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The final issue of the West Word, Niles West’s student newspaper, was printed in May 2010. Niles West News is an online-only publication. The “West Word” section is an homage to our previous publication. For more information, please click here.

PRINT ISSUE ARCHIVES

2009-2010

issue one | volume forty-nine | september 25, 2009

  • page 1-5 news/wire
  • page 6-7 editorials
  • page 8-10 world
  • page 11-13 around town
  • page 14-16 sports

issue two | volume forty-nine | october 30, 2009

  • page 1-5 news/wire
  • page 6-7 editorials
  • page 8-10 around town
  • page 11-12 world
  • page 13-16 sports

issue three | volume forty-nine | november 24, 2009

  • page 1-3 news/wire
  • page 4-5 editorials
  • page 6-7 world
  • page 8-10 around town
  • page 11-12 sports

issue four | volume forty-nine | january 29, 2010

  • pages 1-5 news/wire
  • pages 6-7 viewpoints
  • pages 8-9 around town
  • page 10 world
  • pages 11-12 sports

issue five | volume forty-nine | february 25, 2010

  • pages 1-6 news/wire
  • page 7 montage
  • pages 8-9 viewpoints
  • pages 10-11 world
  • pages 12-14 around town
  • pages 15-16 sports

issue six | volume forty-nine | march 26, 2010

  • pages 1-5 news/wire
  • pages 6-7 viewpoints
  • pages 8-9 world
  • pages 10-13 around town
  • pages 14-16 sports

issue seven | volume forty-nine | april 30, 2010

  • pages 1-8 news/wire
  • page 9 ad
  • pages 10-11 world
  • pages 12-13 viewpoints
  • pages 14-16 around town
  • pages 17-20 sports

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2008-2009

issue one | volume forty-eight | october 3, 2008

  • page 1
  • page 2-3
  • page 4
  • page 5
  • page 6
  • page 7
  • page 8
  • page 9
  • page 10
  • page 11
  • page 12
  • page 13
  • page 14
  • page 15
  • page 16

issue two | volume forty-eight | october 31, 2008

  • pages 1-5 News/Wire
  • page 6-7 Editorials
  • pages 8-9 World
  • pages 10-13 Around Town
  • pages 14-16 Sports

issue three | volume forty-eight | november 25, 2008

  • pages 1-4 News/Wire
  • page 5 World
  • pages 6-7 Editorials
  • pages 8-10 Around Town
  • pages 11-12 Sports

issue four | volume forty-eight | december 19, 2008

  • pages 1-4 News/Wire
  • pages 5-7 World
  • pages 8-9 Editorials
  • pages 10-11 Around Town
  • page 12 Sports

issue five | volume forty-eight | february 26, 2009

  • page 1 News
  • page 2 Wire
  • pages 3-5 Wire
  • pages 6-9 Respect Summit/Editorials
  • pages 10-13 World
  • pages 14-16 Around Town
  • pages 17-20 Sports

issue six | volume forty-eight | april 3, 2009

  • pages 1-3 News/Wire
  • pages 4-5 Editorials
  • pages 6-7 World
  • pages 8-9 Around Town
  • pages 10-12 Sports

issue seven | volume forty-eight | may 1, 2009

  • pages 1-5 News/Wire
  • pages 6-7 World
  • pages 8-9 Editorials
  • pages 10-12 Around Town
  • pages 13-16 Sports

issue eight w/senior section| volume forty-eight | june 4, 2009

  • pages 1-5 News/Wire
  • pages 6-7 Editorials
  • pages 8-9 World
  • pages 10-11 Around Town
  • pages 12-13 Sports
  • pages 14-28 Senior Section

WEB EXCLUSIVES ARCHIVES

2009-2010

  • Reviewers offer 2009’s best in music and gameplaying| february 3, 2010
  • School community reacts to Afghan troop escalation| january 4, 2010
  • Bears need to start searching for new coach (commentary) | december 29, 2009
  • Homeroom contests promote intraclass camaraderie | december 29, 2009
  • Model United Nations competes in international debate conference | december 29, 2009
  • District-wide hockey club to return in spring | december 29, 2009
  • Orchestra combines with feeder schools for festival | december 29, 2009
  • Thespians to attend theatre fest | december 29, 2009
  • Osburn finds trip to South Africa ‘memorable’| december 29, 2009
  • Top 10 team falls to Lady Wolves in Holiday Showcase | december 22, 2009
  • Swim team struggles to find depth | december 22, 2009
  • Girls gymnastics maintains undefeated slate | december 22, 2009
  • Injury bug fails to daunt grapplers | december 22, 2009
  • Boys hoops vastly improved | december 22, 2009
  • Time for Milton Bradley to take his games elsewhere (commentary) | september 30, 2009
  • Need for Speed franchise Shifts into another gear (video game review) | september 30, 2009

2008-2009

  • Girls’ soccer team’s season ends on positive note | june 2, 2009
  • First ever Art Extravaganza to honor all art students | may 8, 2009
  • Anti-Muslim bias continues long after 9/11 (commentary) | april 20, 2009
  • Model U.N. delegates garner awards at N.U. event | april 9, 2009
  • Whatchoo talkin’ ‘bout, Willis? (Proposed Sears Tower name change sparks debate) | march 20, 2009
  • Amnesty International hope to raise school awareness | march 12, 2009
  • Freshman Loyd garners AP all-state honorable mention | march 6, 2009
  • West’s poetry slam team set to be louder than a bomb at finals| march 6, 2009
    West ‘bombers’ blow away competition | (updated march 9)
  • Academic teams’ competitive spirit rivals athletes’ | march 4, 2009
  • Spring dance remembers old Hollywood | march 3, 2009
  • Tate resigns as football coach | march 3, 2009
  • Documentary filmmaker speaks to film classes | march 3, 2009
  • West responds to economic stimulus package (survey) | february 20, 2009
  • Council created to improve team sports camaraderie | february 13, 2009
  • Lack of federal funding proves detrimental (opinion)| february 6, 2009
  • Prince of Persia is a work of art (video game review) | january 30, 2009
  • Glasvegas creates unique musical combination (CD review) | january 30, 2009
  • Fitzgerald’s short story brought to life (review of Benjamin Button) | january 30, 2009

2007-2008

  • DECA members head to nationals | april 11, 2008
  • Staying home not such a bad (spring) break | march 17, 2008
  • Altar Boyz lampoons boy bands—theatre review | february 8, 2008
  • Remake of classic western reinvigorates genre—DVD review | february 8, 2008
  • Juno soundtrack features eclectic mix of tunes—CD review | february 8, 2008
  • District 219 fills curriculum and instruction post | january 28, 2008
  • Mendenhall announces availability for NFL draft | january 25, 2008
  • NHS collects food for local pantry/Tech committee awards annual grants | december 1, 2007
  • You can’t judge a book by its keypad | december 1, 2007
  • Torres honored with IDEA award | december 1, 2007
  • Chicago Hauntings more historical than frightening | october 24, 2007
  • DIY: Carving the perfect pumpkin | october 24, 2007
  • Music groups tune up for fall concerts | october 10, 2007
  • Wolves delight huge homecoming crowd (photo essay) | october 10, 2007

2006-2007

  • Cicada onslaught hits Chicagoland | june 20, 2007
  • Forum addresses school funding | june 20, 2007
  • Valedictorian Yoo cites balance and hard work as keys to success | june 14, 2007
  • In wake of rowdy commencement, school ponders changes | june 14, 2007
  • Spring stars a pair of hard throwers (athletes of the spring) | june 14, 2007
  • Superintendent-to-be shares insights (interview with Nanciann Gatta) | may 21, 2007
  • Rigby to replace McTague as dean | may 11, 2007
  • Nothing dense about these scientists (Photo Essay) | april 5, 2007
  • Long-term sub relieved of duties | april 2, 2007
  • Amaechi chronicles secret life of gay athlete in new memoir | march 25, 2007
  • SADD’s ‘Wheel’ fights domestic violence | march 25, 2007
  • Osburn discusses future, past (part two of interview from March 23 print edition) | march 23, 2007
  • Nothing trite about this Cliché | march 20, 2007
  • New installment in Lecter cycle adds nothing new (review of Hannibal Rising) | february 24, 2007
  • NTFT offers college assistance | february 16, 2007
  • Second City troupe to perform Saturday | february 14, 2007
  • Research topics class braves cold in the name of science | february 14, 2007
  • Alternative CDs dominate 2006’s best (top ten albums of ’06) | february 3, 2007
  • Cuaron crafts a bleak masterpiece (review of Children of Men) | january 26, 2007
  • Stomp the Yard an impressive feat | january 26, 2007
  • New trend takes the cake | january 24, 2007
  • Play this video game just for the Elebit | january 24, 2007
  • School holds memorial service for junior | january 17, 2007
  • Time to scream for Halloween | october 25, 2006
  • Senior-Soph team wins Powder Puff game 19-13| october 14, 2006
  • Wolves learn lesson from OT loss, defeat Bulldogs 25-22| october 14, 2006
  • Thespians hope to weave a (God) spell on audience| october 5, 2006
  • Sixth place Warren Invite finish solidifies girls’ XC squad’s place among local elite| september 22, 2006
  • Gandhi’s grandson marks 9/11 anniversary | september 18, 2006
  • Soccer team begins title defense | september 15, 2006
  • Wolves rout Vikings to post first victory | september 14, 2006
  • District 219 to hold annual College Night Thursday in Niles North auditorium | september 4, 2006

2005-2006

  • Summer dining in Skokie a real treat (restaurant reviews) | june 27, 2006
  • Yearbook staff produces a masterpiece (commentary) | june 21, 2006
  • The summertime job blues—two views | june 19, 2006
  • Don’t let the clubhouse door hit you, Dusty (sports commentary) | june 19, 2006
  • Turn out the lights—this party’s over (video game review) | june 18, 2006
  • Sola blends American and Asian influences (restaurant review) | may 24, 2006
  • Fear no factor in student/faculty contest | may 15, 2006
  • Sounds walk indie cred, commercial success tightrope (CD review) | april 28, 2006
  • West alum’s eatery worth the trip (restaurant review) | april 6, 2006
  • Spikers face tall order to repeat success | march 21, 2006
  • Cubs, Sox fans weigh in on new season | march 21, 2006
  • Ramseyer selected as state tourney ref | march 21, 2006
  • Media sensationalize controversy over insulting Danish cartoons (commentary) | march 21, 2006
  • Osburn to return as Assistant Principal | march 2, 2006
  • Principal’s trip an eye-opener | february 10, 2006
  • Hoffman shines in powerful Capote (movie review) | february 10, 2006
  • Brokeback invites unbiased viewing (commentary) | february 10, 2006
  • New Gauntlet not a ‘mindless masher’ (video game review) | february 10, 2006
  • Sox championship puts pressure on Cubs | february 10, 2006
  • Narnia melts reviewer’s heart (movie review) | february 10, 2006
  • Ted’s a carnivore’s paradise (restaurant review) | february 10, 2006
  • Whites change their Stripes (CD review) | february 10, 2006
  • Disturbing Hostel not for faint of heart (movie review) | february 10, 2006
  • Wolves rack up second gridiron ‘W’ | october 10, 2005
  • An intriguing pair of Plans (movie and CD reviews) | october 7, 2005

2003-2004

  • DECA garners state, national honors | march 12, 2004
  • ‘Kits end Wolves’ season for second straight year | march 11, 2004
  • Veni, vidi, Vikings: North girls prevail in regional final | march 1, 2004
  • Outlandish Butterfly Effect not for kids | february 18, 2004
  • Non-conference tilt a yawner | january 15, 2004
  • Halloween no treat as Trevians prevail 23-21 | november 3, 2003
  • Wolves seek to turn tables on Trevians | october 31, 2003
  • Controversial calls break Wolves’ hearts | october 21, 2003
  • West celebrates Homecoming | october 10, 2003
  • Spikers fit to be dyed | october 3, 2003
  • West Powder Puff games seek to eradicate stigma | october 3, 2003
  • Wolves exorcise Demons | september 23, 2003

2002-2003

  • Secret Garden scintillates | april 10. 2003
  • West students speak out on Iraq war | march 31. 2003
  • Disney’s Lizzie McGuire a guilty pleasure | march 21. 2003
  • Students stage protest against war | march 20. 2003
  • Picks to click in the NCAA Tourney | march 20. 2003
  • Bringing Down the House races home | march 20. 2003
  • Dictators make the world go ’round | march 20. 2003
  • Evanston features delicious choices| march 20. 2003
  • Simple Plan breaks pop-punk mold | march 20. 2003
  • Big tobacco suit hypocritical | march 20. 2003
  • Wolves rustle Mustangs 87-37 | march 10. 2003
  • Wolves defeat Evanston for CSL South Crown, pound Senn | march 5. 2003
  • International fest celebrates diversity | february 28, 2003
  • Poetry slam features “fresh faces” | february 28, 2003
  • Wolves smother Trevians | february 26, 2003
  • Operation Snowball extends registration deadline | february 4, 2003
  • Sandwiches: a high schooler’s best friend & The Junction Boys shines for ESPN | january 6, 2003
  • Fine performances cannot overcome flawed script (review of The Laramie Project) | october 31, 2002
  • Jackass moves to silver screen with laughs intact & Wolves dominate Wildkits, face Stevenson in 8A playoffs | october 30, 2002
  • Board discusses cell phones, Aramak and referendum & Missed opportunities doom Wolves, 46-29 | october 22, 2002
  • “The Drive” caps thrilling victory | september 17, 2002
  • Mendenhalls spark Wolves to 47-13 shellacking of North | september 11, 2002
  • September 11: One Year Beyond | september 11, 2002
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