• 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
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Fred Hampton delivers a speech in 1969.

“Judas and the Black Messiah” fails to capture the revolutionary spirit of Fred Hampton

Jack Harris, Online Copy Editor and Arts Editor
March 2, 2021
Maddy Smith '22 is a photographer, writer and editor for the Trojan Epic and the West Side Story.

Staff Spotlight: Maddy Smith ’22

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
February 28, 2021
WSS recaps the latest ICCSD school board meeting.

School board recap: 2/23/21

Vivian Polgreen, Managing Co-Editor, News Editor
February 26, 2021
Junior Clare Loussaert poses in the West High commons.

The gifted-kid burnout phenomenon

Annie Schwartz, Carter McLaughlin, and Maddy Smith
February 22, 2021
WSS recaps the latest ICCSD school board meeting.

School board recap: 2/9/21

Vivian Polgreen, Managing Co-Editor, News Editor
February 12, 2021
WSS Arts Editor Jack Harris '22 explores some of the most outlandish political ideologies

The extreme, the niche, and the wacky (political ideologies)

Jack Harris, Online Copy Editor and Arts Editor
February 4, 2021
Pete Moe '22 calls for the ball on an inbounds play against Xavier on Jan. 29.

Boys basketball falls in rematch against Xavier

Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
January 29, 2021
WSS staffer Jack Harris '22 reviews "Dick Johnson is Dead."

“Dick Johnson is Dead” could be the first documentary nominated for best picture

Jack Harris, Online Copy Editor and Arts Editor
January 4, 2021
Peer Assistance and Leadership (PAL), an organization centered around helping students of all ages, is helping families get presents for their children for the holidays.

PALs spreads holiday cheer amidst pandemic

Bess Frerichs, Renee Gould, Maggie Huang, Alyssa Skala, Cassandra Michaels, Jack Harris, Nao Oya, and Owen Aanestad
December 27, 2020
Many students at West High had to learn how to manage their ADHD in an online setting.

The ADHD impact

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
December 21, 2020
As COVID-19 cases rise across the state of Iowa, many businesses are altering operations in order to keep employees and patrons safe.

Shockwaves: the long-term implications of COVID-19

Vivian Polgreen and Gwen Watson
November 19, 2020
MSCHF's company logo.

MSCHF: The company that creates chaos

Jack Harris, Online Copy Editor and Arts Editor
November 19, 2020
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