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Off the beat with WJ’s jazz band drummer: Bradley West
Junior Bradley West drums in his home basement studio.
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Torben Mucchetti, Staff Writer
Torben is a staff writer for the Pitch this year. This is his first year on the Pitch and in his free time, he likes to play guitar and build...
![A bulletin board in Jeremy Butlers room is covered with drawings and printed creations made by students. My favorite project is the one I do each semester in both Ancient Mediterranean and Medieval History, I pick a topic and have students draw cartoons. This past semester in Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations, I picked the Odyssey [to inspire their cartoons]. They’re encouraged to be a little humorous; they don’t have to stick to the time period or script exactly as long as they know the stops. It’s fun because if their art is bad, it’s entertaining [and] sometimes it’s so bad, it’s good. Other times it’s so good, you hang [them] up [and] use them as decorations for your class, Butler said.](https://www.wjpitch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/6aCqY9Wj5OBHW857Am6LvKy1e9okEqc8AlHFduA1.jpg)
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![A bulletin board in Jeremy Butlers room is covered with drawings and printed creations made by students. My favorite project is the one I do each semester in both Ancient Mediterranean and Medieval History, I pick a topic and have students draw cartoons. This past semester in Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations, I picked the Odyssey [to inspire their cartoons]. They’re encouraged to be a little humorous; they don’t have to stick to the time period or script exactly as long as they know the stops. It’s fun because if their art is bad, it’s entertaining [and] sometimes it’s so bad, it’s good. Other times it’s so good, you hang [them] up [and] use them as decorations for your class, Butler said.](https://www.wjpitch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/6aCqY9Wj5OBHW857Am6LvKy1e9okEqc8AlHFduA1-356x475.jpg)
