The emotions experienced when first entering high school vary from person to person, but one emotion that most people usually feel is nervousness. For example, 8th grader Ava Simmons is both excited and...

One grade people tend to forget about is Pre-K. These kids are just starting school, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, no less. “I get to be their first experience in school. It’s a great way to...

Secretary Robin Palumbo works to help keep the school intact. Palumbo has worked at West Hardin for 17 years, and now she works in the front office.  Palumbo helps principals, teachers, and students...

Michael Atkinson is a man of many languages, a father, coach, husband, and he was an athletic director. He grew up in Batson, Texas, and went to school at West Hardin where his mother and father worked...

Amanda Atkinson is the district-wide school counselor who helps students through the process of getting into college. She starts getting kids' minds thinking about their future before they even enter high...

Kellie Price is a special education teacher here at school. Her job can be challenging but she and the people she works with makes it fun for the kids and for themselves. What they do every day can vary...

Space Center Houston was built on November 1, 1961, and was opened to the public on October 16, 1992. Multiple spaceships have been manufactured in the space center. Tickets to the Space Center on average...

Leisha Marshall and Taylor Marshall are a teaching duo here at West Hardin. Although both are  elementary school teachers, they don't get to see each other a whole lot.   “We don’t get...

Ever since COVID-19 hit back in 2019, the world has been changing in different ways to adapt. Middle school teacher, Teresa Hughes, adapted by taking her tour of the Holocaust museum virtually. Hughes...

Siren Santa is a yearly donation that our very own fire department does to help the less fortunate, and this program helps families give their own kids gifts. This program has been running longer than...