• FINALS WEEK 11/19-21
  • 11/19: Girls wrestling @ City
  • 11/21: Girls wrestling vs. Liberty @ Home
  • 11/21-23: All-State Music Festival
  • 11/22: Girls basketball @ Solon
  • NO SCHOOL 11/22
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Members of the Trojan Bolt team pose for a picture. Back row: Megan O'Neill '25, Gretchen Gerke '26, Bella Freissan '25, Averie Bilskemper '25, Gabby Cwiertny '28, Berkeley Dismang '27. Front row: Emelia Greuter '26, Hannah Geng '27, Hannah Longmire '27, Maggie Nguyen '28.
Girls swimming takes eighth at state meet
Marie Stier, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief • November 20, 2024
Behind the number
Behind the number
Gianna Liu and Mrudani Ramkumar • November 19, 2024
Jack Wallace '24 watches from the sideline vs. Prairie on Oct. 14, 2022.
Jack Wallace: “football is life”
Kellen Craig, Sports Reporter • November 12, 2024
News
Club advisor, James Kirpes displays the team's first place award in the front of his math class room.
Mu Alpha Theta takes on Platteville
Waad Dafalla, Reporter • November 18, 2024
BPA advisor Diane Fickel and Pump it Up staff celebrate the grand opening of Pump it Up's new location.
Pump It Up coffee shop moves to new location
Jake Beneke and Ella Ciliberto • November 15, 2024
See what news West created with the November news briefs.
November news briefs
Henry Timmer-Hackert, Print Opinion Editor • November 15, 2024
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Video
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Camille Dungy '91 receives the Paul Engle Prize from the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature on Nov. 14. As the 2024 winner, Dungy is the 13th recipient of the award.
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Grace Bartlett and Marie Stier • November 15, 2024
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