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Amanda Najm

Amanda Najm, Writer

Amanda is a senior at westside high school and loves photography! Amanda loves exploring new ideas and recording them to create more memories! She is in WEGA and NHS. She has also been figure skating for 9 years!

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UIL band competition

UIL band competition

Amanda Najm, Writer April 2, 2019

UIL band competitions are currently occurring where bands including wind ensemble and symphonic wind and the goal of UIL is to receive all 1s as the highest score is 1 and the lowest score is 5. Band members...

This depicts legacy as my dad went to rice and he wants his children to work hard and go there as well.

The pressures of Legacy

Amanda Najm, Writer March 27, 2019

The pressures of legacy are very hard to manage as kids are stressing out over the idea that they should maintain a certain image of their family, as they continue to put stress on themselves to go to...

The arrow is pointing to the touch bar feature on the new MacBooks.

Part 3: Technological Innovations (touch bar on MacBooks)

Amanda Najm, Writer March 22, 2019

Apple’s MacBooks offer sturdy build quality, beautiful aesthetics, and unique software options, but they do tend to cost more than competing computers. Recently, Apple has released new MacBooks that...

Life of a high schooler with final exams. Studying.

Student life: How seniors feel about finals?

Amanda Najm, Writer December 4, 2018

Finals are coming upon us this winter, and students are preparing for their final exams. Finals are most important for seniors because graduation is coming up and seniors are focusing on maintaining high...

Staff Pick- Billie Eilish Music

Staff Pick- Billie Eilish Music

Amanda Najm November 26, 2018

Billie Eilish is a singer who makes pop genre songs for people of all ages. The main focus on the genre of her songs is electro pop and she distinguishes this style through various of her lyrics. She...

Here is a picture of my friend as he is a teen voter and is encouraging teen voting.

Teen voting

Amanda Najm, Writer November 10, 2018

Teen voting is very important and crucial to political events in the current era. When teens vote, it contributes to the amount of people and the population who vote, and increases chances of candidates...

FAFSA- financial aid for college

FAFSA- financial aid for college

Amanda Najm, Writer October 8, 2018

Hey seniors!  FAFSA has opened applications for financial aid for colleges you would like to apply to across the US! Free application for Federal Student Aid, FAFSA includes applying to financial aid...

Westsides broadcast studio control room.

Technology Update

Amanda Najm, Writer September 12, 2018

The 2018-19 school is bringing technological updates to the Westside campus. Replacing the existing laptops with some new, and more modern Hp tablets, students will have the luxury of a touchscreen...

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