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The Student News Site of Willis High School

The Voice of the Wildkats

The Student News Site of Willis High School

The Voice of the Wildkats

DREAMS COME TRUE.  In the fall, UT will offer a class focusing on Taylor Swifts lyrics as literature.

UT Austin’s wildest dreams of becoming a Swiftie come true

by Alyssa Beaulac, VOW staff Apr 13, 2023

There have been many great writers in our day, from Shakespeare to Robert Frost, Jane Austen to Nathaniel Hawthorne. Joining this list of accomplished intelects is one of the most acclaimed artists of...

SAY HOLA TO HIS LITTLE FRIENDS. In the new movie featuring the beloved character, Puss In Boots: The Last Wish tells a story of adventure, friendship and fate.

Puss In Boots claws his way back to top

by Alyssa Beaulac, VOW staff Feb 24, 2023

Everyone knows the original 2011 movie Puss in Boots, which tells the tale of the infamous warrior cat who looks death in the face and laughs. Well, on December 21, 2022, after 11 years Puss in Boots:...

THE WAY OF THE WATER. The much awaited sequel, Avatar: The Way of the Water hit theaters in December and was rumored to take 13 years to make.

Avatar: The Way of Water Review hits theaters, breaks records

by Alyssa Beaulac, VOW staff Feb 13, 2023

“Wherever we go this family is our fortress” Everyone knows one of the most famous movies of all time, Avatar. Everyone also remembers in 2009 the unreal out of this world feeling they got when...

WEDNESDAYS TRIUMPH. The Netflix original series Wednesday starring Jenna Ortega is taking the world by storm.

Netflix’s Wednesday good for every day of week

by Alyssa Beaulac, VOW staff Dec 15, 2022

“You must be the self-appointed queen bee. Interesting thing about bees. Pull out their stingers, they drop dead.” Netflix recently came out with the original series Wednesday, directed by globally...

BACK IN ORBIT. What is known as Humanitys Return to the Moon, Artemis is back from its history making voyage.

NASA starts over with Artemis

by Alyssa Beaulac, VOW staff Dec 13, 2022

On Nov 16, at 1:47 a.m. ET, Artemis 1 began its 450,000km journey around the Moon, marking the return of human lunar exploration. Then on Dec 11, at 12:40 p.m. ET, the Orion spacecraft splashed down off...

SITTING PRETTY. Working on a residents hair, junior Marlene De Aguila gives back to community by volunteering at the center.

Cosmetology gets in holiday spirit, gives nursing home residents makeovers

by Alyssa Beaulac, VOW staff Dec 6, 2022

Christmas time is not a season or time period, but a state of mind. Giving back to the community and helping people in need is a big part of the holiday and the cosmetology students knew just what...

TO SPACE AND BEYOND. After being Congratulations to Madeley Nichols for being accepted into the High School Aerospace Scholars program with NASA, senior Madeley Nichols takes a photo with her engineering teacher Ken Wilkerson. This program is a great opportunity to work with NASA personnel and possibly earn scholarships for college.

Teen’s childhood dreams of working with NASA come true

by Alyssa Beaulac, VOW staff Nov 14, 2022

Every kid goes through the “I want to be an astronaut” phase, but very few of those kids are able to achieve that far-out goal. Working for NASA has been a dream for Junior Madeley Nichols since she...

MIDNIGHTS. Taylor Swift is back to breaking records with her new release Midnights.

Someone’s been rooting for the anti-hero, placing all of Midnights at top 10

by Alyssa Beaulac, VOW staff Nov 8, 2022

Over the past 64 years, the billboard hot 100 chart has been filled with various different artists and songs. This year, for the first time in history, Taylor Swift has claimed the top 10 songs as her...

SEMPER FI. The Marines hosted a information session during WIldkat Way.

Opportunities of the Marine Corps

by Alyssa Beaulac, VOW staff Nov 4, 2022

This past Thursday Staff Sergeant Thompson came to talk with the students to inform the young men and women of Willis High School on the different opportunities and benefits that the Marine Corps have...

PRETTY OR POISION? Beauty products are not always safe, and there is not much the government can do about it.

Beauty products could contain toxins, carcinogens

by Alyssa Beaulac, VOW staff Oct 14, 2022

Women have been using products to alter their appearances dating back to before 4000 BCE. Society has made wearing makeup and using all kinds of products the beauty standard, leaving self image and self...

OFF WE GO. A member of the Air Force ROTC Scholarship Program spoke during Wildkat Way.

Fly. Fight. Win.

by Alyssa Beaulac, VOW staff Oct 4, 2022

An Air Force Scholarship Advisor came to campus on Wednesday to talk to the students about Air Force ROTC and the benefits getting a scholarship for it comes with.  AFROTC is a 4-year program that...

SWIFTY LOVE. The songs of Taylor Swift has taken her fans through the stages of their lives.

The joys of being a Swiftie

by Alyssa Beaulac, VOW staff Sep 30, 2022

Fan or not, everyone knows the lyrics to at least one of Taylor Swift's songs. They are played at every party, school dance, on the radio, and almost every girl has “I Knew you were Trouble” on her...

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