West Side Story: Why did you originally join the West High bowling team?
Maddie Otis: Whitney’s [Noeller ‘24] older brother did it with some of his friends and freshman year, she kind of forced...
Jane Lam, Print Assistant Copy Editor
• November 13, 2023
Fall Leadership Conference 2023
65 West Business Professionals of America (BPA) members traveled to Urbandale, Iowa Oct. 15-16 for the 2023 Fall Leadership Conference (FLC). The conference featured keynote...
Minna Abdalla, Assistant Sports Editor
• November 10, 2023
For some people, getting chosen for a program that only accepts 100 out of 20,000 participants nationwide doesn't seem within their reach. Yet West High student Andrew Dong '24 was determined to experience...
Many know Susanna Ziemer as one of the Earth and Space Science teachers at West High. What people don't know is aside from being a teacher, Ziemer has been coaching West's FTC robotics team, Trobotix,...
Lilly Graham, Print Managing Editor
• November 9, 2023
Zaira Ahmad ’24 joined 1440 Interact, West High’s Rotary International affiliated volunteering club, her freshman year and has been one of 1440’s co-presidents for the past two years. Learn more...
What is the Silver Cord?
In a time where capitalism reigns supreme, and the inflation of goods and services grows more and more every year, unpaid work is looked upon as a time-consuming alternative to...
Jill Hofmockel is a beloved librarian at West High who has been working at the school for 17 years. As an educator, she has advanced West High’s library program by introducing her fun, quirky, bubbly...
Gianna Liu, Print Sports and Photo Editor
• November 8, 2023
Partners Andrew Dong ‘24 and Ben Kleiman ‘24 held their breath, waiting for the final verdict of the 2023 Public Forum Debate State Championships.
A text message over Zoom. That was how everything...
Airi Thompson, Assistant News Editor
• October 31, 2023
For a lot of high school students, “What comes next?” is a difficult question. Deciding what you're going to do for the rest of your life can feel very intimidating, but this wasn't the case for Natalie...
The beginning of senior year can be one of the most stressful and overwhelming times of a student’s life. College admissions are right around the corner: only four months away, if not less. Students...
The West High Speech and Debate Team achieved a remarkable clean sweep of awards at the Tournavelt debate tournament held on Oct. 20-21. Participating in a diverse range of events, from Congress to Extemporaneous...
