Upcoming events
  • Seniors vote on faculty speaker later this week
  • Boys soccer tournament- March 29th-30th @West
  • Women of Troy relays- March 26th home@4:30
  • Chamber ensemble concert- March 28th- Band room@7:00
  • Senior poets: send poems to Mr. Robins
  • College fair Wednesday in Cafeteria
  • Girls soccer vs. North Scott- Tuesday JV@5:30 V@7:00
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Since 2003, The Xicotepec Project has provided high school students the opportunity to attend an international service trip to Xicotepec, Mexico where they work on a variety of projects targeting education and healthcare systems. Photo courtesy of Jim Peterson.

1440 Interact hosts first meeting of school year

Lilly Graham, Print Managing Editor October 4, 2023

1440 Interact, or 1440, West High’s Rotary International affiliated volunteering club that focuses on community outreach and service, held its first meeting of the school year last Wednesday Sept. 27...

HOSA allows students to explore many different aspects of the medical field.

HOSA begins its second year at West

Evelyn Kraber and Yeju Seol October 3, 2023

Last year, Wesal Haroun ’24 led HOSA through its first full year as a club after it was canceled partway through her sophomore year. “I feel like people didn't really get to see what it was before...

Last years G!World club

G!World club faces changes in the 2023-24 school year

Eleanor Weitz, Managing Editor October 3, 2023

Background: G!World is a club that aims to empower and support minority young women in their future careers. Junior high and high school girls can join this club for help with their schoolwork and determining...

A student views SF 496 on their phone.

Senate File 496 brings new laws about names and pronouns

Evelyn Kraber and Airi Thompson October 2, 2023

Gov. Kim Reynolds passed Senate File 496 on May 26, a bill consisting of many new laws regarding education. This includes removing books with any depictions of sex acts in school libraries, which has led...

Process for All-State

Process for All-State

Mrudani Ramkumar and Anna Song September 26, 2023

With the IHSMA (Iowa High School Music) All-State Festival auditions steadily approaching on Oct. 21, West High orchestra students have been preparing to audition for a spot in the 77th All-State Festival...

Students connect over classwork.

Best of West: connections through classwork

Vera Tanas, Copy Editor September 26, 2023

Have you ever needed to lean on a classmate to help you with a homework problem or been asked for your assistance on a difficult project? Then, you’ll understand the values that Best of West is based...

How has the curriculum for AP precalculus changed?

AP Precalculus breakdown

Abby Guo, Video Editor September 25, 2023

The new 2023-2024 school year brings new clubs, classes, sports and teachers. Among these additions is an AP course that’s replacing Precalculus Honors, AP Precalculus. There has been some debate...

Erin Chen 27 plays Butter with the marching band.

West High’s first Homecoming Parade

Zoe Smith and Gianna Liu September 21, 2023

  The West High Homecoming committee put on the inaugural West Homecoming Parade on Wednesday, Sep. 20. West alumni and former NFL kicker Nate Kaeding '00 grand marshaled the parade. The event...

The Intellectual Freedom Festival at the Iowa City Public Library was first established in 1995 to honor Carol Spazianis life-long commitment to the freedom of ideas.

Defining intellectual freedom at the ICPL

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor September 21, 2023

The Library Bill of Rights, adopted nationally by the American Librarian Association, was first drafted back in 1939 by Forrest Spalding in the state of Iowa to deal with the problematic meeting room policies...

Many things are store for the West High Student Government during the 2023-24 school year.

Student Government: looking forward

Ashlyn Brady, Features Editor September 20, 2023

The 2023-24 school year is underway, and the West High Student Government is looking forward to a year full of festivities. President Cindy Wang '24 and Vice President Moustafa Tiea '25 have been busy...

The Sudanese Student Organization

The Sudanese Student Organization

Airi Thompson, Assistant News Editor September 19, 2023

The Sudanese Student Organization is a student-led organization, with Rawan Babiker ‘25 as the club’s president and Layan Ahmed ‘25 as vice president. The club debuted late last year, and its main...

A student uses their phone during class, hiding it behind their Chromebook.

Phone Policy: Success or Sham?

Defne Bayman, Communications Coordinator, Artist, Reporter and Photographer September 19, 2023

Phones have been a crucial part of modern life, changing our everyday schedules from what it was 20 years ago, giving us incredible new resources and helping people around the world lead their lives with...

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