• 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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The student news source of Iowa City West High

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The sun shines on the intersection of East Market Street and Linn Street, where the ICON Academy campus sits.

New arts hub takes root in Iowa City

Paige Albright and Audrey Parrish
May 24, 2023

Behind the curtain of ‘Beauty and the Beast’

Alaina Greenlee, Video Editor
April 13, 2023
Katy Nahra, Ann Rocarek and Christian Aanestad pose in front of a sheet stained with fake blood after the 2019 spring musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street."

Friend crush: Katy Nahra, Ann Rocarek and Christian Aanestad

Misha Canin and Natalie Dunlap
February 23, 2020
Grace Hinrichs '21 would love to continue her theater involvement after high school. “I am definitely thinking about majoring in college and not necessarily Performing Arts, but in directing and casting and producing, because I want to continue theater as my career in any way that I can, even if it’s not being an artist myself," she said.

Performing with grace

Abby McKeone, Graphics and Social Media Editor
November 29, 2019
Kaylee Gibson 23' models a monster mask to insure a correct fit before an after school props meeting.

Behind the scenes of Theatre West’s She Kills Monsters

Sydney Wildes, Yearbook Clubs and Academics Editor
November 13, 2019
The new logo for the new FilmScene location in Iowa City.

The stunning new FilmScene theater opens

Jack Harris, Online Copy Editor and Arts Editor
September 23, 2019
Evan Zukin '22 practices his lines for Miracle on 34th Street.

Setting the stage for new faces

Annabel Hendrickson, Copy Editor
November 19, 2018
Before COVID-19 shutdowns, Theatre West staged shows like "West Side Story" and "Sweeney Todd" with live audiences.

Dancing into the spotlight

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Entertainment Editor
April 21, 2018
The SPIT production "Tracks" and "Check, Please!" is cancelled due to inclement weather.

SPIT’s Thursday show cancelled due to weather

Luke Reynolds, Copy Editor, Anchor, Reporter
January 11, 2018

“Hamilton” star Leslie Odom Jr. visits Iowa City

Grace Yarrow, Copy Editor
March 29, 2017
On-the-spot success: Julie Watkins '17

On-the-spot success: Julie Watkins ’17

Mary Vander Weg, Online Graphic Designer
February 17, 2017
The audience files into Hancher Auditorium to see the Sound of Music.

The Sound of Music: From screen to stage

Ian Prescott, Broadcast Editor-in-Chief
February 5, 2017
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