reviews Editor
September 28, 2022
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