From sculpture, to stained glass, to AP Art and Design, West offers a variety of different art classes. On Nov. 18, a different type of art will join the ranks. A pilot version of Community Art will debut...
Paige Albright, Managing Co-Editor, Podcast Editor
• November 4, 2021
Food banks across the United States have suffered chronically from a lack of fresh produce to supply to their communities. The Students for Environmental Action (SEA) club have created a hydroponic...
Maddy Smith, Visual Editor and Feature Editor
• October 29, 2021
Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. It takes place during my favorite season, Autumn, and incorporates some of my favorite things- movies and chocolate. Some of my favorite memories feature...
West High has always been a place for students to pursue their unique interests and hone their skills. Jay Mascardo ‘23, a West High artist with a small business, is one of these students.
“[Making...
Most students have never thought about risking their lives for something. This is not the case for senior Boaz Abramoff. For him, there is no better future than giving back to the country that saved his...
From frequent sightings of kangaroos to crashing waves within walking distance, life in Geelong, Australia is extravagant compared to the fields of corn in Iowa City, Iowa. Living in two starkly different...
The 19 new staff members at West this year are Monica Aparicio Ruiz, Jeff Boevers, Michael Clark, Camille Crossett, Andrew Durham, Renee Gibson, Kate Jurak, Marjorie Lane, Emily Magnuson, Javier Montilla,...
Spanish teacher Javier Montilla’s journey to teaching at West was long and uncertain. His love for creating engaging and energetic Spanish lessons stemmed from his background in music and performing,...
You fill with dread as your alarm blares repeatedly. Under the heap of honors homework and AP review books, you groggily reach out your hand to find your phone: 8:47 a.m. You feel panic threatening to...
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. But does hard work beat monetary resources? Without proper financial investments, success in sports, music and other extracurriculars becomes far...
Jack Harris, Online Copy Editor and Arts Editor
• October 1, 2021
“In the middle of the derecho I heard things coming down on the house, it sounded like the house was going to cave in. When I came upstairs, there was a limb that had gone through our roofing and through...