It is an end of an era as the print version of the Pointer View will conclude with this issue. The newspaper began post World War II in September 1946 and continued to serve the West Point and Highland Falls communities and interested parties across the Nation until this week in print form. ...

Frances Hesselbein, transformational leader, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and former Class of 1951 Chair for the Study of Leadership in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership (BS&L) at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, passed away peacefully on Dec. 11, 2022, at her home in Easton, Pennsylvania. She was 107 years old. ...

A remarkable amalgamation of the spoken word, video and reading material highlighted the narrative of the tangible connection between past graduates of the U.S. Military Academy and the current members of the Corps of Cadets that is bonded and forged together by a band of gold. It is within that gold those generations of the Long Gray Line meld to unite with the men and women who currently walk the hallowed grounds of the Hudson Valley fortress. ...

As a strong symbol of the beliefs and values of our country, proper flag disposal is a very important and honorary event because it allows the no-longer-in-use flags to be destroyed in a way that honors our country and what it believes in. According to U.S. Flag Code, “The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.” ...

The West Point Band presented its annual “West Point Holiday Show” on Dec. 3 and 4 at Eisenhower Hall Theatre. ...

Friends, family, veterans, cadets and service members from across the nation ventured to the U.S. Military Academy to pay their respects to deceased service members and lay a wreath on their gravesites on Saturday at the West Point Cemetery....

James I. O'Neill High School took on General Brown High School from Dexter, N.Y., for the 2022 Class C NYSPHSAA football championship Saturday at JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. ...

West Point hosted the Health Benefits Fair, which provides the opportunity for retirees and federal employees to get information regarding health care plans, on Nov. 17 at Eisenhower Hall. ...

The doors open as energetic teenagers enter the West Point Bowling Alley, thunderous laughter fills the air, and a group of boys enjoys one final evening together before their friend moves away. ...

The West Point Middle School Fine Arts Department presented a Veterans Day program titled “Sounds and Stories of Our Nationˮ on Nov. 8 at the WPMS. ...