Teacher Highlight

Name: Ben Mowry

Number of years at Westwood:  6 teaching; 2 volunteering; 8 total

What you like most about WCS:  Christ-centered learning and, of course, the students.

Hobbies:  Too many to list.  

Pets:  3 dogs and a cat, but I can't tell you their names; I use them for my passwords.

Fun Fact About You:  I don't like fun facts.

Favorite Quote:  "A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men" - Willie Wonka (Gene Wilder)

Favorite Bible Verse:  Lamentation 3:24 - The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

Home Church: Westwood Baptist Church

By: Drayden Dobeck

How can I be strong like David?   The Bible tells us to rely on him rather than on our own strengths when faced against giant problems.


Can God use someone like me?   God can use anyone through him. It does not matter how big or small you are.


Will God always be there for us?   God will never leave your side, no matter what happens. God may put you through tough times or may make you do things you don't want to do, but God always knows best and has a plan for you.


Main Points:

Trust in God, not yourself. 

Face challenges with faith.

See the bigger picture.


God created us and knows exactly what the best outcome is for us. God may throw challenges towards us but it's always in good faith. No matter who you are, God will use you for good things through him. Nobody believed David could actually beat Goliath, and he didn't by his own strength. It was God that allowed him to win the battle. If David didn't have his bravery and trust in God, the outcome would have certainly been different. Shortly after David defeated Goliath, he was put through another trial of being the new king of Israel. The current king, Saul, did not like this. Saul then pursued David to kill him almost the entirety of his time left as king. Even despite this, David trusted God to deliver him to safety. David became king after Saul’s death. David was crowned at 30 years old and continued to rule for 40 more years over Israel.


Senior Highlight

Name: Avery Beth Crocker

Number of Years at Westwood: 10 years

Favorite Subject: History/Yearbook

Hobbies: Dancing at Momentum Dance Arts

Plans after Graduation: Go to college for Pre-Law; then go to law school. 

Favorite Bible Verse: 2 Chronicles 15:7 - Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

All About the Editors

By: Kyler Nunley

 In Westwood Christian School’s journalism class, we have editors to help make the class run smoothly. The editors for the 2025-2026 school year are Avery Beth Crocker, Carson Alford, and Camdyn Bryant. All three of these people play a very important role throughout the year. The overall goal is to have a mainly student-led yearbook and newspaper. In journalism class, we create the yearbook, write the newspaper, take photos, and sell ads in order to fund the class to businesses in the area. One of the two groups is led by the editor, Avery Beth Crocker, and they create the yearbook. Camdyn Bryant is the editor-in-training and will follow in Avery Beth’s footsteps next school year as the official editor. The other is the newspaper group, which is led by the student editor, Carson Alford. Each of them are great editors who contain leadership qualities and responsibilities that help support everyone else while they complete their daily tasks.

Carson has been in journalism for 2 years, and she enjoys getting the opportunity to work with everyone and help them achieve the best writing possible. Avery Beth looks forward to watching the yearbook come together as we are building it. She says it feels like a reward to see it completed and printed. She has been in journalism for 3 years, and this will be her last year due to being a senior. Camdyn’s favorite thing is being able to help create the yearbook for everyone to enjoy. This job consists of shadowing Avery Beth so she can learn how to be an editor for next year. Although it will be a difficult task, she looks forward to the enjoyable experience. Journalism is a difficult class requiring responsibility, good time management, and creativity. Westwood Christian School is very thankful to have an entire class, as well as these reliable editors, to write our newspaper articles and create our yearbook for the 2025-2026 school year.


The Adventures of Willy the Westwood Warrior

Part Two: Hip-Hip-Hooray!

By: GATLYN DAVIS

   Hi again! It’s Willy, your Westwood Warrior! I have been having such an awesome year so far! I’ve gotten to visit some teachers lately and they said that you have been having an awesome time too! The Patriot Chapel was so AMAZING! I got to go with the big 8th graders and make some lava lamps a few days ago. It was so fun! I also got to go to some of the electives. I went to PE and Mrs. Dacosta let me play some games with one of the classes! I met so many more new friends! The chorus classes have been singing their hearts out, and I even got to learn some songs for chapel with Mr. Kurz. Speaking of, I am so excited for the new series they are starting in chapel about David! David was a BIG warrior like I’m gonna be one day! So far my favorite subject to visit is definitely lunch! All of the food is so good it fills my tummy up so much, and I get to talk to all of my friends. I am so happy because Mrs. Tiesha gave me a giant lollipop after I helped her hand stuff out! When she gave it to me I was so happy that I said Hip-Hip-Hooray! I hope that you have a Hip-Hip-Hooray kind of day! Talk to you next time! Bye-bye!

WCS is a member of the Quill & Scroll Society. 

Quill and Scroll is an international high school journalism honor society that recognizes and encourages both individual and group achievements in scholastic journalism. According to the Quill and Scroll website, over 14,104 high schools in all 50 U.S. states and 44 countries have established local chapters. The organization was founded on April 10, 1926, and is based out of the University of Iowa.

To be eligible for a charter, a high school must publish a magazine, newspaper, yearbook, literary magazine, broadcast program, or website; or, the school must have students who are under the supervision of a local news bureau, radio or television station, or publication. Charters are granted for the lifetime of the school's existence, and there are no dues.

When a charter is granted, the publication adviser or advisers automatically become a member. Only chartered schools may submit student names for nomination, as Quill and Scroll members and several activities are limited to chartered schools only. 

To be eligible for induction into Quill and Scroll, students must meet the following five requirements:

  • They must be of junior or senior classification. Second semester sophomores may be initiated during the last grading period of their sophomore year. Their membership will become effective at the beginning of their junior year.
  • They must be in the upper third of their class in general scholastic standing, either for the year of their election or for the cumulative total of all high school work.
  • They must have done superior work in some phase of journalism or school publications work. They may be staffers of a magazine, newspaper, yearbook, news bureau or radio/television station.
  • They must be recommended by the supervisor or by the committee governing publications.
  • They must be approved by the Society's Executive Director.

Quill and Scroll have no requirements for local chapters' activities; each chapter is encouraged to engage in activities that best serve its school's journalism and publications program.

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