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Assistant Principal Glenn Webb monitors a metal detector located next to the newly fenced high school car loop on Aug. 22. Fences and gates were added to the perimeter of the school to meet a state requirement.
New fences, gates increase campus security
Students paint the space-themed “Class of 2025” mural on April 30.
Space Cat mural brings creativity to school hallway
The Space Coast Crew rows during a January practice.
Students join Brevard rowing club
New geometry teacher preps students for EOC
New geometry teacher preps students for EOC
(from left to right) Freshman Nikita Sinha, freshman Ava Paullin, senior Aubrey Reiter, junior Rhea Sinha, senior Katherine Arcadier and seventh grader Sophia Goranovic pose before competing against Benjamin High School for the regional competition on April 22.
Girls tennis advances to regionals
Seniors Emily Eason (left) and Chloe Marrs pose on the beach as their graduation date approaches.
Seniors prepare to walk the graduation stage
A sarcophagus made by junior Amy Billsbury stands in art teacher Jelena Robbins's room.
Art class paints on classroom walls
“Captain America: Brave New World” elicits mixed student reactions 
“Captain America: Brave New World” elicits mixed student reactions 
Sequel showdown
Sequel showdown
Art teacher Jelena Robbins back in the classroom after surgery
Putting on a Show: Spanish students create telenovelas as final project
Debate class practices congressional debate
Assistant Principal Glenn Webb monitors a metal detector located next to the newly fenced high school car loop on Aug. 22. Fences and gates were added to the perimeter of the school to meet a state requirement.
New fences, gates increase campus security
Students paint the space-themed “Class of 2025” mural on April 30.
Space Cat mural brings creativity to school hallway
The Space Coast Crew rows during a January practice.
Students join Brevard rowing club
New geometry teacher preps students for EOC
New geometry teacher preps students for EOC
Seniors Emily Eason (left) and Chloe Marrs pose on the beach as their graduation date approaches.
Seniors prepare to walk the graduation stage
Freshman Tiffany Duong logs into her College Board account.
Students prepare for online AP testing amid College Board disruptions
(from left to right) Freshman Nikita Sinha, freshman Ava Paullin, senior Aubrey Reiter, junior Rhea Sinha, senior Katherine Arcadier and seventh grader Sophia Goranovic pose before competing against Benjamin High School for the regional competition on April 22.
Girls tennis advances to regionals
Boys' varsity soccer captain and senior Athan Zaiden walks across the field during a home game against Titusville High School on Dec. 10. West Shore won 5-0.
Game day jams: Hype or chill?
Senior Aubrey Reiter serves the ball during her match against Bayside on Feb. 4.
Girls tennis takes down Viera
Basketball going through a hoop
Three players from JV boys basketball move to varsity
(From left) Seniors Beau Couture, Yogi Patel, coach Corey Burton, Camden Garoust, and Christian Rebec will play their final basketball home game on Jan. 31.
Seniors bid farewell
Boys varsity basketball changes its game after losses
Boys varsity basketball changes its game after losses
MGM Studios
“Wednesday” season two somewhat maintains charm of season one
Sony Animation Studios
“KPop Demon Hunters” breaks barriers, tops global charts
Out of the loop
Out of the loop
Screenshot/Ticketmaster
Concert catastrophe
Creative Commons
Thunderbolts* leaves audiences thunderstruck
Opium war
Opium war
Sophomore Tiffany Duong logs into her College Board account.
Cell phone ban may upgrade to personal laptops, tablets
Seventh graders locate their next target during "Wildcats on the Prowl" on Aug. 15.
Picture this | Seventh graders complete traditional scavenger hunt
While the senior parking lot remains, the underclassmen parking lot will be relocated from inside the track to in front of the senior parking lot.
Track and parking lot to undergo renovation
Out of the loop
Out of the loop
Sandi and James Finch celebrate Sandi’s birthday on Dec. 16, 2023, three months before she was diagnosed with leukemia.
An artist’s muse
Lost in translation
Lost in translation
Seventh graders locate their next target during "Wildcats on the Prowl" on Aug. 15.
Picture this | Seventh graders complete traditional scavenger hunt
Senior Laith Zavala gives an air-guitar performance during the Spring Fling on March 13. Senior Laith Zavala strums an imaginary guitar during a competition. “Me, the lads, the gentlemen and the gentlewomen had amazing performances,” Zavala said. “For the first time, I like an event here and I hope they make it a tradition to inspire young cats to get wild and rock’n’roll.”
Picture this | A year in photos (2024-2025)
Juniors listen to senior class officer candidates' speeches in the gym on April 23.
Picture this | Senior class officer candidates give speeches
Former Principal Rick Fleming, who retired last year after being principal of the school for 17 years, waves to the crowd on March 13. “This event is awesome, but they should save it for years when we get blue ribbons,” junior Kellyn Hoffmann said. “It would make the event even more special.”
Picture this | Spring Fling attracts over 900 attendees
Students play Gaga ball, where players try to eliminate opponents by hitting them with a ball below the knees. “I’ve been playing Gaga ball for years now, as a boy scout,” junior Parker Wales said. “Although I think my lack of skill seen today comes from the mass amount of people in the pit. I’m typically used to bouncing the balls off the walls and on to people to get them out. The school should invest in an in-ground wooden gaga pit, then I’ll play better.”
Picture this | Spring Fling brings games, activities
MGM Studios
“Wednesday” season two somewhat maintains charm of season one
Sony Animation Studios
“KPop Demon Hunters” breaks barriers, tops global charts
Senior Laith Zavala gives an air-guitar performance during the Spring Fling on March 13. Senior Laith Zavala strums an imaginary guitar during a competition. “Me, the lads, the gentlemen and the gentlewomen had amazing performances,” Zavala said. “For the first time, I like an event here and I hope they make it a tradition to inspire young cats to get wild and rock’n’roll.”
Paradigm shift
Deteriorating dialect
Deteriorating dialect
Screenshot/Ticketmaster
Concert catastrophe
Creative Commons
Thunderbolts* leaves audiences thunderstruck
Senior Laith Zavala gives an air-guitar performance during the Spring Fling on March 13. Senior Laith Zavala strums an imaginary guitar during a competition. “Me, the lads, the gentlemen and the gentlewomen had amazing performances,” Zavala said. “For the first time, I like an event here and I hope they make it a tradition to inspire young cats to get wild and rock’n’roll.”
Paradigm shift
Tug of war
Tug of war
Suffocated by security
Suffocated by security
Max Madl appears at his school board campaign booth through a virtual call due to a flight cancellation in August 2024.
Growing pains
Journalism's success derives from culture
Journalism’s success derives from culture
Illustration by Addyson Leathers
Mini media
MGM Studios
“Wednesday” season two somewhat maintains charm of season one
Sony Animation Studios
“KPop Demon Hunters” breaks barriers, tops global charts
Creative Commons
Thunderbolts* leaves audiences thunderstruck
“A Minecraft Movie” delivers an unforgettable cinematic, cultural experience
“A Minecraft Movie” delivers an unforgettable cinematic, cultural experience
Streamline and Interscope Records
In pieces
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Sound of success
Cell phone usage banned for entire school day
2025 Graduation Livestream
Volleyball Sideline Sports
2024 Graduation Livestream
Reading under review
Tea time with Fleming
Reading under review
Tea time with Fleming
Fleming Chronicles: Graduation Curveball
Pioneering Pathways
Ella Dorfman: “Teacher Fear”
Fleming Chronicles: Hiring Frenzy
Cell phone usage banned for entire school day
2025 Graduation Livestream
Volleyball Sideline Sports
2024 Graduation Livestream
On track
Steppin’ out
The Student news source for West Shore Junior/Senior High School

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The Student news source for West Shore Junior/Senior High School

The Roar
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Rhea Sinha, Editor in Chief

Hi, I’m Rhea! I’m the editor in chief alongside the amazing Elena, and this is my third year on this incredible staff. My favorite stories are news and features, and I love tinkering with the website! Outside of the newsroom, I love traveling, taking photos and watching pretty sunsets.

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Seventh graders locate their next target during "Wildcats on the Prowl" on Aug. 15.

Picture this | Seventh graders complete traditional scavenger hunt

Kristen Ye and Rhea Sinha
August 18, 2025
Sandi and James Finch celebrate Sandi’s birthday on Dec. 16, 2023, three months before she was diagnosed with leukemia.

An artist’s muse

Rhea Sinha, Managing Editor
June 4, 2025
Senior Laith Zavala gives an air-guitar performance during the Spring Fling on March 13. Senior Laith Zavala strums an imaginary guitar during a competition. “Me, the lads, the gentlemen and the gentlewomen had amazing performances,” Zavala said. “For the first time, I like an event here and I hope they make it a tradition to inspire young cats to get wild and rock’n’roll.”

Picture this | A year in photos (2024-2025)

Rhea Sinha, Managing Editor
May 16, 2025
Juniors listen to senior class officer candidates' speeches in the gym on April 23.

Picture this | Senior class officer candidates give speeches

Rhea Sinha, Managing Editor
April 23, 2025
Former Principal Rick Fleming, who retired last year after being principal of the school for 17 years, waves to the crowd on March 13. “This event is awesome, but they should save it for years when we get blue ribbons,” junior Kellyn Hoffmann said. “It would make the event even more special.”

Picture this | Spring Fling attracts over 900 attendees

Kristen Ye, Elena Konicki, and Rhea Sinha
March 17, 2025
Students play Gaga ball, where players try to eliminate opponents by hitting them with a ball below the knees. “I’ve been playing Gaga ball for years now, as a boy scout,” junior Parker Wales said. “Although I think my lack of skill seen today comes from the mass amount of people in the pit. I’m typically used to bouncing the balls off the walls and on to people to get them out. The school should invest in an in-ground wooden gaga pit, then I’ll play better.”

Picture this | Spring Fling brings games, activities

Elena Konicki, Rhea Sinha, and Kristen Ye
March 14, 2025
Sophomore Samantha Kervin reads one of the 14 dyslexic-friendly books she donated to the media center on Feb. 19.

Rewritten

Rhea Sinha, Managing Editor
February 23, 2025
Medusa the ball python lies curled up in biology teacher Dianna Engler's classroom on Jan. 30.

[Photo] Students share slithering associates

February 12, 2025
Seconds to save

Seconds to save

Rhea Sinha, Managing Editor
January 27, 2025
On Oct. 29, first grade students at Endeavour Elementary display their new shoes during the Samaritan's Feet shoe giveaway. The organization partnered with Truist Financial to provide every student on campus with new shoes, socks and a tote bag. "They are so excited," Christina McPherson said. "Several had holes in their shoes and hardly any had socks on."

Community endeavor

Rhea Sinha, Managing Editor
January 15, 2025
On Dec. 13, AP Government students look at Holocaust artifacts provided by ShadowLight, which is on its "The Hate Ends Now" tour. Students got to sit in a replica of a train car used to transport Jewish people during World War II. The "cattle car" had a 3D projector system and voiceovers by two survivors that narrated what the experience had been like. "Just being in an enclosed space that thousands of people were carried to their death in is a terrible feeling," junior Ava French said. "I was imagining myself in the shoes of Hedy and Nate while the movie was playing and I couldn’t help but cry thinking of the terrifying things they went through."

Dressed as the bride from the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," Rula Rukab celebrates the success of the annual fundraiser with her friends. "Blingo isn't just West Shore – it's a community," Rukab said. "Every year we got bigger and bigger. It's a fun night. It's a crazy night. Just ask your mom."

Five in a row

Rhea Sinha, Managing Editor
August 30, 2024
Students, teachers, and parents visit Omaha Beach in Normandy, France on June 7. "In 7th grade I had signed up for a [field trip to] Canada but it was canceled because COVID pushed it off so much, so when Mrs. Pietrzak brought up that they were doing a D-Day field trip to Europe, I thought that was really cool and I knew that I definitely wanted to do a trip while I was at West Shore so I took the opportunity," senior Amelia Bailly said.

[Photo] Students and teachers travel to Europe for a historically focused summer trip

Cora Pearson and Leah NgSaye
August 23, 2024
Violet Sullivan (middle) poses with two of her sons at Sullivan's S&S Jewelers. Today, Mike Sullivan (left) co-owns the business with his sister, Angie Sullivan Evans.

Generational Gems

Rhea Sinha, Staff Writer
May 31, 2024
"Having some interaction with kids, you know, I think it keeps me young," Principal Rick Fleming said. "That's where my heart has always been."

End of an era

Rhea Sinha, Staff Writer
May 31, 2024
Principal Rick Fleming formally informs Superintendent Mark Rendell of his intent to retire at the end of the school during the Feb. 6 school board meeting in Viera. “I’m getting quite nostalgic about the many years that we’ve spent together working with kids,” Fleming said. “But I know it’s time to retire.”

The search begins

Rhea Sinha, Staff Writer
March 3, 2024
On Hold- Book banning meetings

[Photo] On hold

Elena Konicki, Staff Writer
January 9, 2024
Rhea Sinha- Mariam's AI & turnitin story (the actual one)

[Photo] Academic assistance or artifice?

Mariam Hassan, Staff Writer
January 3, 2024
Students line up by the door to be dismissed by the 2:15 p.m. bell on a Friday.

That Friday feeling

Rhea Sinha, Staff Writer
January 6, 2024
Claire Letter Design Final (1)

[Photo] Recruiting wars

Claire King, Staff Writer
October 19, 2023
Deliberate divide

Deliberate divide

Rhea Sinha, Staff Writer
October 17, 2023
At Friday’s Noche de Encanto, hosted by the Spanish Honor Society, freshman and drummer Harper Millband smiles at the crowd before the jazz performance begins. “Just the joy that I get from people when they listen to us perform makes me happy,” he said.

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SGA no longer in charge of Homecoming, pep rallies

SGA no longer in charge of Homecoming, pep rallies

Rhea Sinha, Staff Writer
August 31, 2023
Amy Lake

[Photo] Guidance clerk to make 10th and final move to Alabama

May 22, 2023
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