Vivian Polgreen, Managing Co-Editor, News Editor
• February 10, 2021
The creation of a vaccine was a turning point in the pandemic, but it raises many questions. Who should get the vaccine first? How and when will they get it? Who gets to make these decisions? There is...
West Side Story: How did you feel when they announced that you were in the top 40 finalists?
Dasia Taylor '21: "I was not expecting to get the news when I did … I thought this random number from Washington...
Maddy Smith, Visual Editor and Feature Editor
• February 3, 2021
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill requiring schools to offer 100% in-person instruction on Friday, Jan. 29. This bill takes effect on Feb. 15. In light of this recent and fast-approaching...
Pleas to save the Arctic have been around for well over a decade. From playing piano while floating in the Arctic Ocean to hanging off of a bridge to delay an oil icebreaker, ardent Save the Arctic supporters...
Maggie Huang, Online News Editor
• February 1, 2021
ICCSD held its annual MLK day celebration for the fourth year on Jan. 13. This year’s sessions covered a diverse range of topics including student activism, civil rights, blues music and many more. Students...
Maggie Huang, Online News Editor
• January 29, 2021
COVID-19
The U.S. surpassed 25 million COVID-19 cases on Jan. 24 and 400,000 deaths on Jan. 19. Republicans in the Iowa legislature voted on Jan. 28 to force the school district to offer parents...
Kailey Gee, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
• January 29, 2021
Iowa legislature passed a bill that would require all schools in the state to offer 100% in-person learning, and Governor Kim Reynolds has signed it into law as of 11 a.m on Jan. 29. This means that the...
Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
• January 27, 2021
Cadenza, the classical music charity club at West, will hold its second virtual concert via YouTube from Feb. 1. to Feb. 5. The club has been planning for the virtual concert since the beginning of November...
Maggie Huang, Online News Editor
• January 27, 2021
The ICCSD Board of Directors has voted to remove the “interim” tag from Interim Superintendent Matt Degner’s title. Degner has served as the interim superintendent for the district since July 1,...
A virtual meeting open to the public was held for community members to provide input on Iowa Senate Study Bill 1065 Jan. 25. Education Committee Chair Sen. Amy Sinclair (R) and Vice-Chair Sen. Brad Zaun...
Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
• January 10, 2021
In the first-ever virtual Iowa High School Speech Association state debate tournament, the West High speech and debate team were named state debate champions with a score of 423 points on Jan. 9. The debate...
Alex Carlon, Online Editor-in-Chief
• January 7, 2021
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