Ding! After the last bell of the day rings, the countdown starts. Five minutes on the clock. You grab your bag and rush out the door, weaving through a crowd of students and rushing down the stairs. Well,...
Three years.
Three years have passed since the Spike was in Trojan hands. However, in an electric senior night five-set thriller in the historic Battle for the Spike, the West High volleyball team ended...
The seniors and juniors went head-to-head last Thursday in the second annual Trojan Games with one notable change: powderpuff. Instead of last year's kickball game, powderpuff made its return in this year's...
On Thursday, the boys' golf team headed down the road from west high to Finkbine golf course where they competed against Prairie, City and Liberty High School. Along with the tournament, they also celebrated...
Some people walk into a room and instantly fill it with joy and kindness just by being there. Mohamed Mohamed, a secondary supervisory paraeducator, is one of those people.
Mohamed has spent nearly...
Meena Tate '23
From an early age, Meena Tate ‘23 ranked high in all of her activities, basketball being one of her best. At first, basketball was something her parents made her do but as she grew...
This is the first episode of Low Stats High Rolls, a Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) actual play podcast. This first chapter surrounds the character Gundark as he begins his travels, climbing...
Byron Butler’s girls’ swim team was back again at the Coralville Recreation Center for another dual meet victory. All sides of Iowa City were represented with Liberty High School being combined with...
Kaylee Gibson ’23 has Functional Neurological Disorder, also known as FND, that causes multiple symptoms. In Kaylee’s case, her main symptom is her legs are too weak to currently function alone. ...
Helen and Yaya Orszula rank their top three phenomenal potatoes the school has to offer! Also, hear what they're best paired with! From ranch to ketchup, they like their potatoes every which way!
America is currently suffering from two notable epidemics. COVID-19 may have put the world on hold and forced us to face some repercussions, but we managed to come together as a community and pulled...
(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.
![Kaylee Gibson (center) holds a props meeting a month after her diagnosis of FND. When FND caused arm and hand weakness, she struggled to play her instruments. “ I had my dad hold [my trumpet] up, and I tried playing it and my muscle memory took over and I was able to play without a problem.”](https://wsspaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_9392-900x675.jpg)
