Upcoming events
  • Seniors vote on faculty speaker later this week
  • Boys soccer tournament- March 29th-30th @West
  • Women of Troy relays- March 26th home@4:30
  • Chamber ensemble concert- March 28th- Band room@7:00
  • Senior poets: send poems to Mr. Robins
  • College fair Wednesday in Cafeteria
  • Girls soccer vs. North Scott- Tuesday JV@5:30 V@7:00
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Team captain Yajatra Kulkani 18 works on building the robot with mentor Mark Whiting.

The road to Worlds

Anjali Huynh, Print Managing Editor, Co-Copy Editor April 30, 2018

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...

Natalie and Jessica are joined by Maddi and Sophie to discuss promposals and the AP Vine test.

West Side Radio: It’s prom season, my dudes

Subscribe to West Side Radio on iTunes and never miss an episode. To learn more about a specific topic from this week’s episode, click the links below: Starbucks "The Office" promposal inspiration AP...

Austin West 18 holds up his Drake Relays flag after he won the 400 meter hurdle race on Saturday, April 28. He won with a time of 51.96, .02 off from breaking the meet record.

Drake Relays one-stop shop

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...

Micah Frisbie 20 celebrates after he scores the second goal for West in the second half of the game on Tuesday, April 24.

Boys soccer defeats Cedar Rapids Jefferson

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...

Lizzie Raley 18 and City Highs Callie Menzel 21 battle for the ball on Friday, April 20.

Soccer teams fall to City

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...

Before COVID-19 shutdowns, Theatre West staged shows like West Side Story and Sweeney Todd with live audiences.

Dancing into the spotlight

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Entertainment Editor April 21, 2018

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...

A poster for The Miracle Season sits on a table during a book signing.

The Miracle Season

Jenna Wang, Editorial Editor April 16, 2018

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...

Chic and on fleek

Chic and on fleek

Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief April 16, 2018

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...

Over thirty million people of all ages and genders in the US suffer from an eating disorder (National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders).

Eating disorders

Sophie Stephens, Online Managing Editor April 8, 2018

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...

Walk It Out snapchat coverage

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor April 4, 2018

On Saturday, March 31 students celebrated diversity through Walk It Out, a multicultural fashion show.

Dasia Taylor 21 holds up her fist during a tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement on Saturday, March 31.

Walk It Out celebrates West’s diversity

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...

How to: study for finals

How to: study for finals

Mary Vander Weg and Fenna Semken April 1, 2018

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...

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