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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...