Girls fall to Western Dubuque The girls wrestling team had their first home dual of the season Dec. 7 against Western Dubuque. Lila Bihun ’27 started off the night at 125. Her opponent got a few...

Love can make anyone a little delusional. It can drive the most resilient crazy, even if you’re just watching it unfold on the sidelines.  It’s unavoidable. Do you enjoy movies? TV shows? YouTube?...

The Trojan-Bolts returned to the pool after last year’s 18-6 season and took eighth place at the 2022-2023 season state meet. Last week, in their season opener, the Trojan-Bolts defeated Cedar...

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This week, Dec. 4-8, 1440 Interact, West High’s Rotary International affiliated service and volunteering club, will hold a stuffed animal drive. 1440 is accepting donations of new or gently used stuffed...

42 students from West orchestras, bands and choirs were accepted into All-State ensembles Oct. 21. 25 orchestra students, 10 band students and four choir students traveled to Ames, Iowa for the 77th...

Who’s ready for the big sales this Friday? I certainly am. With the upcoming holiday season, companies are marking down a few (or many) of their high demand items for this once a year occasion. Due to...

As the holiday season approaches, it's time for another episode of Sliced! In what was initially a parody of Chopped, this fall episode is closer to a Great British Bake Off technical challenge. The...

Jet-black hair, tinted sunglasses, a simple black suit with a dress shirt open at the collar and a comically large gun are only a few notable characteristics that distinguish Trigun Stampede protagonist...

Buzz — a single notification may only cause a small vibration, but it commands the attention of the typical teenager within seconds. Teenagers are constantly bombarded with notifications: a median of...

When students and staff were asked what they were grateful for about West High, their responses ranged from friends to intellectual debates. Here are some of West Side Story's top answers.   "I...

As a four-sport athlete at Boyden-Hull High School in northwestern Iowa, Sheila Stiles had no idea what athletic training was. In fact, her school didn’t even have a weight room. The only space dedicated...