Recently, the Iowa City Community School District has gotten rid of all plus and minus grade notations for this trimester. Therefore, an A+ and A- will become an A, a B+ and B- will become a B, etc. With...

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the start of online courses throughout the country, a platform foreign to most teachers. While the transition was smooth for some classes, it is impossible for others....

Gov. Kim Reynolds gave permission for Iowa high school summer sports to reopen June 1 in a press conference held on May 20. Reynolds is working closely with the Iowa High School Athletic Association and...

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, West High faculty gathered (from a distance) on May 18 for Molly Abraham's celebratory parade. Abraham has been working at West High for 36 years, taking on the job...

Twenty-three teachers and staff from West High placed signs in yards and windows of graduating seniors on May 14 and 15. According to Principal Gregg Shoultz, the idea came from the webinar for seniors...

After weeks of uncertainty, a graduation plan is taking form. Today, May 15, seniors and their families received an email from the district around noon. In the message, Director of Community Relations...

In an effort to support Iowa communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, West’s Cadenza and UNICEF clubs have partnered to present a virtual concert series entitled United in Isolation. The event,...

With the Iowa City Community School District announcing that school was going to be canceled until at least April 13, Spoken Word club, better know as Iowa City Speaks (IC Speaks) was canceled alongside...

Update: Due to inclement weather predicted for Thursday,  we are rescheduling the drive-through yearbook distribution to Friday, May 15. All other details will remain the same. Yearbook distribution...