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WHS Today

The student news site of Davenport West High School

WHS Today

How to join the newspaper

October 16, 2015

Working on the student newspaper and website is a fun and rewarding activity. With a team of student editors, you learn how to produce articles, photos and videos in an engaging way.  It's fun to meet...

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Parade highlights Homecoming Week activities

Iris Hayslett, Editor October 9, 2015

The colorful parade of floats, the crowning of queen Alison Wheeler at the bonfire and the couples dressed in picture-perfect attire at the dance were the highlights of Homecoming Week. The parade from...

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Coach works to change attitudes of players as well as community

Iris Hayslett, Editor September 28, 2015

New football coach Justin Peters, isn’t just changing the football team’s record; his plan is to change West students’ attitude toward success. School spirit is pumped up thanks to the team’s...

What’s your go-to dance move?

September 25, 2015

Check out our video of the Homecoming queens on stage.

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Homecoming queen candidates put their best foot foward

September 25, 2015

Dressed in bright, poofy and bare-back dresses, the twelve homecoming queen candidates walked out in front of a filled auditorium on Sept. 25. Afterwards students voted online for their favorite candidate....

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New policies and facilities greet students this year

Caylla Townsley, Editor September 23, 2015

The start of the school year has brought several new changes and some new faces. From the new locker rooms and parking lot, to the new policies, things around West have become different. New principal...

Dodgeball matchup starts Homecoming events

Dodgeball matchup starts Homecoming events

Caylla Townsley, Editor September 17, 2015

If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball; at least that’s how students at West spent their Wednesday night on Sept. 16  The first round dodgeball tournament for Homecoming was held and it has...

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Send a photo of how you asked her to Homecoming

September 15, 2015

Guys come up will some pretty creative ways to ask a girl out to a big dance. If you did something cool, share your story and photo with us, and we will post them on WHS Today. Include first and last...

Falcon Friends sponsors weight-lifting contest

Falcon Friends sponsors weight-lifting contest

September 14, 2015

If you're too slow to win at dodge ball, but strong enough to lift a piano, keep Nov. 7 open. That's when the Falcon Friends club is sponsoring a bench press competition to raise funds for the year. "We...

West High students fill the stands with red and white at the football game against Central on Sept. 4 at Brady Stadium.

Spirited fans fill the stands

Caylla Townsley, Editor September 11, 2015

Many things around West high school have changed this year, including the spirit on and off the football field. Not only have the football players gone 2-0 this season for the first time since 1987, but...

Senior Logan McBee donates a double unit (two pints) of blood for his second time to become a gallon donor at the West High Student Blood Drive on Sept. 10 in the West Family Y gym.

Students donate to blood drive

Iris Hayslett, Editor September 10, 2015

The first blood drive was a success, with 230 students signing up to donate and save a life. Students came to the West Family Y gym on Sept. 10 to check in during Blocks 1, 2 or 3. The student helpers...

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