With climate change being one of the most talked about issues of our time, what really is it? And how do young people today get involved in the fight against climate change?

Video by Kristina Rosebrook For many people, doing their makeup is a somewhat meaningless part of their everyday routine, but for junior Leah Brownsberger, it means much more. Brownsberger was always...

Although Jeff Conner failed Mrs. Wikner’s chemistry class, that didn’t deter him from coming back years later to teach that same subject just down the hall. For Conner, teaching just seemed right....

All sources in this story have been given aliases, as they chose to remain anonymous. “Who got Addy?” These are the words Roger, a West High athlete, heard minutes before he went out to compete....

Earlier this year, the Iowa state legislature voted to allow funding for schools to grow by 1.1 percent for the 2017-2018 school year. But the word “growth” is misleading; just because it’s growth...

Every year public education becomes increasingly expensive. According to Ballotpedia, from 2010 to 2013, the yearly cost of education per student in Iowa increased from $9,763 to $10,313. With proposed...

Over the past year Nick Burgess '18, Keegan Moore and West High grad Nick Deerberg have worked to form their new band, Hep Cat.

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...