On October 19th, students from West High's Speech & Debate team competed at Des Moines Roosevelt Roughriders Invitational; in Speech, we placed first in three events, and had a strong showing in just...
The Government was shutdown on October 17. But luckily our voices were not. Here is an in-depth special news explosion detailing who, what, and why the government shutdown for 2 weeks. How will this unfortunately...
By Meredith Cullen
West High's 1440 Interact Club hosted a Halloween-inspired movie night on Friday Oct. 18. Students bundled up in blankets to enjoy a movie in the courtyard at West High late Friday...
The West Side Story garnered two sweepstakes awards from the Iowa High School Press Association on Oct. 25, first place Graphics (large schools) and second place Writing (large schools) for ’12-’13...
West High’s newspaper, the West Side Story, received the George H. Gallup award for the 2012-2013 year. The award is the highest honor from Quill and Scroll, the international journalism honor society....
By Brittani Langland
Experience West High's homecoming festivities through this video that includes the pep assembly and the football game against Dubuque Hempstead.
By Lydia Hinman, Megumi Kitamoto, Brittani Langland, Hannah Muellerleile, Blake Oetting, Katie Peplow and Jaycie Weathers
West High beat Homecoming opponent Dubuque Hempstead 39-35 on Oct. 4, but the...
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By Hannah Merrill and Velarchana Santhana
With the conclusion of Banned Book week around the corner, the WSS looks at some of the most frequently challenged books. According to the American Library...
