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The Voice of the Wildkats

The Student News Site of Willis High School

The Voice of the Wildkats

THE MAN. THE MYTH. THE LEGEND. A celebration of Coach Dana Fossmo is planned for May 26 at 3 P.M.

Legendary coach retires, leaves mark on hearts of Wildkats for decades

by Reid Henderson, VOW Feature Editor May 24, 2023

The scariest part of growing up is all of the new faces one encounters in a lifetime. Moving from school to school, meeting new teachers, classmates and hallways children learn that nothing is forever,...

DANCE FLOOR MEMORIES. Seniors fill the dance floor at prom in April.

Senior activities all downhill from here

by Reid Henderson, VOW Feature Editor May 8, 2023

Prom, Mr. Wildkat, Senior Picnic, Graduation. These events are looked forward to by the entire class their entire high school career. Dances, speeches, plain fun, whatever it is, seniors have their favorites...

World Baseball Classic ignites potential rivalry

World Baseball Classic ignites potential rivalry

by Reid Henderson, VOW Feature Editor Apr 3, 2023

On Tuesday the World Baseball Classic came to a long-awaited final matchup between the defending champs, the USA team and a very strong undefeated Japan team. Fans speculated that this matchup would determine...

HEAVYWEIGHTS AT STATE. Members of the boys powerlifting team had a great showing at state.

Gym rats scurry their way into state powerlifting meet

by Reid Henderson, VOW Feature Editor Apr 3, 2023

Load the weights, hit the chalk, and get to work. The mindset is that everything is lightweight. Months of training, sore muscles, and ripped calluses have prepared these boys one of the most important...

The controlled burn after a train derailment in Ohio  led to many questions about the long term effects of the substance.

Ohio train derailment cleanup process raises concerns

by Reid Henderson, VOW Feature Editor Mar 6, 2023

While foreign affairs may be at the forefront of everyone’s mind, one cannot neglect the problems facing the United States at home. There have been multiple train incidents where derailment has caused...

CLEAR. During a practice night opps event junior Chase Wiederhold participates in the clearing of the building. Wiederhold is a member of the team that qualified for state in Skills USA.

The team with the golden gun

by Reid Henderson, VOW Feature Editor Mar 3, 2023

With adrenaline high, as each corner is checked, the Willis Building Clearing squad competes for the gold at SkillsUSA. All of their hours spent learning tactics, memorizing positioning, training and long...

Super Bowl ads have done it again

Super Bowl ads have done it again

by Reid Henderson , VOW Feature Editor Feb 17, 2023

With the 2022 NFL football season finally wrapped up with the Chiefs as the champions of the league, it is always a tradition for the 110 million people who watched the game to look back on the highly...

BATTLE OF TEXAS QUARTERBACKS. THe Super Bowl showcased two former Texas quarterbacks.

Texas athletes at top of their game

by Reid Henderson, VOW Feature Editor Feb 13, 2023

After 153 days of football season, all of the hard work, big plays, and bigger hits have all condensed into one greatly anticipated game, the Super Bowl. This game, watched by over 100 million people,...

BREAKING THE TENSION. Seniors Lainey Niederhofer, Jolie Boyd, Hannah Hartman and Lindey Hues talk to pitcher Kynlei Chapman during the scrimmage against Livingston.

Softball team hopes to knock season out of the park

by Reid Henderson, VOW Feature Editor Feb 10, 2023

With the bases loaded and the game on the line, who else to be up to bat but Lainey Niederhofer? As she locks on the pitch and delivers a monstrous hit to left field, she sends the opposing team packing.  Softball...

10 FEET TALL. A statue of senior Cooper Stone and his father Shannon Stone was dedicated in 2012 by the Texas Rangers baseball team after Shannon lost his life in an accident in 2011 at the ballpark.

Senior baseball player reflects on father’s influence

by Reid Henderson, VOW Feature Editor Jan 27, 2023

Over the past decade, thousands of Texas Rangers fans have entered The Ballpark in Arlington passing by a statue of a father and his son. Little know its significance, but the statue tells a sorrowful...

THANKS MOM. On senior night, senior Michael Scholwinski is accompanied by his mom Kim. The seniors of the boys and girls teams were honored before their match this week.

Emotions dispense the hardest takedown

by Reid Henderson, VOW Feature Editor Jan 13, 2023

The mats are rolled out and the tensions are high. Seniors who have given their life, body, and mind to the wrestling program are finally celebrated in a night of remembrance. The stage is set, and the...

OPENING A DOOR. The developments made by OpenAI could change the humanities as it is known,

Synthetic stories, artificial arts

by Reid Henderson and Jason Clark Dec 14, 2022

As the world becomes increasingly reliant on technology, the development of artificial intelligence has taken center stage. The latest breakthrough in the field is the introduction of chatGPT, a large...

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