Upcoming events
  • Seniors vote on faculty speaker later this week
  • Boys soccer tournament- March 29th-30th @West
  • Women of Troy relays- March 26th home@4:30
  • Chamber ensemble concert- March 28th- Band room@7:00
  • Senior poets: send poems to Mr. Robins
  • College fair Wednesday in Cafeteria
  • Girls soccer vs. North Scott- Tuesday JV@5:30 V@7:00
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Jacob Klein 19 holds back tears as the team is presented with a trophy for making it to state on Wednesday, March 6.

Boys basketball ends season at state quarterfinals

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
March 7, 2019
Members of the Iowa City West High dance team stand together. Design Maddy Ephraim.

Walking into a reputation

Fatima Kammona, News Editor
March 4, 2019
Even Brauns 20 celebrates with the rest of the basketball team and the student section after they defeated Davenport Central 72-46 to advance to the quarterfinal round of the Iowa High School State Basketball Tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 26.

Boys basketball moves onto state tournament

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
February 27, 2019
Hunter Garvin ’22 raises his hand victoriously in the air after defeating Dubuque Wahlert’s Colton Kisting ’22 on Jan. 17, 2019. Garvin wrestled at 120 pounds last season, but is making the jump up to 132 pounds this year.

Rising Star: Hunter Garvin ’22

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
February 23, 2019
Emma Koch 19 sheds tears as she walks down the court with Audrey Koch 21 and Rylee Goodfellow 21 during the senior recognition after the game on Saturday, Feb. 16.

Girls basketball celebrates regional win and senior night

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
February 17, 2019
Photo Editor Maddi Shinall 19 poses for a photo as she displays her feminist slogan sweatshirt on Friday, Feb. 15.

A woman’s place is in charge

Maddi Shinall, Photo Editor
February 17, 2019
Sophie Stephens 19 poses as she writes a letter on Wednesday, Feb. 13.

SASS comes together to write letters

Sophie Stephens, Online Managing Editor
February 13, 2019
Head coach Steve Bergman talks to Brayden Adcock 19 during the second half on Tuesday, Jan. 15.

Regional pairings released for boys basketball

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
February 12, 2019
Will Hoeft 20 tries to keep City Highs Joe Ring 19 from escaping on Thursday, Jan. 3. Hoeft pinned Ring in 45 seconds.

Six wrestlers qualify for state

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
February 9, 2019
Online Editor-in-Chief and Co-Sports Editor Kara Wagenknecht 19 shoots a photo while covering a basketball doubleheader at West High on Saturday, Jan. 5.

A race to be picture perfect

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
February 8, 2019
Cailyn Morgan 19 tries to steal the ball as Libertys Sam McPherson 20 protects it during the first quarter on Friday, Jan. 25.

Basketball teams play Liberty

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
January 26, 2019
From top to bottom, left to right: WHSDM set up for their big event on MLK Day; Nic Stone, author of Dear Martin answers students questions in the West High library; members of SASS lead the way in Iowa Citys March for Our Lives; The girls basketball team celebrates their championship win at the Wells Fargo Arena.

2018 at West: a year in review

Jessica Doyle, Podcast Editor
January 22, 2019
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