With the University of Iowa offering Chinese at West High this year, interest in taking college class high is rising. Many students have shown enthusiasm in taking courses related to subjects not offered...
Fall might be the perfect time for football and pumpkin carving for some, but according to Julia Lassner ‘18, it’s also a great time for experiencing new horseback riding adventures.
“About...
It’s a typical hot Iowan day. The sun has been blazing down on the school for hours. And, like the smart person you are, you’ve been drinking water consistently throughout your classes. However, the...
A poll conducted by the LA Times in 2014 discovered that the average high school student spends approximately three and a half hours on homework a day, adding up to 17 hours a week.
Read students’...
Taylor Shelfo, Broadcast Anchor
• September 19, 2016
West Side Story roamed the halls asking random people of any memories they would be willing to share that correlate with the month of September.
While walking down the main hallway only feet away...
Internet celebrities are all the rage in today’s day and age. From Twitter to Vine to Instagram, people with mass followings on social media apps are becoming well known household names. Amirah Azhari...
The idea of leaving the parking lot legally during lunch time and getting an open hour may seem like the typical upperclassman perk, yet what this year has in store for juniors and seniors might just be...
Fenna Semken, Online Editor-in-Chief
• September 12, 2016
Fall means Halloween, sweaters and most importantly, football. Junior Jenny Vest reminisces on her favorite memories of the West High football games.
“I think [my favorite memory] is the fact...
There are tons of clubs at West High, an almost violent amount. Combined with the amount of noise and excitement during the club fair on September 8 in the cafeteria, and it's easy to miss some of them....
Cameron Cook, Reporter / Videographer
• September 7, 2016
Exceptional violist, coffee snob and Radiohead fan are only three ways to describe Jonathan Welch. He’s also a dog owner, the son-in-law of the Salmon King of Kansas City and perhaps most importantly,...
Ala Mohamed, Digital Profile Editor
• September 5, 2016
As fall rapidly approaches, many enjoy the cool breeze that surrounds us in the afternoon or the smell of pumpkin pie that clouds one's nostrils. Yet, for Josey Gale '18, autumn brings back the memory...
The effect of West High on the world is always growing; the effect can be seen in Iowa City, across Iowa, across the U.S. and now, in Ghana. This past summer West High graduate Tia Saunders ’16 went...
