The first day back from winter break, not all students are ready to get back into the swing of school. Therefore, they might have forget a pencil, a worksheet or maybe even their Chromebook. On the...
Jessica Moonjely, Print Profiles Editor and Managing Editor
• January 23, 2018
After coming home from school, the first thing brothers Aiden and Orion Crowley ’18 do is go to the swing on their back porch. They’ll turn on the radio, enjoy the fresh air and just swing. Few...
Reagan Hart, Reporter, Distribution Manager
• January 12, 2018
Jill Fair has a major pet peeve: students leaving trash in her classroom. This became an issue for her when one of her band students left a banana on her desk when she use to work in Highland Community...
Kelly Bergmann - Counselor
Throughout her career as a counselor, Kelly Bergmann has noticed a growing trend of perfectionism among high-achieving students toward college applications at West and the...
Emma Brustkern, Print Entertainment Editor
• December 22, 2017
In the corner of the hallway in the freshman wing, two groups of students converge in a classroom. Both groups are huddled around their two respective tables, scrambling to reach the game at hand:...
An eight-year-old child sits alone in a dark space with only a small window of light and no way to leave. Messages reading “KEEP OUT” and traces of vomit line the interior. They bang on the walls,...
Many students seek out counselors simply as means to scheduling. Whether it be to drop, add or change a class, at many times in the year there is an influx of students seeking counselors’ help. This...
On any given school day, Michelle Wikner can be found conducting chemistry experiments and teaching lessons. Known for her fascination and dedication to the chemistry program at West High, it might surprise...
The world is about to collapse. You cannot breath. Anxiety is rushing through your body. This is what Allie Hambright ’18 feels when she takes a test.
Hambright noticed she began to have these symptoms...
An in-depth discussion with a gun owner, federal firearms dealer and the Johnson County Sheriff's Office on gun ownership in Iowa. For more information on the details of firearm permits in Johnson County,...
Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief
• December 5, 2017
When she was four, Annie Chen '18’s mother taught her how to play the piano. When she was five, Chen picked up the violin. As a freshman, she performed at All-State with her brother. Chen’s music career...
