Many West High students, faculty and families took to their polling places on Feb. 3 to support their candidate of choice in the 2020 presidential election at the Iowa caucuses. For a majority of students,...
Hundreds of Iowa City residents filled the gym to show their support for Democratic candidate, Senator Elizabeth Warren, on Feb. 1, just two days before the Iowa caucuses.
As the dense crowd awaited...
With just three days left until Iowans will caucus for presidential nominees, the Iowa City area is abuzz with candidate rallies, media coverage and campaign events. Though only a percentage of West's...
Alex Carlon, Online Editor-in-Chief
• January 27, 2020
West’s chapter of Business Professionals of America hosted its annual regional competition on Jan. 26 for the second year since the revival of the event in early 2019. Unlike last year, students competed...
Alex Carlon, Online Editor-in-Chief
• January 27, 2020
Students from West’s band program auditioned for the Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association (SEIBA) Honor Band at Fairfield High School on Jan. 25.
The audition encompassed both the SEIBA concert...
Abby McKeone, Graphics and Social Media Editor
• January 23, 2020
A course fair, composed of an arrangement of departments and classes, came together during an elongated lunch period on Jan. 22. Students were able to survey each booth by asking questions to teachers...
Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief
• January 22, 2020
Who earned the nickname Moses? What modern civil rights movement started in 2012? When did the emancipation proclamation go into effect? These are a few of the questions participants of the club Black...
Alex Carlon, Online Editor-in-Chief
• January 21, 2020
Governor Kim Reynolds first signed required financial literacy legislation into law in April of 2018. On Jan. 21, West students saw the first ramifications of this measure as personal finance was listed...
Abby McKeone, Graphics and Social Media Editor
• January 19, 2020
Between the fall play and spring musical, the adult's in the theatre department take time to recoup and turn the role of "director" over to a small group of students. On Jan. 16, Students Producing Innovative...
Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief
• January 15, 2020
In the last several months, a fairly unknown resource in the school has been rebranding, reorganizing and preparing for a re-opening.
West High Supply, formerly known at The Welcome Center, is...
As technology has become more prevalent, security monitoring has increased, and people’s sense of privacy has gone down. Schools are no exception to this trend. Since West has opened, the administration...
