• MONDAY 4/14: boys soccer @ Dowling Catholic
  • TUESDAY 4/15: girls golf @ Finkbine, boys track & field @ Prairie, girls soccer @ CR Washington
  • WEDNESDAY 4/16: boys soccer vs. CR Washington, girls/boys track & field @ City
  • THURSDAY 4/17: WSS publication day, girls tennis vs. Prairie, boys tennis @ Prairie
  • FRIDAY 4/18: NO SCHOOL, boys tennis vs. Western Dubuque
  • SATURDAY 4/19: girls soccer vs. Bettendorf, girls tennis @ Dubuque Senior/Western Dubuque, boys soccer @ Valley
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The student news source of Iowa City West High

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All kinds of books were banned under SF 496 — from fantasy to nonfiction.

Senate File 496’s book ban blocked — again

Evelyn Kraber, Managing and Features Editor
April 7, 2025
Iowans flooded the capitol on Feb. 27, the day where a public hearing was held for HF 583 and the Senate and the House were expected to vote on their respective versions of the bill.

Gov. Reynolds signs bill ending civil rights protections for transgender Iowans

Evelyn Kraber, Managing and Features Editor
March 11, 2025
Iowa’s capitol is located in Des Moines and is open to the public.

Iowa’s 2025 legislative session: an introduction

Evelyn Kraber, Managing and Features Editor
January 30, 2025
Iowa has nine Area Education Agencies, each responsible for providing different resources for the districts within thier jurisdiction.

The future of Iowa’s Area Education Agencies

Evelyn Kraber, Managing and Features Editor
May 28, 2024
Iowa's “Students First Act” school choice bill will be implemented next school year.

Choosing schooling

Heidi Du, Print Copy Editor
March 2, 2023
Gov. Reynolds signs school choice bill into law

Gov. Reynolds signs school choice bill into law

Heidi Du, Print Copy Editor
January 26, 2023
This is SATIRE, so please do not write to the editor.

The Radish

Caroline Mascardo and Rosemary Timmer-Hackert
April 28, 2022
April news briefs

April news briefs

Maya Chu, Print Feature Editor
April 25, 2022
The girls basketball team faces off with Cedar Falls in the regional semifinal on Feb. 19.

Reynolds signs law banning transgender females from women’s sports

Audrey Parrish, Copy Editor
March 3, 2022
A sign taped to the West High front door tells students, staff and visitors about the new mandate on Sept. 15.

ICCSD mask mandate extended

Vivian Polgreen, Managing Co-Editor, News Editor
October 10, 2021
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