Thunderous applause shakes the room. Smells of popcorn and hot dogs fill the air as viewers fight to get the best seats. An array of LED embellished signs and mascots wave across the crowd, encouraging...
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Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
• April 29, 2018
A rare sight was spotted at the annual Drake Relays this year: sunlight. Almost every year, the blue oval is swamped with rain as the participants and spectators are drenched. As the sun shined, so did...
Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
• April 26, 2018
The Trojans overcame their loss from the West vs. City game on Friday, April 20 with a win against Cedar Rapids Jefferson on Tuesday, April 24. West won 3-1 with a goal from Ahmed Adballa '18 in the...
Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
• April 21, 2018
With a record of 0-5 the West girls soccer team faced off against the City High girls soccer team who were 4-1 going into the game. The Women of Troy fell 0-4 in a tough game. The West boys soccer...
A hush falls across the theater as the lights dim. The audience awaits the commencement of the school musical,“West Side Story." Last year, Theatre West put on a performance of "Les Miserables," a famously...
On Sunday, March 18, hundreds of community members arrived at the Englert Theatre for the red-carpeted hometown screening premiere of “The Miracle Season,” a movie that chronicles the story of the...
Prom season is made up of ‘promposals’ all over Instagram, group dinners and glamorous outfits. For some students, however, the pressure to buy an expensive gown for the occasion adds stress to...
You start counting calories. 2,000 a day, then 1,500, then 1,000. You count lower and lower until you get to the point where you are eating less than 500 calories a day and burning off more through excessive...
Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
• April 2, 2018
Students and families gathered in the West High cafeteria on Saturday, March 31 to enjoy the second annual Walk It Out.
Sophia Chen ’19, one of the leaders of the event, commented on what the event...
Studying. Many despise it and few excel in it. Whether you struggle with memorizing facts and dates, you’re pulling all-nighters to cram, or you simply hate studying with a passion, these studying hacks...