On the rise to success: Zach Frisbie ’17 and his clothing line
Taylor Shelfo, Anchor
March 27, 2017
Filed under Feature, Profiles, Showcase
Zach Frisbie ‘17 may look like your everyday student at West High, but we all have a story. His story began March 3rd 2017 when he launched his own brand, Elevated Supply Co. Frisbie had been planning, creating, and producing his own line of clothing for months, but the process was nothing short of a...
A messy process: Micah Smith ’17
Ethan Goers, Sports Correspondent and Videographer
March 20, 2017
Filed under Feature, Profiles, Showcase
Micah Smith ’17 can be seen roaming the hallways of West, hands covered in paint, and mind off thinking of what his next creation will be. Smith’s interest for art kicked off in his early years in elementary school. He would find his favorite cartoons and comics, such as “Calvin and Hobbes” and...
Friend Crush: Mitch Gross and Brady Shutt
Grace Yarrow, Copy Editor, Humans of West High Reporter
March 16, 2017
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When Brady Shutt, Social Studies teacher at West, visited the University of Iowa as a guest speaker for a class about covering controversial issues with students, he had no intention of meeting one of the closest friends of his life. However, he bumped into Mitch Gross, Social Studies teacher, while at West o...
Confronting an online menace
George Liu, Reporter, Web Programmer
March 12, 2017
Filed under Feature, Showcase
She had never imagined that she would be targeted. But when Amanda Parsons ’18 checked her Instagram at the start of summer last school year, she immediately knew that something was wrong. “[The bullying] really started last summer, when some of my ex’s friends [who were also my friends] got...
Modern mathematician
Samalya Thenuwara, Digital Feature Editor, Feature Producer
March 5, 2017
Filed under Feature
Casey McClenathan '17 holding up her collection of medals is a sight to see. Held by the straps, they take two hands to hold up and even then they are strenuous to lift more than a couple feet. The multicolored array of ribbons represent different competitions and, for McClenathan, various victories;...
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow
Prateek Raikwar, Profiles Editor
March 5, 2017
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“I find it puzzling that you would choose math, science and French instead of home economics,” said school counselor Mr. Randolph. “After all, you will be in a classroom environment filled with young men." “You see, becoming an engineer has always been a dream of mine, and I’ll do whatever it...
Finding her faith
Michael Moonjely, Entertainment Editor
March 3, 2017
Filed under Profiles, Showcase
When Gracie Tovar ’17 moved to Iowa City last year, she was ready for a change. However, when she met Hirsche Henstrom ’17 on one of her first days at West, she did not realize that it would be the start of a six month spiritual transformation. “We met in the library. He added me on Snapcha...
What’s the 504?
Maggie Terry, Reporter
February 27, 2017
Filed under Feature, Showcase
Section 504 protect people with a mental or physical disability from discrimination based on that disability. -West High School planner, pg. 42 Unless you’ve read your planner cover to cover, this is probably new information to you. It may seem like common sense, prohibiting discrimination based o...
WSSPodcast Episode 1: Anne Schularick
Prateek Raikwar, Profiles Editor
February 26, 2017
Filed under Profiles, Showcase
In this episode, English Language Learners teacher Anne Schularick speaks about her experiences around the world that have inspired her to become an ELL teacher. ...
Full house
Emma Brustkern, Print Entertainment Editor
February 23, 2017
Filed under Profiles, Showcase
The Schmidt-Rundell Family What the Schmidt-Rundell family lacks in personal space it makes up for in kind spirit. With seven kids, the Schmidt-Rundell family is accustomed to a multitude of questions, ranging from “How do you do it?” to “Are your parents sex addicts?” Trenton Schmidt-R...
Waste.
Will Conrad and Junhee Lee
February 21, 2017
Filed under Feature, Food, Showcase
If given a waste bin, a recycling bin and a compost bin in the cafeteria, most students don’t think about where the trash should go. Trash is trash, right? Everyone, even the most environmentally conscious people, can be victims of this line of thinking. However, this attitude is what drives food w...
Working toward peace
Nina Elkadi, Print News Editor
February 18, 2017
Filed under Profiles, Showcase
After hitchhiking to “save a couple bucks” and huddling in the back of trucks with a buddy from the Peace Corps, social studies teacher Alexei Lalagos made it to Agadir, Morocco. This was part of a three-month expedition in which he also traveled to Northern Senegal and Tunisia, encounterin...
Online Editor-in-Chief
Fenna Semken is a senior at West High. It is her third year on staff and she is Online Editor-In-Chief this year. When she isn't working on the website, Fenna enjoys taking long hikes at Macbride, listenin...