• MONDAY 5/19: girls golf MVC Divisional @ Western Dubuque
  • TUESDAY 5/20: girls soccer vs. Liberty, band concert @ 7:00 in Arganbright Auditorium, girls tennis semifinals @ U of I tennis complex
  • WEDNESDAY 5/21: baseball vs. Prairie, boys tennis substate vs. CR Jefferson, girls golf @ Southeast Polk, boys soccer @ Kennedy, senior recognition ceremony @ 7:00 in Arganbright Auditorium
  • THURSDAY 5/22: state track & field @ Drake, orchestra concert @ 7:00 in Arganbright Auditorium
  • FRIDAY 5/23: state track & field @ Drake, baseball @ Davenport West
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Rain Richards

Rain Richards, Designer

Rain Richards is a senior at West and this is his first year on staff. He is a designer for both Online and Print. In his spare time, he plays retro and indie video games.

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[Photo] West High officially announces girls wrestling team

Edward Keen, Arts Editor
November 1, 2019
"Endgame" is the grand conclusion to 21 subsequent MCU films

[Photo] “Avengers: Endgame” is the perfect celebration of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Sam Westergaard, Videographer and Photographer
May 9, 2019
In honor of the late Peter Mayhew.

[Photo] Star Wars Day

May 4, 2019
Us Cover

[Photo] "Us" is a smart and scary work of modern horror

April 3, 2019
5MoviesJPEG

[Photo] 5 classic films to watch over break

March 20, 2019
"The Waning Age" art by Rain Richards. The novel is about a world where emotion is only catered to the rich.

[Photo] Book review: "The Waning Age" is a lackluster novel about emotion

March 17, 2019
Waning Cover

Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) stands tall against the growing Skrull threat.

[Photo] “Captain Marvel” impresses and disappoints as a superhero film

Edward Keen, Arts Editor
March 12, 2019
College athletes are treated as amateurs despite working at a professional level.

[Photo] Boxed out: the exploitation of college athletes

Joe Goodman, Sports Editor
March 8, 2019

Christian Aanestad follows a Bob Ross video

Rain Richards, Designer
March 1, 2019
Razz Cover

[Photo] Breaking down the 2018 Golden Razzie nominations

Jack Harris, Online Copy Editor and Arts Editor
February 7, 2019
Fonny (Stephen James) and Tish (Kiki Layne) embrace.

[Photo] “If Beale Street Could Talk” is another win for Barry Jenkins

Harry Westergaard, Arts Editor, Co-Copy Editor
February 19, 2019
Aquaman (Jason Momoa) wields the trident of Atlan.

[Photo] “Aquaman” is cliche, yet captivating

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Entertainment Editor
January 28, 2019
Miles, having taken up the mantle of Spider-Man, finds determination within himself.

[Photo] “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” is an exuberant animated masterpiece

Edward Keen, Arts Editor
January 16, 2019
Rain Richards '19 and Harry Westergaard '19 are joined in this episode of their recurring podcast by Ken Wilbur '20.

Citizen Rain (and Harry): Sherlock Holmes with Ken

Rain Richards, Harry Westergaard, and Ken Wilbur
January 10, 2019
David Scheff (Steve Carell) carries his teenage son Nic (Timothee Chalamet) home after an overdose.

[Photo] “Beautiful Boy” delivers predictable Oscar bait

Harry Westergaard, Arts Editor, Co-Copy Editor
December 7, 2018
Johnny Depp gives a piercing stare as 'Gellert Grindelwald.'

[Photo] “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” casts a spell despite a jumbled plot

Edward Keen, Arts Editor
November 28, 2018
Citizen Rain (and Harry): The Post-Halloween Pilot

Citizen Rain (and Harry): The Post-Halloween Pilot

Rain Richards and Harry Westergaard
November 17, 2018
A review of Mega Man 11

The eleventh hour: a review of Mega Man 11

Rain Richards, Designer
October 19, 2018
Ken Wilbur and Rain Richards discuss Elon Musk, Donald Trump and the NFL in this podcast.

West Side Radio: Discussing Elon’s mid-life crisis and Trump’s inescapable self-sabotage

Ken Wilbur and Rain Richards
September 17, 2018
The helmet is a symbol of Megaman, and was shown in the previews for Megaman 11.

Return of the Blue Bomber

Rain Richards, Designer
February 15, 2018
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