Defne Bayman, Communications Coordinator, Artist, Reporter and Photographer
• March 7, 2024
Every year, West High’s budget department receives funding from the state of Iowa, which determines the amount of money that the schools will have to work with for the upcoming year. However, West High’s...
The auditions for the summer musical for Young Footliters theatre camp are approaching. The musical this year is “The Wizard of Oz,” which performs June 28-30. Auditions take place on April 4, 5 and...
Concert Strings, Philharmonic Strings and Symphony Strings performed in Arganbright Auditorium led by Orchestra Director Jon Welch on Feb. 28 at 7:00 p.m. The concert was titled “Music from Around the...
Lilly Graham, Print Managing Editor
• March 1, 2024
City-West Double Headers
After a West home court sweep Dec. 22, the Trojan basketball teams traveled across town to City High Jan. 26 for another double-header match-up. Following a 63-57 victory...
Athena Wu, Print Entertainment Editor
• February 29, 2024
In November, many Mu Alpha Theta members and other West students competed in the American Mathematical Competition (AMC), the first of a series of tests to eventually determine the USA Mathematical...
Evelyn Kraber, Assistant Copy Editor
• February 29, 2024
After the first “funnel” deadline, many bills in Iowa’s legislature are no longer up for debate. To survive the deadline, bills have to pass their committees first, and therefore be eligible for...
Welcome back to West High Weekly! The first video of the 2024 school year will catch you up on all of the news from this winter. The year starts off with an impressive achievement from West BPA, who set...
Reem Kirja, Print Profiles Editor
• February 28, 2024
West High’s Mock Trial team traveled to City High Feb. 25 to participate in a scrimmage. Mock Trial Coach Michael Mettenburg and Assistant Coach Traci Burns led the two West teams, Green and Gold, in...
JETS (Junior Engineering Technical Society), also known as TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science), is an annual competition held by the Technology Student Association that tasks...
Zaira Ahmad, Print Editor-in-Chief
• February 26, 2024
With the second trimester coming to an end, West Choirs hosted their annual Mid-Winter Concert featuring choirs from both West and Northwest Junior High. The concert took place in the Arganbright Auditorium...
After the Jazz Cafe and before heading into jazz competition season, on Jan. 22, West High’s Jazz Ensemble traveled to Cedar Rapids to professionally record a song from their set. Later, it’ll air...
With winter sports competitions winding down, it’s time to shift focus to the arts competitions at West. During the month of February, West High’s Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Collective performed in three...
