As the final day of the 2023-24 school year, June 5, approaches, the West High Administration released its new finals schedule for grades 9-11. Principal Mitch Gross explained in an email sent to parents...

On April 12, the American Red Cross came to West to host a blood drive in the dance room. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., both adults and students volunteered to help out or to donate. Donors were given water and...

The FIRST Championship is the last competition of the FIRST robotics season, taking place over four days in the middle of April. The championship features all three of FIRST’s programs: FIRST Lego League...

West's Community Inclusion Club held its annual talent show on April 18 in the north band room. During the show, the students who participated showed a variety of talents, ranging from singing to fashion...

  On April 17, 2024, students at Columbia University created an encampment on university grounds to protest the continued investing in companies that do business with Israel, in light of the...

  While prom is a night to take great photos and have fun with friends, it's also important to remember to stay safe while having fun. Driving While driving, you might feel inclined to check...

The Iowa High School Press Association announced five “Best of the Year” winners this week, with two of them coming to West High. IHSPA named Gianna Liu '25 Photographer of the Year and Erinn Varga...

The Freedom Forum in Washington, D.C. awarded Anna Song ’25 in the annual Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference for 2024. Students selected for the program receive an all-expenses-paid...

The Iowa High School Press Association identified Shanza Sami '26 and Charlotte Stephens '26 as two of Iowa’s Top 10 Emerging Journalists, a program which seeks to recognize emerging talent in newspaper,...

West High is a school with many cultures represented and one of the very few schools in Iowa with 50% minority students. The pouring rain and storm warnings rolling in on phones didn't stop one of the...

West High's senior class better be looking over their shoulders this week as the school's annual senior assassin game begins on Tuesday, April 22. For those unfamiliar, senior assassin is a classic...

Three student from the West High Math Club headed to Minnesota State University to compete at the Minnesota State University High School Mathematics Contest. This year marks West's 20th anniversary competing...