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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Kailey Gee, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
• April 21, 2020
The Iowa City Community School District Board of Directors has chosen Assistant Superintendent Matt Degner to temporarily fill in for Superintendent Stephen Murley starting July 1, 2020. Murley will begin...
Alyssa Skala, Yearbook Managing Editor
• April 20, 2020
An email sent to students, staff, and parents on April 20 outlined the guidelines for required online learning at the high school level. All grades for the third trimester will be updated on April 21 at...
“Skyward” by Brandon Sanderson
Hands down the best book I read last year, “Skyward” is Brandon Sanderson stepping out of his epic-fantasy comfort zone and spinning a story that is a wonderfully...
Alyssa Skala, Yearbook Managing Editor
• April 17, 2020
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, announced that all Iowa schools will not have in-person classes for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year. The days missed in school will not have to be made up in-person, but online...
(she/they) Helen is a senior at West and this is her second year on staff. She is a designer and artist for WSS print. In her free time, she likes to read, mess around on Illustrator, and do crosswords.
