The Trojan football team was back in black for their second home game of the season. With a young and fresh new roster, the team is still settling in to the changes. West played a tough game against the...

As the fourth week of school comes to an end, midterms loom only two weeks away. As Homecoming inches closer as well, the administration would like to remind you that any repairs due to stolen objects...

Have you ever finished an amazing book that you just couldn’t put down and then immediately wished you could read another one just like it? Don’t worry, you’re not alone! This phenomenon is common...

New school year and a new episode of the Futon. In a special sophomore episode, your new hosts Isabella Tisdale '24 and Zoe Smith '24 sit down and talk to Max Gerke '24. From West's unstoppable swim team, to...

On Sept. 16, the ICCSD had the day off in recognition of Yom Kippur: one of the holiest days and the tenth day after Rosh Hashanah (the first day of the new Jewish year). In addition to Yom Kippur, Eid...

“Luca” is a recent Disney film directed by Enrico Casarosa, released in June, and has caused some problems with it blatantly drawing from LGBTQIA+ people’s stories and lives; only for Casarosa to...

“Nine Days” might be one of the hardest movies to see in America right now. It’s playing in exactly 21 theaters across America, is unavailable for rent anywhere and there are currently no reports...

The school board approved a mask mandate in all district facilities during their biweekly meeting on Sept. 14. This policy goes into effect on Sept. 15 with all students, teachers and faculty being required...

COVID-19 has been tough on us all. I'm sure you're tired of all the tests, the regulations, the quarantines and so on. So you can probably imagine the frustrations of this 15-year old Korea-American girl,...

Pancake Day, originally scheduled for Oct. 23, is canceled. The annual event is one of two major fundraising sources for the Iowa City Athletic Booster Club (ICAB), the other being stadium cleanup,...

The Student Government is going to replace what used to be known as the Student Senate. The new organization will still create policies and initiatives for West, but the representatives of the organization...

On Sept. 8, the COVID-19 quarantine policy was changed in all junior high and high schools across the Iowa City Community School District. Quarantine procedures at the elementary schools will remain the...