In the first installment of “A Scoop of Pop Culture”, Lucy Gerlieb '24 and Samuel Rosenthal '24 discuss their top ten favorite Pixar animated films. In this episode, the Pixar films will be determined...
In recent years, construction has been a major part of high school across the Iowa City Community School District. In 2019, missing ceiling panels, cranes, construction workers, loud noises, the displacement...
Camille Gretter, Online Editor-In-Chief
• September 18, 2021
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...
Paige Albright, Managing Co-Editor, Podcast Editor
• September 17, 2021
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...
Jack Harris, Online Copy Editor and Arts Editor
• September 16, 2021
“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,...
Vivian Polgreen, Managing Co-Editor, News Editor
• September 15, 2021
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,...
(she/her) Ceci De Young is a senior at West and this is her third year on the Trojan Epic staff. She is the photo and video editor this year and loves everything sports.
