It's a chilly Saturday, and rows of chairs placed on either side of the aisle. Gusts of wind blow anything and everything around. That’s how Melissa Wallace or should we say, Bertelsen spent her wedding...
How did you become a counselor?
“I originally was a teacher, then I got my master’s degree in counseling. So now I’ve been a counselor for 17 years.”
Did you always wanted to be...
How are you liking West so far?
“I love being at West. I graduated from here so it’s like coming back to my old stomping grounds."
What do you like to do when you're not working?
“I...
New gym teacher Ryan Shelman has been a P.E. teacher for the past seven years at West Burlington High School in southeast Iowa. Although Shelman knew that he wanted to become an educator, he thought he...
While she sat with her dying father in a bleak nursing home, social studies teacher Jodi Zimmerman learned to crochet. Burdened by chronic back pain and an inability to sit still, Zimmerman kept herself...
The main office in West High School is the primary source of information for staff and students alike. With that, it takes a certain group of individuals to manage the tasks of the building. One of these...
Naomi Walker, Co-Media Editor and Buisiness Manager
• September 7, 2018
Jane Kroening has taught English at West for 14 years and claims she bleeds red and white.
“When I first came here my son and daughter [went to school here]. I was teaching at Walcott. I was very...
“My favorite sport to watch is football because there is a lot of action, and I have been a Bears fan all of my life. I like to watch the Bears specifically, otherwise I like watching people hit each...
What is your best piece of advice in general?
“Give your best so you never look back on it and think there was more you could have done. In the past in some sports I’ve played there has been times...
"I love languages and I love learning new languages still. I want to start German in the summer. I also love traveling, but I can't travel right now, so I hope to get back to it soon. I just love going...
How would you spend your last day on Earth if the world was ending?
“First, I would get in a Ferrari. I am going to race all around, then I will hit a fat ramp and do a spiral, land, flip, probably...
“One of my favorite memories was at my church camp in Ames when my friends and I left our cabins during the night and played games outside until 5 a.m."
-sophomore Alex Solbrig
