Iowa City West Business Professionals of America (BPA) kicked off the race to prepare for the National Leadership Conference (NLC), which will be held in Chicago, Illinois May 10-14, by participating in...

After a year without production, the Grapevine has begun producing the 36th volume of the literary magazine. Following the 2021-22 school year, Grapevine entered a $600 debt after the magazine failed to...

AP Economics teacher Tyson Smith took eight teams to Des Moines on April 10 to compete in the Adam Smith Divison State Challenge on April 10. Two weeks prior, students taking AP Econ class divided themselves...

West High’s GTC 23-24 season has officially come to an end. This year GTC had a new look with their theme “Let’s Go Fly a Kite”.  With custom kite costumes and props, GTC was on their way to compete....

The time has come for Theatre West to present its annual spring musical, this year's being "The Secret Garden." Based on the 1911 children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the story follows a young...

It is 30 minutes before sundown. The weather is cloudy; it is a very gray and bleak day, with Iowa bidding goodbye to the last winter flurries in April. Inside West, however, the cafeteria was vibrant...

Founded in 1976, Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that aids local communities all around the world with housing. The organization renovates existing homes (in urban areas), builds new homes...

Welcome to the first episode of Tech Talk! Let's Chat: GPT features a special guest, West English teacher Kerri Barnhouse. This episode explores the pros and cons of this new technology and dives deep...

The Coralville Food Pantry (CCFP) hosted the annual Global Community Meal at the Coralville Public Library on Friday, March 22. This remarkable event brought together people from diverse backgrounds to...

The atmosphere in the ICCSD administration building on Tuesday night was uneasy. A packed room filled with community members, district administration and school board members gathered for the board's bi-monthly...

On March 28, West's Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band will host their annual Chamber Ensemble concert. Unlike the usual band concert, the concert will consist of each percussion, woodwind, and brass section...

 On March 23, orchestra students gathered for yet another typical day of orchestra rehearsal during fourth period. But as the bell was about to signal the end of class, Orchestra director Jon Welch...