Hip Hop group Far East Movement who is well known for their 2010 hit singles “Rocketeer” and “Like a G6” came back with a brand new album. Their newest album titled “Identity” still features the electronic and hip hop sounds they were known for but on a higher level. This album features many Korean Pop stars such as Chanyeol from Exo, Tinashe, Tiffany from Girl’s Generation, Jay Park, Loco, Hyolyn from Sistar, and Yoonmirae to western artists such as, Soujia Boy, Macy Gray, a

J.K Rowling and David Yates, masterminds of the tremendous installment of the Harry Potter franchise, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, have successfully brought the spirit of magical childish imagination into our hearts once again. This time around, fans are transported to 1926 New York City where they are given a peek of America’s magical community. In the movie, viewers are introduced to Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), a young, British wizard who has come to New Yo

Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines, has made a very controversial name for himself during his past few months of office. “Hitler massacred three-million Jews. Now, there are three-million drug addicts. I’d be happy to slaughter them,” Duterte said in a speech he had made in September. Duterte’s stance on drug-addicts and drug-dealers is nothing short of extreme, but the rabbit-hole goes much deeper than mere statements The Philippines Drug War has been very gruesom

Monday, November 14 begins the week that every person at WCTA will feel a little bit fuzzy inside. November 14-19 is Warm Fuzzy week at WCTA, a week in which students are given their warm fuzzies (the strings off of their yarn necklaces) in order to give compliments, and give thanks for everybody in their lives. Student Council has arranged multiple activities for the week of thanks in order to show everyone thanks. In the cafeteria, a thankful tree has been set up for studen

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The idea of being able to get out of school and eat with your friends during lunch may seem very engaging to students but unfortunately for the students of WCTA, they won’t be able to enjoy that sense of freedom and responsibility of an open campus rule. Since WCTA was opened, they had chosen to not have an open campus for the safety of students, but WCTA is different from many high schools. WCTA has the advantage of being a CTSO where only students accepted for their program

Waking up on a Monday to go to school is unpleasant enough. But does having a “uniform” to wear make getting ready easier, or make it even more dreadful? Out of the 9 programs at West Tech, 3 (Business, Sports Medicine and Nursing) require their students to “Dress for Success” by either dressing professionally or wearing program uniforms, which would be a polo and khakis, for a grade. Now, WCTA has established a new school-wide Dress for Success policy that requires all stude

Brandon Sulzburg, high school senior tennis player, serves his way into the hearts of college scouts from his impressive aptitude for his sport. Sulzburg set himself up for greatness after he started focusing his physical strength into tennis. Student here at WCTA, Sulzburg's focus for his tennis skills are to go to a “D3”college, otherwise know as a division three college, that allows him to get in for his tennis abilities and have great academic programs as well. Sulzburg

After two terms of America’s first African-American president, it is now 2016 and it was time to elect a new president. The past debates led to controversies of our Republican candidate Donald Trump, and Democrat Hillary Clinton. People questioned if either way, our country will be in good hands. Both candidates have received both extreme criticisms and mockery this year. Trump, a billionaire businessman has been ridiculed for things such as his extreme immigration regulation

Slim Shady has stood up, and has been standing up on top of the rap world for years. Hailed as the God of Rap, Eminem is revered as one of the most controversial and most influential rappers to date. Eminem’s career began to skyrocket in 1998-1999, following the release of the Slim Shady EP. His album caught the attention of Dr. Dre, a fellow famed rap artist. Without hesitation, Dre signed Eminem to his record label, Aftermath Records. It was also during this time that the r