The Paw Print

NBA draft lottery: real or rigged?
Owen Voorheis, Contributing Writer | May 15, 2025
Postcards from Europe: a winter 2024 West grad’s column on her European adventures
Katie Munson, Guest Columnist | May 14, 2025
Normal West gets set for new cell phone plan for 2025-2026 school year
Raya Radoslavova and Jack Hanks | May 14, 2025
Senioritis: the ‘plague’ taking over high school hallways across the globe
Jo Brown, Editor-in-Chief | May 9, 2025
Senior awarded 2025 ‘Amazon Future Engineer’ scholarship and internship
Makinzee Boyer and Abby Jackson | May 8, 2025
Normal West literary magazine to be newest student-publication
Raya Radoslavova, Editor | May 7, 2025
Boys tennis team making strides ahead of senior night
Owen Voorheis, Contributing Writer | May 6, 2025
Veteran baseball team looks to complete ‘The Last Dance’ with postseason success
Owen Voorheis and Gilberto Cornejo | May 6, 2025
Q & A with the 2025 Prom Court
Adsea Schieler and Owen Voorheis | May 2, 2025
West Fest 2025 full of food and fun
Jenna Washington | May 2, 2025

Summer Vacation!

Have a great summer, Wildcats! See you next year!

News

The “great cell phones in school” debate has been especially popular in the last couple of years as research and data done by educators and professionals have been published. Unit 5 has watched as neighboring districts have made changes, and with Governor Pritzker’s latest bill, the school board has brought the conversation to the forefront with a team of administrators and educators working to define what is best for students.

Normal West gets set for new cell phone plan for 2025-2026 school year

Raya Radoslavova and Jack Hanks • May 14, 2025

In light of the Illinois House committee approving a cell phone ban bill to move further through the legislative process, Normal West looks at what a stricter cell phone policy...

Senior Kiarra King was recently awarded a $40,000 scholarship and internship opportunity through Amazon. King will be spending her summer vacation in Seattle, Washington.

Senior awarded 2025 ‘Amazon Future Engineer’ scholarship and internship

Makinzee Boyer and Abby Jackson • May 8, 2025

Normal West literary magazine to be newest student-publication

Raya Radoslavova, Editor • May 7, 2025

The 2025 Prom Court is Josh Edmonson, Abby Jorzckak, Mason Wood, Kayden Gonzalez, Jrue Mangruem, Ella Sommer, Nyomi Kim, Olivia Ziemer, Dane Schlipmann, and Delilah Bosola. The two prom court winners will be announced tomorrow (May 3) at Prom.

Q & A with the 2025 Prom Court

Adsea Schieler and Owen Voorheis • May 2, 2025

Above, Katie Munson, who graduated in December of 2024 stands outside the Roman Colosseum.

Feature

Postcards from Europe: a winter 2024 West grad’s column on her European adventures

Katie Munson, Guest Columnist • May 14, 2025

Senioritis is real and here. Above, Although the end of high school is near, seniors Sawyer Filliman, Junior Gonzales and Zeke Rice are feeling the senioritis during the last few weeks of school.

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Senioritis: the ‘plague’ taking over high school hallways across the globe

Jo Brown, Editor-in-Chief • May 9, 2025

Starbucks is a crowd favorite in the halls of Normal West. What is your favorite drink?

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Starbucks: a clear favorite amongst the halls of Normal West

Adsea Schieler, Contributing Writer • April 30, 2025

Sports

Lebron James was taken first overall in the 2003 draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. James has since played for the Miami Heat and currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers.

NBA draft lottery: real or rigged?

Owen Voorheis, Contributing Writer • May 15, 2025

The NBA draft lottery was introduced after the 1985 season and was introduced as a concept to discourage teams from “tanking” which is intentionally losing games in order...