Thrown in with nationally-ranked debaters at the state championship, their first tournament with seasoned varsity debaters, a pair of West High’s novices -- or first year debaters -- pulled off two wins.
The...
Fenna Semken, Online Editor-in-Chief
• January 17, 2017
The View's episode featuring West High School aired on Jan. 16, in their Martin Luther King Jr. day special.
The segment featured West High students from all ages, beginning with one on one interviews...
Although classes won’t be held on Martin Luther King Day, that did not stop West students and staff from celebrating. On Friday, January 13th, students spent the day learning about and commemorating...
Iowa City West and City High are known to be big rivals, but yesterday they came together to celebrate and support each other. City High school hosted the Greater Iowa City Area Student Scholarships (GICASS)...
Fenna Semken, Online Editor-in-Chief
• January 10, 2017
West High junior Junhee Lee won $6,000 at the recent math competition Who Wants to Be a Mathematician. The event was part of the Joint Mathematics Meetings held in Atlanta January 4-7. Over...
What began as a collaboration between the Iowa Fashion Project (IFP) and Friends of the Animal Center Foundation (FACF) became a reality, as twelve dogs gathered on Dec. 16 to make their debut entrance...
This story has been updated to reflect a change in The View's schedule.
Sunny Hostin, Clay Aiken and The View production team paid a visit to West High today, Jan. 6, to film a segment regarding...
West has been the center of media attention recently. The front page The New York Times article thrust West High school into the national spotlight. Now, another news organization has thrown their...
Mason Wang, Broadcast Copy Editor
• December 19, 2016
Give high school students a new gimmick to get free stuff on their phones, and it takes less than a month for them to cheat on it.
A number of students have exploited the new app, getting tens of thousands...
Standing in a dazzling costume, with dramatic makeup on your face and hair slicked back, you wait off stage. While butterflies dance in your stomach, you look off into the crowd and wait to hear...
Cameron Cook, Reporter / Videographer
• December 6, 2016
Next time you get a message, you may not want to check it right away. West High principal Gregg Shoultz announced last week that an app called Pocket Points was going to be launched at school.
“I...
Nina Elkadi, Print Editor-in-Chief
• November 30, 2016
The rumors are true, Trader Joe's will be opening up at the Iowa River Landing in Coralville.
According to Coralville Mayor Pro Tem and social studies teacher Mitch Gross, the California-based grocery...
