When the examination window opens in May, some test-takers will have been away from the subject matter for five month while other will have been in a class covering the material for only five weeks. The result for both groups — along with their teachers — will be an increased level of anxiety.

After losing Powderpuff, Homecoming and Prom to COVID-19 restrictions, upperclassmen plan to savor a return to Wildcat Challenge, the annual field day of events exclusively for juniors and seniors.

As sophomore Jack Zhao enters his second semester, he draws closer to the end of a school year he never could have predicted and one he surely will not be forgetting anytime soon. With the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, Zhao was left with no choice but to continue school from home through e-learning. The lonely image of Zhao sitting at his desk as he dials into his classes is a sharp contrast to the usual education dynamic he had in previous years. Regardless, Zhao managed to adjust. E-learning has yet to be confirmed as an option for the 2021-2022 school year. Because e-learners have taken...

Off-campus seniors are failing to earn the Diploma of Distinction, better known as the requirements to graduate. The Diploma of Distinction demonstrates mandatory accelerated learning in multiple fields such as math, english, history, and science as well as AP or honor courses. However, there is an increasing concern for 2021 graduates as Principal Rick Fleming is noticing a lack of students qualifying for the diploma.  “As you know, West Shore is an accelerated academic track program,” Fleming said. “West Shore requires additional credits unlike some of the comprehensive high schools for...

More than 700 Brevard Public Schools staff members waited in their cars outside of the Viera Health Department to receive the coronavirus vaccine on Jan. 23, and math teacher Annamae Milligan was one of them. “I was apprehensive of the COVID-19 vaccine at first because there wasn’t a lot of solid data on it,” Milligan said. “There was a lot of conflicting information about the vaccine, like allergic reactions, risk factors and which one to get, Moderna or Pfizer. Eventually, I figured it would be better to be protected than not and made an appointment.” Due to the overwhelming demand...

Nobody wanted to repeat the abrupt end to what would have been a normal, fun-filled senior year for the Class of 2020. This school year, teachers, staff and students tiptoed around the fear that the Class of 2021’s final year of high school would look equally as grim as its predecessor - if not more. Junior year is cast as the stressor year - it’s the second-to-last sprint when classes seem more demanding and college looms closer. Senior year is cast as the fun year. Grad Bash, Prom, Powderpuff, Wildcat Challenge, painting parking spots, Senior Breakfast, senior prank and - of course - graduation...