WHS Today

February 27, 2025

While phones can be useful for many things, in the classroom they become a distraction. A survey conducted by Pew Research Center found that 7 in 10 high school teachers say...

Party’s Over

February 26, 2025

Go take a drive over to the nearest shopping center or nearest eating establishment, and chances are it will not look the same from when parents...

Freezing Falcons

February 10, 2025

Bundle up Falcons! During this last week Iowa faced a harsh cold front, seeing some of the coldest temperatures in a while. Cold fronts are...

Presidential Proposals

January 30, 2025

On Monday, January 20, 2025, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States for the second time. Leading into his...

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Features

Pull!

Zach Smith, Reporter

January 27, 2025

“Pull!” That is what is heard right before an orange, clay pigeon is launched and hit with either a 12 or 20 gauge bird shot. Trap shooting is one of the fastest growing...

A Chilling Concert

October 23, 2024

Halloween is right around the corner and many West High students are starting to get into the spooky spirit. Though, one group in particular got to put...

More Workout, Less Time!

September 19, 2024

Looking to elevate your fitness journey? Well HotWorx will do just that in a shorter period of time. It offers its members unlimited, 24 hour access to...

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Sports

A New Playoff

Will Earnest, Reporter

January 27, 2025

After years of planning, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) unveiled its new 12 team College Football Playoff (CFP) this year; a departure from the four team...

Third Time’s the Charm

January 6, 2025

With the month of December finally starting, winter sports begin along with it. On December 10th, the Davenport West Boys Swim Team competed against United...

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Sports

A New Playoff

Will Earnest, Reporter

January 27, 2025

After years of planning, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) unveiled its new 12 team College Football Playoff (CFP) this year; a departure from the four team...

Third Time’s the Charm

January 6, 2025

With the month of December finally starting, winter sports begin along with it. On December 10th, the Davenport West Boys Swim Team competed against United...

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Opinion

The new normal

Megan Dunn, Reporter

May 11, 2020

What was once an easy task now takes 30 minutes longer. As you enter the grocery store, you head straight for the wipes to disinfect your cart. The aisles are now one way....

I can’t vote, but I can still change the future

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Sports

A New Playoff

Will Earnest, Reporter

January 27, 2025

After years of planning, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) unveiled its new 12 team College Football Playoff (CFP) this year; a departure from the four team...

Third Time’s the Charm

January 6, 2025

With the month of December finally starting, winter sports begin along with it. On December 10th, the Davenport West Boys Swim Team competed against United...

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New superintendent moves towards the future
September 20, 2019
Tim O'Leary, Media editor
On Aug. 1 Dr. Robert Kobylski officially became the superintendent of the Davenport Community School District. Kobylski, who has worked with multiple districts as well as...
Lockers: useful or useless?
March 23, 2019
Thomas Yates, Reporter
The bell rings to announce the end of first block. You don’t need your heavy textbook for the rest of the day, but it’s just light enough that you don’t mind if you...
Bowling team rolls on
February 14, 2019
Tim O'Leary
This past week the bowling team has proved their ability in the sport with 2 of the team’s bowlers, Zach Hainline and Erica Henderson qualifying for the all-district team....
Snow days pile up, cause school year to end in June
February 4, 2019
Sarah Bernick, Reporter
The Davenport Community School District has taken six days off this year because of some of the most dangerous wind chills in years. Due to recent life-threatening temperatures...
Who is Freddie the Falcon?
November 14, 2018
Tori Dierikx, Reporter
What would a school be without their mascot? What would the University of Iowa be without Herkey? Or Frosted-Flakes without Tony the Tiger? Perhaps most importantly, what...
Midterm election causes mixed emotions
November 8, 2018
Kate Kealey, Editor in Chief
As the 2018 midterm elections wrapped up on Nov. 6, the Iowa elections went into a late night with Republican Governor Kim Reynolds coming out on top over Democrat opponent...
Coalition of young voters
November 6, 2018
Zak Keel, Reporter
Polls will open up today, Nov. 6, for the 2018 midterm elections as Americans across the nation will partake in state and local races that will soon influence the second half...
Clean water courtesy of West
November 5, 2018
Tori Dierikx, Reporter
8,133 miles away, there is a village in Kenya that lacks what many of us take for granted ‒ clean water. This daunting and very real issue was brought to the Davenport West...
Breaking the stereotype
October 29, 2018
Kate Kealey, Editor in Chief
She sits at the table during dinner, discouraged and angry. She is over being disrespected and feeling out of place. She goes to her mom to bring her out of this state of...
Pushing boundaries and making a change
October 26, 2018
Zak Keel, Reporter
Alexa Christiansen is a student that may just break the record for most hours existing within the walls of West. An average week for Christiansen consists of walking to school...