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The student news source of Iowa City West High

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The student news source of Iowa City West High

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Sumner Wallace, Columns Editor May 4, 2020

The West High parking lot has a wide variety of cars—from clunkers to Camaros—but their appearances can be deceiving. This rings especially true for junior Emma Furlong’s car.  “My car...

Edward Keen 20 reviews all nine films in Star Wars epic Skywalker saga.

Every Star Wars movie, reviewed

Edward Keen, Arts Editor May 4, 2020

It’s that time of year again: May the fourth. This pseudo-holiday made up by Star Wars fans referring to the iconic line “May the force be with you” has become an annual occasion to celebrate the...

Preoccupied

Preoccupied

Misha Canin and Isaac Young May 3, 2020

“Secure your phones!” You’ve heard it before in the West High classrooms, a common phrase teachers use to remind their students to remain on task throughout the period. However, outside of school...

The 2020 yearbook theme is ReVison 2020

Yearbook distribution to take place May 15

Alyssa Skala, Yearbook Managing Editor May 1, 2020

Update: Due to inclement weather predicted for Thursday,  we are rescheduling the drive-through yearbook distribution to Friday, May 15. All other details will remain the same. Yearbook distribution...

How graduation might work

How graduation might work

Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief April 28, 2020

We know what graduation won’t look like. Students won’t gather at the end of May in Carver Arena to graduate on stage in front of their family as they have in past years. The way the class of 2020...

English Language Learners at West face a language barrier while adjusting to the new environment.

Overcoming obstacles

Hanah Kitamoto and Isaac Young April 28, 2020

Language is everywhere and it’s surely unavoidable. Homework, tests, socializing and even a quick trip to your local coffee shop will require you to use language. As English is the most common language...

College admissions process Q&A

College admissions process Q&A

Fareeha Ahmad and Alyssa Skala April 26, 2020

How should a student go about finding the right college for them?  Under normal circumstances:  “If you're going on a road trip with your family, and you're driving by someplace, go and walk...

Tackling Tourettes

Tackling Tourette’s

Fareeha Ahmad and Alice Meng April 26, 2020

About Tourette’s  Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder involving tics, which are involuntary movements or sounds. In order to be diagnosed, individuals must have motor and vocal tics lasting...

The boys and girls tennis teams pose after winning state titles at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Center.

Ascending the thrones

Joe Goodman, Sports Editor April 25, 2020

No planet B

No planet B

Natalie Katz, Print Editor-in-Chief April 25, 2020

120 months. 3650 days. One decade. It doesn't matter how you put it—ten years is not a lot of time to prevent irreversible damage from climate change. While we are all familiar with social media crazes...

Sumner Wallace 20 talks about why crying is nothing to be ashamed of.

Sincerely, Sumner: crying is cool

Sumner Wallace, Columns Editor April 23, 2020

Dear readers, As a child I was a crier.  Many of you can probably understand that I found this quite embarrassing. It was how my body dealt with anxiety, frustration, anger, sadness, you name...

According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, as of April 23, there were 3,748 cases of COVID-19 in Iowa.

Viral.

Marta Leira and Kailey Gee April 23, 2020

Halfway across the world, the impact wasn’t immediate. It all started in late December, when a few individuals in Wuhan, China were diagnosed with pneumonia from an unknown cause. As cases spread throughout...

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