Some students take up sports. Others, an instrument or art classes. When it comes to Jada ’22 and Olivia Dachtler ’19, however, their free hours are devoted to something more entrepreneurial: opening...

A new year at school typically yields an innumerable amount of changes. This school year was no different. The cafeteria received a lavish makeover, new exercise facilities were constructed, new school...

In August, the West High courtyard is a sanctuary for students to take a break during lunch time, escaping classrooms that either have swampy humidity or frigid air conditioning to bask in sunlight and...

In almost every case, students have very little influence over what happens at school. They don’t decide schedules, homework or breaks. That is, for almost every case except Student Senate. Besides planning...

Creativity. It’s often overlooked in the class curriculum and overshadowed by academics, but the makerspace movement that has become popular in school libraries is about creating a space for creativity...

While strolling past the ELL classrooms, you may have noticed an unfamiliar face sauntering by on four paws in a small, black vest. Your very first instinct may have been to pet him or to call out his...

Glistening rays of sunlight beamed down to Naples Ave. where a grey 2009 Toyota Corolla was about to flip and change the course of senior Taylor Gardner’s life. It all started with a volleyball tournament...

With college application deadlines looming, many students are scrambling to polish up their essays and nagging their teachers to finish recommendation letters. Most factors like test scores, GPAs, extracurricular...

Appearances are not always what they seem. Iowa City was recently recognized as an exceptionally accepting community for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals, receiving a perfect...

Juggling career ideas is a typical high school experience, as students periodically change their mind between, say, a nurse or a lawyer to a chef or a teacher. However, Jamie Schneider knew from a young...

It started as a simple passion. Peyton Freeney ‘19, a lifelong film enthusiast, began producing short films during his sophomore year with a goal not to aim for a spot in the limelight, but rather to...

Last school year the Instructional Leadership Team, a group of teachers that meet and talk about ways they can improve the school, came up with learning targets as a way to help students who are struggling...