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Homecoming week anticipations

Vera Tanas and Anna Gibson • September 29, 2024

There’s been a lot going on for West High Student Government in the past couple of weeks. With homecoming just around the corner, preparations for the pep assembly, dance and spirit week have been in...

NSPA names West journalists as top 10 finalists in national contests

September 27, 2024

The National Scholastic Press Association announced finalists for its 2024 individual contests, with each contest category including up to 10 finalists nationwide. Winners will be announced at NSPA/JEA’s...

Breaking down the new attendance policy

Ashlyn Brady, Online Editor-in-Chief • September 23, 2024

NewVoters to hold voter registration drive

Anna Song, Print Design Editor • September 23, 2024

West High’s newly founded civic engagement club, NewVoters, will be holding its first voter registration drive during all lunches in the commons area from Sept. 23-27. Students who are at least 17...

Iowa City celebrates sustainability through Prompt for the Planet event

Shanza Sami, Print Features Editor • September 17, 2024

Three teens charged with first degree burglary after entering West High last month after-hours

Evelyn Kraber, Managing and Features Editor • September 13, 2024

At 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23, West High’s first day of classes, three minors were arrested after chasing a West High student into the school after it was closed, then engaging in a physical altercation...

Constructing change

Lea Abou Alaiwa, Jake Beneke, Ella Ciliberto, and Colin Wehrle • June 4, 2024

2024 is a major year of change for schools in the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD). This fall, sixth graders will move from the elementary level to the newly renovated middle schools, marking...

Class of 2024 graduates at Xtream Arena

Josephine Schwartz, Photo Editor • June 4, 2024

This Sunday, students of the West High class of 2024 walked across the stage to finally finish their high school careers. At the ceremony, three students, two faculty members and West High alum,...

West High hosts annual Senior Orchestra Festival

Jessie Li and Mrudani Ramkumar • June 4, 2024

The West High Orchestras held their spring concert in the evening of May 23 in the Arganbright Auditorium, marking the last performance of the year. The concert started off with Concert Strings and Philharmonic...

The TikTok trial

Reem Kirja and Mrudani Ramkumar • June 2, 2024

From letters to text messages and in-person classes to YouTube tutorials, the ease and accessibility of phones dominate today’s digital world. Younger generations have created virtual lives that serve...

Annual West choirs spring concert

Zaira Ahmad, Print Editor-in-Chief • May 30, 2024

With the end of another trimester, West Choirs hosted their annual Spring Choral Concert. The concert took place in the Arganbright Auditorium May 9 and was filled with performances of pieces from French...

The working class(room)

Henry Timmer-Hackert, Shanza Sami, and Carter Birch Houchins-Witt • May 30, 2024

From the establishment of the National Child Labor Committee in 1904 to the International Labor Organization in 2000, the United States has undergone substantial change as a part of a greater international...