• 12/16: Pajama + stuffed animal day
  • 12/17: Jersey day
  • 12/17: Girls basketball vs. Wahlert Catholic
  • 12/17: Boys basketball @ Wahlert Catholic
  • 12/17: Boys swimming @ Linn-Mar
  • 12/17: Band concert in Arganbright Auditorium
  • 12/18: Pink out day
  • 12/19: Throwback Thursday
  • 12/19: Boys wrestling @ Linn-Mar
  • 12/19: Girls wrestling @ Solon
  • 12/20: 2 HOUR EARLY RELEASE
  • 12/20: Ugly sweater day
  • 12/20: Boys and girls double-header vs City
The student news source of Iowa City West High

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The student news source of Iowa City West High

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The student news source of Iowa City West High

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Emma Brustkern

Emma Brustkern, Print Entertainment Editor

Emma is a senior at West High and this is her second year as the Print Entertainment Editor. When she isn’t writing, Emma is busy helping Theatre West as the Head of Props, assisting the show choir as a crew member, or spending time with her best friends.

All content by Emma Brustkern
Kindness matters

Kindness matters

Emma Brustkern, Print Entertainment Editor
April 28, 2018
West High's first public gender-neutral restroom is located in the art hallway.

All genders welcome

Emma Brustkern, Print Entertainment Editor
April 7, 2018
Image courtesy of Pixabay (Creative Commons)

West Side Story recommends: books

Emma Brustkern, Print Entertainment Editor
March 13, 2018
Good Time Company sing their ballad in a circle formation before going onstage at their first competition in Muscatine. (Lauren Ernst)

Time to be brave

Emma Brustkern and Luke Reynolds
February 27, 2018
The show choir band celebrates their "Best Band" win at the Great River Show Choir Invitational in Davenport. (Lauren Ernst)

Band

Emma Brustkern and Luke Reynolds
February 27, 2018
The show choir crew organizes costume racks at Benton's A Touch of Class. (Lauren Ernst)

Crew

Emma Brustkern and Luke Reynolds
February 27, 2018
The Showtime girls perform their girls' song "Something Better" at Dollars for Scholars at Liberty High. (Lauren Ernst)

Choreography

Emma Brustkern and Luke Reynolds
February 27, 2018
From left to right, back to front: RJ Duncan '18, Shalom Alarape '18, Sasha Tyler '18, Meg Moreland '18, Jackson Elkins '18, Karissa Burkhardt '20, Sam Sunderland '19 and Carrie Harper '19 dance and sing center stage for "A Place Called Home." (Lauren Ernst)

Singing

Emma Brustkern and Luke Reynolds
February 27, 2018
Trump spoke at a rally in 2016 in Cedar Rapids.

A politician for president

Emma Brustkern, Print Entertainment Editor
February 15, 2018
The white Chromebooks are one type of Chromebook that the tech office checks out as a spare. Therefore, they are sometimes referred to as "Chromebooks of Shame".

The Chromebook crisis

Emma Brustkern and Reagan Hart
February 5, 2018
Characters huddle together to analyze sketch of the crime scene. From left to right: Cade Koch '18, Brandon Burkhardt '18, Meg Moreland '18, Sam Sunderland '19, Damarius Levi '18, Pieper Stence '18, Sean Harken '21. Paige Harken '18, Ethan Seylar '19 and Leah Brownsburger '18

“12 Angry Jurors”: Behind the Scenes

Emma Brustkern, Print Entertainment Editor
January 3, 2018
Pals pose together with their new t-shirts. Photo by Mayra DeVries, used with permission.

Be the change

Emma Brustkern, Print Entertainment Editor
December 22, 2017
Trump speaks to the people of Cedar Rapids, IA last summer in July.

Opinion: Say no to the trans ban

Emma Brustkern, Print Entertainment Editor
August 1, 2017
Eman Elsheikh '18 practices her solo on Monday July 24.

Theatre West to hold first ever Summer Showcase

Emma Brustkern, Print Entertainment Editor
July 27, 2017
Candi Stratton, as "Cher", smiles at a young girl after giving her a kiss during her performance in the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall on June 17.

Iowa City gathers together to celebrate Pride

Emma Brustkern, Print Entertainment Editor
June 19, 2017
Full house

Full house

Emma Brustkern, Print Entertainment Editor
February 23, 2017
Principal Gregg Shoultz and West Side Story adviser Sara Whittaker at the IHSPA state journalism conference on Oct. 27.

Shoultz wins Iowa’s Administrator of the Year award

Emma Brustkern, Print Entertainment Editor
October 27, 2016
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