West Side Stories

Lots of Locks of Love

January 10, 2013

For the last five years Wauwatosa West has helped to fulfill Locks of Love’s mission “to return a sense of self, confidence and normalcy to children suffering from hair loss by utilizing donated ponytails to provide the highest quality prosthetics to financially disadvantaged children.” Hailey Roser, age 5, will be receiving the money raised from this year’s Locks of Love. Those organizing...

Locks of Love at West

February 2, 2012

Locks of Love is an organization through which students can donate hair to children with long-term hair loss. Here at West, we have our own group, led by students Jenna Engel and Taylor Keaton. Last Friday, January 27th, at 8 A. M., they held an event for people to donate hair. The hair was donated to those with alopecia, or a loss of hair. Engel explained, “last year, a boy from our school ...