By Jiung Jung, Kevan Patel, and Carter Leavesseur
The runners line up at the starting line. They move around, trying to get their bodies ready for the upcoming race. Bang! The runners start to dash...
By Shanthi Chackalackal, Eugenia Chen, and Maggie Terry
Nothing is harder than serving a tennis ball during Iowa’s windy season. Nothing--except serving a tennis ball...
First of all, I have a confession to make. When I picked up my copy of Larry Baker’s The Education of Nancy Adams last Friday, I defied what is, perhaps, the iron-law of reading--I...
*Disclaimer: All Radish content is satirical and not to be perceived as factual.
It was a chilly morning—not so long ago, and not so far away. On March 28th, Jacob Haircut-Giver '16 casually...
The boys basketball team won their third consecutive State Championship on March 15th. The Trojans beat the West Des Moines Valley Tigers 57-45. No team has won three consecutive State titles since Davenport...
You know that girl in your English class? The one who wears the same pair of sneakers every day? Or that boy in your physics class who shows up five minutes late on a daily basis? Sure, they could be defined...
At a young age, West alum Bridget Kearney '03 realized she wanted to be a professional musician and "put all [her] eggs in one basket," attending the New England Conservatory in Boston after high school...
Photos by Lizzie Pruneau
West Side Story: Describe your style
Hannah Sheldon '15: I would probably describe it as different. It's pretty girly because I wear a lot of dresses.
WSS: How...
Ella Josephine Baker began her involvement in the civil rights movement in the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) as a field secretary. When she was named director of branches...
By Velarchana Santhana and Consuelo Mendoza
On February 26, West High held its first job and volunteer fair where students were able to talk to possible employers and discover new ways to get involved...
