Six feet. That’s the distance every person is recommended to stay physically apart from others, according to the CDC. Although social media and other online communication methods can partly fulfill the...
Sara Baroncini, Yearbook People Co-Editor
• May 20, 2020
To society, fast-food chains and grocery stores are often viewed as playing an insignificant role for the public, but when it comes to a global pandemic, workers are willing to take the risk for the benefit...
Gov. Kim Reynolds gave permission for Iowa high school summer sports to reopen June 1 in a press conference held on May 20. Reynolds is working closely with the Iowa High School Athletic Association and...
Fareeha Ahmad, Profiles Editor and Yearbook Copy Editor
• May 19, 2020
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, West High faculty gathered (from a distance) on May 18 for Molly Abraham's celebratory parade. Abraham has been working at West High for 36 years, taking on the job...
You rush to a table full of food as soon as you hear the call to prayer. “Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar” (God is the greatest, God is the greatest) is all that echoes in your head as you break your fast...
Twenty-three teachers and staff from West High placed signs in yards and windows of graduating seniors on May 14 and 15. According to Principal Gregg Shoultz, the idea came from the webinar for seniors...
In the past few months, the world has been turned upside down. There have been over 3.2 million COVID-19 cases worldwide and on April 27, the U.S. surpassed 1 million cases and became the country with...
After weeks of uncertainty, a graduation plan is taking form. Today, May 15, seniors and their families received an email from the district around noon. In the message, Director of Community Relations...
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• May 13, 2020
The spring sports season came to a sudden halt on March 16 when the Iowa City Community School District announced that they would suspend classes until April 13, preventing track and field’s upcoming...
Graduation. Senior skip day. Prom. All of these senior traditions came to a halt as the coronavirus pressed the pause button for many activities. But there's also one seemingly small, but meaningful tradition...
(she/her) Zaira Ahmad is a Senior at West High. This is her third year on staff, and she is the Print Editor-In-Chief. Outside of the newsroom, you can probably find Zaira at show choir rehearsal or volunteering...
