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West choirs host annual Winter Swing Show

Goodtime Company hosted the annual Winter Swing Show in the Arganbright Auditorium Dec. 17.

West High’s varsity show choir, Good Time Company (GTC), hosted their annual Winter Swing Show Dec. 17. Mary Danielle Gross 25 kicked off the show as she performed “Love” by Keyshia Cole. The concert also showcased special acts by Allison Reed 25, Eva Ortega Lopez 26, Greta Gromacki 26 and the West High Jazz Band. Avanley Jones ’25, Tia Rahmatalla ’25, Addison Cribbs ’25 and Rana Saba ’25 performed “I won’t say (I’m in love)” from Disney’s “Hercules” soundtrack as a quartet. Vox Novus then sang “Location” by Khalid and Good Time Company ended with their show “Time for Me to Fly” featuring songs “The Innocence” by Craig Hella and “Time for Me to Fly” by Jonas Brothers, with solos by Andreas Warren ’24, Rana Saba ’25 and Lovella Varner ’27.

You can catch GTC competing this season at Muscatine’s River City Showcase Jan. 13, Prairie’s Premeire Jan. 27, Norwalk’s Nexus Feb. 3, Cedar Rapid Washington’s MoShow Feb. 10 and Pella’s Dutch Masters Feb. 17. GTC will end their season with two home performances at their annual Spring Swing Show Feb. 25. 

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Zaira Ahmad
Zaira Ahmad, Print Editor-in-Chief
(she/her) Zaira Ahmad is a Senior at West High. This is her third year on staff, and she is the Print Editor-In-Chief. Outside of the newsroom, you can probably find Zaira at show choir rehearsal or volunteering with Rotary. She also loves spending time with her friends and family, reading, and watching movies.
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(she/her) McKenna is a senior and this will be her second year on staff. She is a designer and photographer for WSS. McKenna is also involved in show choir, dance and theater.
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(She/they) Josie Schwartz is a junior, and this is her second year on staff, but her first year in Broadcast. She’s a photographer and a reporter. In her free time, she grapples with the extreme pressure of being right all the time. She also likes to listen to music.
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