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West social worker Jenn OHare talks to student mentors about their next visit to the freshman advisories to discuss violence at all levels for the Mentors in Violence Prevention program.

What is MVP?

Olaoluwa Johnson, Reporter February 6, 2020

The Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program was created in 1993 by Dr. Jackson Katz and his colleagues reports MVP Strategies. MVP was established in order to bring awareness to and prevent gender...

Science teacher Joan Jutting discussing in her fourth block Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class. West is the only school that offers CNA as a dual-enrollment class within the Davenport School Community District.

Dual-Enrollment for Falcons

Farnaiza Gulam, Reporter February 3, 2020

Davenport West High School has partnered with Scott Community College for a dual-enrollment program. Through this partnership, Falcons will have the opportunity to enroll in dual-credit classes that will...

Sophomore Maureen Campbell keeps her things on the gym locker after second block PE class

Falcons need to lock up

Farnaiza Gulam, Reporter February 3, 2020

West provides locker rooms for students to keep their gear and equipment for Physical Education class, but some students use their gym locker as a personal locker. Inside the gym locker room, some students...

Senior Erica Henderson is an example of just one Falcon athletic standouts. Henderson highest bowling score is a 279 and her goal is to surpass this score during her final season on the bowling team.

Falcon athletic standouts

Marissa Mendez, Reporter January 16, 2020

Every sport has that one outstanding player. A player that you know is going to be good as soon as they step onto the field, court, mat, or floor. A player that is passionate about what they do and how...

Hamlet confronting Leah before they fight. To try and settle whats between them before they fence, Hamlet apologizes to Leah, who appreciates it but doesnt accept

West theater brings drama to the school in their play Hamlet

Katie Giebelstein, Reporter December 11, 2019

  West took the stage with Hamlet from Friday December 6th to Sunday December 8th. They used this show to present several forms of comedy, such as dark humor and a more mocking-style of modern...

We win, We engage, We are safe and We teach is West High Schools mantra known as the West High Way. It is a part of the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS)  systems that West has adopted to help maintain expectations and behaviors.

Living up to the ‘West High Way’

Farnaiza Gulam, Reporter December 7, 2019

Like any other institution, West is bound by its goals and ideals to provide quality education to students. However, the role of the school goes beyond that. While its main purpose is to give students...

All of the Hamlet actors gathered on stage for a mic check. The cast went onto the stage, costume and all, to do a final check of the mics to make sure they were all working in preparation for the show.

‘To be, or not to be: that is the question’

Katie Giebelstein, Reporter December 7, 2019

This winter West is showing a production of Shakespeare's Hamlet from Dec. 6-8. Hamlet is a show about the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, who seeks out vengeance for his father’s death while also slowly...

World language teacher Kris Castelluccios Spanish 2 class of 37 fills the hallway after a presentation. Her class was leaving the classroom at the end of the Friday afternoon class and filled up a portion of the language hallway from one side to the other.

World language classes: bulging at the seam

Katie Giebelstein, Reporter November 25, 2019

The world language department is short handed this semester as a result of a teacher retiring and the district not hiring someone to fill the gap, leaving only five full time teachers to handle 406 students,...

Senior Adam Parcel is serious about applying for scholarships as he inches his way closer to graduation. Parcel has applied for 24 scholarships so far. The most exciting things about going off to college is the ability to meet new people, continue in my studies, prepare myself for the work field, and grow more in my relationship with Christ, Parcel said

Scholarships lead to better future

Kaylee Milem, Reporter November 25, 2019

Senior Adam Parcel is very active in the scholarship application process. He has already applied for around 24 college scholarships, and has already received one.  “It’s from the Quad City area...

This bag of chips is used to spread awareness of the recertification. The bag acts as a reminder to vote yes for recertification.

Teachers re-certify their rights

Joseph Heirigs and William Heirigs November 19, 2019

Due to recent developments, some individuals and teachers are led to believe that the state doesn’t particularly care for the future of education. On Wednesday Oct. 30, the law known as Chapter 20 of...

Student Senate help box up food and load the trucks on delivery day on Thursday, Nov. 14. West collected over 21, 000 pounds of food. “I think that the most successful part of the Hunger Drive was bringing the school together,” Student Senator and senior Madison Fuller said

2019 Hunger Drive comes to a close

David Sanchez, Reporter November 18, 2019

Seventeen high schools in eastern Iowa and western Illinois vy for most cans collected before the Thursday, Nov. 14, delivery date marks the end for this year’s Student Hunger Drive. The Student Hunger...

Inspirational speaker , artist, and songwriter TC Boyd motivates his West High audience. iJAG invited Boyd who shared about losing his brother to gun violence. “[I want you to] tell yourself, I am valuable. I have a mission. I can accomplish greatness,” Boyd said.

‘I want you to say I am valuable. I have a purpose’

Joseph Heirigs, Reporter November 16, 2019

On Nov. 13, iJAG (Iowa Jobs for American Graduates) hosted the artist, motivational speaker, and songwriter, TC Boyd, to motivate West High students. TC Boyd displayed a video that detailed a trying...

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