As non-seniors prepare for the upcoming year, some more academically motivated students will seek classes providing them with a college experience and offering more challenges than the normal curriculum....
Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief
• February 7, 2019
You’re over at your friends house when her sister brings out a kit she purchased online. She shaves your ankle, cleans it with rubbing alcohol and puts on gloves. Then she takes out a needle and starts...
The wild journey began with a cat litter scientist from Iowa, a former NBA superstar and a strange coincidence that would impact their lives for the better.
Residing thousands of miles apart, Lin Wang...
Alex Carlon, Online Editor-in-Chief
• January 21, 2019
A shag rug with a deep coffee stain. A leather couch with holes worn into the fabric. A once fuzzy blanket with a fraying hem. These everyday furnishings aren’t remarkable, but they’re what make our...
Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
• January 20, 2019
Jennifer Craig ‘06 drove down the street with her three-year-old daughter and her sister, Aislin Craig ‘21. They were happily on their way back to her new apartment with the last load of boxes. Then,...
Hundreds of dogs yelp and run around the concrete building. Every single bark echoes throughout the whole of the room. Along with animals, a few spectators and owners crowd around the performance area...
Marta Leira, Print Editor-in-Chief
• January 11, 2019
Unlike most tests that Lilian Montilla ‘21 has taken, this exam is something she’s been preparing for her whole life. In two years, she will get the opportunity to earn the Seal of Biliteracy, which...
West’s Best Buddies chapter helps foster one-on-one friendships, provide job opportunities and teach leadership development skills to individuals with intellectual or developmental disorders. This collection...
Marta Leira, Print Editor-in-Chief
• December 30, 2018
She woke up excited; it was Valentine’s Day, after all. Gordon picked out a nice outfit and went to school, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The day started off full of joy, as students milled about...
There exists a class that is practically unheard of among West students even though it has been around for four years.
The class is called Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates (iJAG), a program whose...
Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
• December 27, 2018
West High is home to many diverse groups of students. Despite this, the celebration of Christmas is overwhelmingly apparent in the school. From students talking about the holiday, singing and listening...
Jessica Moonjely, Print Profiles Editor and Managing Editor
• December 27, 2018
They knew something was wrong when she couldn’t eat her burger.
On Oct. 21, 2017, their one year anniversary, Noah and Sydney sat down like any other teenage couple to eat at Chili’s. However, after...