by Fabian Coleman The Sadie Hawkins dance was heavily anticipated by many of the students. So when the day of the dance finally came, students rushed to the office to get their last minute tickets. At the beginning of the dance there were very few people on the dance floor,...

by Alexis Martin The senior class of 2017 had their ring ceremony on March 9, 2016. The middle section of the auditorium was filled with students anxious to get their class rings. Each junior walked up stage to shake Mr. Steven’s hand and collect their ring. They were told to...

by Lillian Khemmanyvong The blood drive, sponsored by JROTC, took place at Woodlawn High School Thursday, March 17, 2016. According to 12th grade student Ryan Williams, there were more students who volunteered to give blood than expected. For students who wanted to donate blood there are some requirements you must...

by Elizabeth Roquemore The FCS club recently received some great news! The club finished its fundraising efforts to build a fresh water well in Swaziland Africa. The FCS club, WHS students, WHS teachers, and several local businesses raised a total of $6,600 to help a needy village have clean drinking...

by Mya Kremin Shakespeare day is dedicated to the reenactment of Shakespeare’s famous plays. The plays that were reenacted included Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Taming of the Shrew, and Othello. The scenes ranged from tragic to comedic. Each scene lasted 5-10 minutes and English classes were able to attend. The...

by Rebeca Aguilar The world geography classes Ms. Hawkins and Mrs. Hauptman teach have been learning about Russia and the Russian Revolution. They have been talking about Nicholas and Alexandra Romanov, but society may be more familiar with Anastasia from the cartoon movie. Nicholas and Alexandra were parents to Olga,...

by Lillian Khemmanyvong As a student who is about to start her/his years in college, the reports about TOPS is definitely one that puts pressure on students about how they are going to pay for school. Due to budget cuts, Louisiana has decided to modify the requirements and the eligibility...

The talk around school is that instead of students taking 7 classes 54 minutes each, the students will be having an A/B block schedule with 4 classes a day, 90 minutes each. After having an interview with the principal, Mr. Stevens, it has been confirmed that there will be an...

by Jyron Anderson Sean Snowden recently won Woodlawn High School Student of the Year. To win Student of the Year you must make good grades and help the community. Sean is an exemplary example of what it means to be a good student and helper in the public and at...

by Fabian Coleman The school’s powerlifting team is starting its 2016 Campaign and they have added some new things. The season started with an invitational event here at Woodlawn on the February 9th. The team is pretty excited about the upcoming season. Brendon Ladouph is one of the freshman on...

by Alexis Martin Tuesday, February 9th was the end of the Mardi Gras season. There were five Krewe parades scheduled to be in Baton Rouge, Louisiana: January 30 Krewe of Mystique and Krewe of Orion, January 31 Krewe of Mutts, February 5 Krewe of Southdowns, and February 6 Krewe of...

by Alexis Martin Woodlawn High School students have a lot of spirit and it was represented by the students and the teacher’s involvement in spirit week. On Tuesday we had “Tune Tuesday.” This allowed students to dress up as their favorite cartoon characters. We had many different characters roaming the...