Today in History – Westside Voice

Guest Visitor Benjamin Conark

May 3, 2018

Filed under Listen Up, NEWS, Today in History, Uncategorized

Benjamin Conark, cop beat reporter for the Florida Times-Union, came to Westside High School's journalism class to speak to students about his award-winning article. "Walking While Black" was one of his most awarded piece h...

Students Finessing The System

Sheik and Chey

April 9, 2018

Filed under Comedy, NEWS, Student Life/Teen Issues, Teachers speak: If my students only knew, The Struggle Is Real, Today in History

Teachers all over the school system have been at least once finessed by a student in their time teaching. Finessing a teacher means to tell the best worst sob story to get excused or offering something in return in comparison...

March 29th

Ms. Hendrix

March 29, 2016

Filed under Today in History

1638 A permanent European colony is established in present-day Delaware. 1790 John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States, was born in Charles City County, Va. 1827 Composer Ludwig van Beethoven is ...

March 15, 2016

Filed under Today in History

44 B.C. On the "Ides of March", Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the senate house by a group of conspirators led by Cimber, Casca, Cassius, and Marcus Junius Brutus. 1493 Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after hi...