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...
Natalie Katz, Print Editor-in-Chief
• December 18, 2019
The keys to unlocking the knowledge of the world. The place where time and destination are what you make of it. Or, maybe just a quiet study location. Whatever a library means to you, they are truly believed...
On Thursday, December 12th, 44 French I and French IV students went to the Waterloo Center for the Arts to view and discuss Haitian art.
Before the trip, students learned French vocabulary for different...
A new program at West, mentors in violence prevention (MVP) will start in 2021. This program, led by staff members Molly Abraham, Rick Hancox, Kerry Kilker, Paul Breitbach, Megan Johnson, and Susie Ziemer...
Sam Westergaard, Videographer and Photographer
• December 6, 2019
The second trimester has brought many new changes to West High. One such change is the completion of the new classroom. Each classroom feature new lights, new floors, and massive windows that make up the...
Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
• December 5, 2019
The athletic department is considering adding a lacrosse team. The team has not yet formed and is in "stage one" of the process, but the organizers, Aniyah Flynn '22 and Arionnah Sonii '22 are in search...
Alex Carlon, Online Editor-in-Chief
• December 5, 2019
Beginning the morning of Dec. 5, the ability for students to request themselves for Academic Focus Time (AFT) via FlexiSched has been disabled. This change comes as students have found "loopholes" to getting...
