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  • 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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I watched into our backyard as our 150 year old oak tree collapsed from the wind and destroyed our garage. It just didn’t let up,” explained Welch. (Courtesy of Jon Welch)

The aftermath of the land hurricane

Nao Oya, Photographer September 30, 2020

Trees crash down as the forceful winds blow debris into the streets. The thunder booms, and the rain falls like shards of glass. Many stay indoors, but the power of the storm may be too strong for the...

The Iowa City West High School was established in 1968 and the school motto is Where Excellence is a Tradition.

Students return to in-person learning after six months

Hanah Kitamoto and Heidi Du September 28, 2020

It wasn’t the first day of school.  However, students were seen in the classroom for the first time during the 2020-21 school year.  The ICCSD announced the transition into the hybrid model last...

Iowa City South District Neighborhood Association hosts voter registration site

Iowa City South District Neighborhood Association hosts voter registration site

Sachiko Goto, Design Editor, Photographer September 26, 2020

The Iowa City South District Neighborhood Association collaborated with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, League of Women Voters, Parkview East Campus, ACLU and Johnson Country Interfaith Coalition...

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Hybrid schooling, sports and clubs to resume in person

Heidi Du, Print Copy Editor September 20, 2020

With the Johnson County positivity rate dropping to 8.2% as of Sept. 18, the ICCSD announced that the hybrid learning model will begin on Monday, Sept. 28. Additionally, the district has been granted permission...

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West announces 2021 National Merit Semifinalists

Maggie Huang, Online News Editor September 15, 2020

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of the approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Between the three high schools in the district,...

ICCSD granted an additional two weeks of fully online school

ICCSD granted an additional two weeks of fully online school

Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief September 11, 2020

With a 14 day positivity rate of 20.4% as of Sept. 9, the ICCSD was granted permission by the Iowa Department of Public Health to continue the fully online model on Sept. 10. In a board meeting on Sept....

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ICCSD to apply for two more weeks of full online school

Kailey Gee, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief September 8, 2020

With COVID-19 positivity rates at 22.2%, the ICCSD school board has decided to request another waiver from the Department of Education to continue teaching students enrolled in the hybrid learning model...

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School board votes to start school year fully online

Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief August 29, 2020

The school board accepted the waiver granted by the Iowa Department of Education to start the school year fully online in a school board meeting held on Aug. 29. The start of school date will still be...

Department of Education grants ICCSD permission to start year fully online

Department of Education grants ICCSD permission to start year fully online

Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief August 27, 2020

In an email sent out to families on Aug. 27, the district announced that the Iowa Department of Education granted their request to start the school year fully online. The request is granted for a two week...

Student Senate to hold first monthly webinar

Student Senate to hold first monthly webinar

Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief August 26, 2020

Student Senate, a student-run club that creates policies and initiatives for West is holding its first school-wide webinar on Aug. 27 at 6 p.m. The webinar will provide information about the new policies...

Damaged storage bins were just one casualty of the derecho that tore through Iowa on Aug. 10.

Disastrous derecho: Iowa’s unexpected storm

Maya Chu and Krisha Kapoor August 22, 2020

Nearly 8,300 homes were damaged in a matter of minutes. A gloomy Monday morning in Iowa turned into a disastrous storm with wind speeds reaching 140 mph, equivalent to a major hurricane. This storm...

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