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West bands jazz it up downtown
/ May 18, 2012 9:37 pm

West bands jazz it up downtown

As the natural light faded, the crackle of a guitar amp turning on could be heard throughout the Ped Mall in Downtown Iowa City. But this was no ordinary street performance. West High’s Symphonic Jazz Band and Jazz Ensemble dished out genres from funk and latin to samba and swing. For some, it was a great opportunity to play for

NWJH academic teams reign as champs
/ May 18, 2012 8:44 am

NWJH academic teams reign as champs

The weekend of May 11 marked two large successes for Northwest Junior High. While the Vikings’ MATHCOUNTS team was competing at the national tournament in sunny Orlando, their speech and debate team was busy winning multiple state titles in Des Moines. “The [math] competition takes one morning and afternoon…the rest [of the weekend] we got to tour Disney World,” said

West celebrates opening of Barker Field
/ May 17, 2012 6:42 pm

West celebrates opening of Barker Field

    It’s been a year since former West High principal Ed Barker made a $270,000 donation amidst the Go for the Goal Campaign’s fundraising efforts. And Barker Field is finally open. A crowd too large for the brand new bleachers gathered on Friday to celebrate the opening of West High’s soccer complex. Barker donated his entire salary from his

/ May 16, 2012 6:50 pm

District to fund new practice field at City High

At the Tuesday, May 15 meeting, the ICCSD school board approved $700,000 to install astroturf on a practice field at City High School. According to City High football coach Dan Sabers, the renovations were originally intended for the upper field, but drainage issues required a relocation of the project, which could be completed as early as Oct. 17. The board

Painting a Picture: Zebby Wahls ’12
/ May 16, 2012 4:11 pm

Painting a Picture: Zebby Wahls ’12

In this exclusive interview with Zebby Wahls ’12 we get the scoop on her artwork, her favorite styles, future plans, and how life has changed since her brother Zach Wahls ’09 published a national bestselling book this year. Video interview directed by Fatima Jayoma and Shamis McGillin