The National Scholastic Press Association recognized three West Side Story pieces at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Dallas on Nov. 18.
Broadcast Editor-in-Chief...
At 9:30 a.m today a suspected minor was taken into custody at the North Liberty Police Department for a threat on Instagram that closed Liberty High.
Students and staff of Liberty were told not to...
Luke Reynolds, Copy Editor, Anchor, Reporter
• November 9, 2017
Students, parents, family friends and ICCSD administrators fill the Arganbright Auditorium to see the two yearly productions put on by Theatre West. Whether the winter drama or the spring musical, there’s...
Deniz Ince, Print Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
• November 8, 2017
Balloons, posters and cookies filled the cafeteria after school on Wed., Nov. 8 as 10 seniors signed their National Letters of Intent to compete athletically in college. Of these students, five will...
Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief
• November 8, 2017
According to the Iowa City Community School District tech department, the Chromebook settings were changed unintentionally when implementing Clever Badge logins at elementary schools. In a post published...
Social media has become one of the biggest hobbies in American culture. Smartphones with social media apps are always on hand, and with connection virtually anywhere it’s easy to be sucked into Facebook...
Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief
• November 7, 2017
School Chromebook users opened their computers yesterday, Nov. 6, to find they had been logged out automatically. Students complained about losing tabs and needing to wait for the computer to power back...
SSIKED is West High's student-led organization designed to encourage academic success and promote diversity.
On Thursday, Nov. 2, they hosted their annual Diversity Dinner. Families were encouraged...
Around 2:30 p.m., the backlot of West began flooding, triggered from a mishap during the new gym construction.
"We were boring a new underground power line for the new [gym] addition, and during that...
94 personalities. 94 smiles. 94 women who have family and friends. 94 women who have feelings. 94 women who were objectified. 94 women who were graded. 94 names.
On the morning of Oct. 20, students...
Alyson Kuennen, News Editor, Photographer
• November 1, 2017
Two-hundred musicians took the stage for a fundraising Halloween concert featuring the West High and Northwest Junior High orchestras on Oct. 26 in the Arganbright Auditorium. Over $2,000 was raised with...
Fenna Semken, Online Editor-in-Chief
• November 1, 2017
The calendar for finals testing is listed below:
Tuesday, Nov. 7: Social studies and science testing
Wednesday, Nov. 8: Math, practical arts and fine arts
Thursday, Nov. 9: English and...
