Artist and food vendors lined the streets of Iowa City during the Arts Festival May 31 through June 2. Along with the art, attendants could marvel at the plethora of dogs that enjoyed the Summer of the...
As much as many of us like to avoid public restrooms, there comes a point in time where it becomes inevitable that we must use one at West. When this time comes, we must raise our hands to get excused...
Kerri Barnhouse - English
Would you rather have Frankenstein stalking you or have a famous poet write about your flaws?
Probably Frankenstein - it would force me to get some exercise having to run...
Sirens began to echo throughout the walls of Carver Hawkeye Arena at approximately 6:20 pm. They announced a tornado warning for Johnson County and surrounding areas, stalling the graduation ceremony...
In the final episode of the 2018-19 school year, reporter Ken Wilbur '20 discusses an intense conflict on "Breaking borders". Rabi Alaya ‘20 shares impassioned opinions over the war in his native Syria...
A new policy
“I understand these decisions may be surprising,” read the email from Diane Schumacher, the director of curriculum, instruction and assessment in the ICCSD. In only four sentences, the...
For countless years, football has been a part of English teacher and football coach Garret Hartwig's life. From his early beginnings playing when he was six, to today where he is the head coach of the...
Summer has become the main fodder for movie studios to unleash their biggest, most prominent films, even more so than any other time of the year. As such, this jam-packed season of film releases can seem...
Alex Carlon, Online Editor-in-Chief
• May 22, 2019
Flamenco, Gotipua and Yangge are all examples of cultural folk dances. Aside from being entertaining, high energy movements containing upbeat music, they also often tell intimate stories of the history...
Alyssa Skala, Yearbook Managing Editor
• May 18, 2019
The West boys soccer team played against the Liberty soccer team on May 15. The Trojans were leading 6-0 before the game was eventually cancelled at halftime due to lightning. The game will not be rescheduled...
(she/her) Sidney Tranel is a junior at West and this is her second year on staff. Outside of school she works at Monica's, loves spending time with her friends and playing the violin.
