• 1/7: Boys and girls basketball vs. Liberty @ Home
  • 1/9: Boys and girls wrestling @ Xavier
  • 1/10: Boys and girls bowling @ Colonial Lanes
  • 1/10: Boys wrestling meet @ Ottumwa
  • 1/10: Girls wrestling meet @ Highland
  • 1/11: Boys swimming @ Linn-Mar
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Mia Dillingham '20 and Mary Woodward '21 pose for a photo in the library.

Friend Crush: Mia Dillingham ‘20 and Mary Woodward ‘21

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
October 24, 2019
Anu Dokun '20 poses for a photo before school on Sept. 19.

Forced to scramble

Joe Goodman, Sports Editor
October 8, 2019
Joker (Joaquin Phoenix) dances down a staircase in an iconic scene from the film

“Joker” review and why we need controversies

Jack Harris, Online Copy Editor and Arts Editor
October 7, 2019
A Fjällräven backpack, a classic VSCO accessory, overflows with scrunchies and popular makeup products.

More than an app

Sumner Wallace, Columns Editor
October 7, 2019
This photo was taken 21 hours before Akram's passing by his close friend Mohammedhilal Al-Ani.

Remembering Akram

Fareeha Ahmad, Profiles Editor and Yearbook Copy Editor
October 5, 2019
In 2018, the ICCSD used 31,278 pounds of beef, which amounts to over 500,000 pounds of CO2 emissions. (Source: Alison Demory)

Unsustainable.

Annabel Hendrickson, Natalie Katz, and Marta Leira
October 3, 2019
Pictured are West High athletes Noah DeSaulniers '22, Marcus Morgan '21, Matayia Tellis '21 and James Pinter '20.

No off season

Caroline Chandler and Hanah Kitamoto
October 1, 2019
Maia DeGrazia '20 entered her senior year while recovering from spinal fusion surgery. "I was coming back to school looking normal and feeling like hell," said DeGrazia.

Postoperative

Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief
October 1, 2019
Phoebe Burt '21 and Salima Omari '20 stand side by side as the only two girls on the football team.

Gridiron Girls: West’s female linemen

Paras Bassuk, Photographer
September 24, 2019
Lizzy Slade '21 posing after she finishes her halftime performance with the marching band.

Twirling through the ages

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
September 21, 2019
Will Hoeft '20 tries to make a tackle while holding off blocks during the team's game against Dubuque Senior at Trojan Field on Sept. 20.

Football team loses to Rams 23-21

Joe Goodman, Sports Editor
September 21, 2019
Devon Skyles '20 races down the trail to the finish lines at the Creekside CX 2018.

Pedaling through life

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Entertainment Editor
September 20, 2019
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