Adriana Harris

#1StudentNWI: Finishing the Semester at Westside Leadership Academy

#1StudentNWI: Finishing the Semester at Westside Leadership Academy What's Going On: The month of May has come and it still feels like mid-January. With the weather moving from rain to snow and into sunshine, things have been a bit crazy. Here at Westside, things aren’t as wild as the weather. Earlier in the year,...

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#1StudentNWI: Talent and Plans at Westside Leadership Academy

#1StudentNWI: Talent and Plans at Westside Leadership Academy What's Happening: Report cards have recently gone out and the final trimester of the school year has started. Spring Break officially starts Friday March 30th and many of the students are excited for a week to relax. Most of the important activities,...

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#1StudentNWI: February Brings Basketball Success and More to Gary WestSide

#1StudentNWI: February Brings Basketball Success and More to Gary WestSide Student Spotlight There are few people with the drive, determination, motivation, and leadership skills of Lashon Patterson. Lashon is currently a senior at West Side Leadership Academy who is avidly interested in helping other people. She is...

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#1StudentNWI: December Brings Entrepreneurship and the Lakeside Classic to West Side

#1StudentNWI: December Brings Entrepreneurship and the Lakeside Classic to West Side Teacher Spotlight David Garlin, the enthusiastic and charismatic math teacher is passionate in everything he does, from the classroom to helping out the National Honor Society. D.G, as his students call him, has his hands tied with everything he's...

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#1StudentNWI: West Side Leadership Academy Promotes Involvement

#1StudentNWI: West Side Leadership Academy Promotes Involvement What's Going On: The senior hallways were busy during the Halloween season. From painting murals of the class of 2018 to the decoration of lockers, this is the student's favorite time of year. The decoration of the skeletons and talk of spooky face...

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#1StudentNWI: West Side Leadership Academy Gets Fired Up for Fall

#1StudentNWI: West Side Leadership Academy Gets Fired Up for Fall Student Spotlight: Jason Randolph Jason Randolph is an intelligent, charming, and friendly senior at West Side. Most students that attend West Side only engage with sports. Then there are students like Randolph, who has been a part of the basketball...

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#1StudentNWI: Westside Leadership Academy Sports and Spotlights Shine

#1StudentNWI: Westside Leadership Academy Sports and Spotlights Shine Teacher Spotlight Marilyn Mixon is an Honors English teacher at Westside Leadership Academy. Seniors that have been taught by Mixon over the past three years only have good things to say about her. Tyriek Johnson, WSLA senior, describes Mrs. Mixon as...

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