You fill with dread as your alarm blares repeatedly. Under the heap of honors homework and AP review books, you groggily reach out your hand to find your phone: 8:47 a.m. You feel panic threatening to...
Isabella Tisdale, Sports Reporter/Photographer
• October 3, 2021
The Trojans concluded their homecoming week with a win against the Davenport Central Blue devils. With a score of 36-21 and new school records being made, Oct. 1 was a great day for West High.
Mason Applegate...
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• October 1, 2021
It has been a long three years since The Spike has been in the hands of the West volleyball team after the annual Battle for the Spike when the cross-town rivals face-off despite knocking the Little Hawks...
Since the start of 2021, several laws have passed in Iowa, including laws that ban masks mandates, require that students have an opportunity to say the Pledge of Allegiance and forbid diversity training....
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. But does hard work beat monetary resources? Without proper financial investments, success in sports, music and other extracurriculars becomes far...
Jack Harris, Online Copy Editor and Arts Editor
• October 1, 2021
“In the middle of the derecho I heard things coming down on the house, it sounded like the house was going to cave in. When I came upstairs, there was a limb that had gone through our roofing and through...
Maddy Smith, Visual Editor and Feature Editor
• September 30, 2021
West High hosted the first annual Trojan Games on Sept. 29. This new tradition is a replacement for the previous man ball and powderpuff games. This new tradition is part of a movement to make homecoming...
Tessa Gibson, Profiles Editor
• September 30, 2021
Listen in to this brand new podcast! Stories that will be read in this episode are the local legend of the Black Angel, The Cell Phone, Charlotte, and the local legend Stony Hollow Road I-80. Afterward,...
If asked, most students might say that they know of Haiti. They might mention the country’s history of natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes, or the enormous amounts of poverty seen there....
Considered one of the best anime directors of all time, Satoshi Kon left this world with a clear impact on not just the anime community, but the entire field of cinema. Come and listen to a more in-depth...
Isabella Tisdale, Sports Reporter/Photographer
• September 30, 2021
The boys cross country team hosted their Homecoming meet on Sept. 28 at the Iowa City Kickers Soccer Club. The team showed out and placed first overall, with some individual notable finishes as well.
Alex...
2021 has been a banner year for Marvel. They've dropped four shows on the streaming service Disney+ this year alone. Not including the new "Hawkeye" series expected in December. Out of all of these new...
(she/her) Abby is a junior at West and this is her second year on staff. She is the Video Editor for the WSS. In her free time, she likes to hang out with her friends and listen to music on full volume.
