Thousands of schools across the country are walking out to honor those who died in the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida and to call for stricter gun laws. Today students at West High School...
On Sat. Mar. 3, 14 members of the softball team and four of the coaches pitched in to help out the community by volunteering at the JB Young Opportunity Center Food Bank from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
“The...
Senior Madison Cousins has qualified for Nationals in Speech and Debate and will be traveling to Fort Lauderdale, Florida from June 17- 22 along with senior Spencer Fillman and junior Andrew Lord.
Lord...
West's Diamond Dancers, Pep-Band, and Marching Band performed at the Steamwheelers game on Sunday, Feb. 25. The varsity football team was also honored at the game.
This is the first year that the Steamwheelers...
Saturday, Feb. 17, Courtney Schaeffer was awarded second place in the Quad Cities Science Fair held at the Putnam Museum and Science Center.
The science fair lasted most of the day, from 9:00 a.m....
Walking outside of the house without having to put on a winter coat is not considered normal in the middle of January for Iowans. This winter, the highest temperature was 57 degrees Fahrenheit and this...
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, National Honor Society sets a table up in the cafeteria and brings out different kinds of teas, coffees and hot chocolate. The NHS Coffee Shop is available to be West...
Wednesday, Feb. 14, seven of the members of the INSPIRE Capstone group attended a ‘STEM Day’, sponsored by John Deere and Rockwell Collins, held in Des Moines, IA to showcase their projects.
“Since...
On Thursday Feb. 8, West’s third blood drive of the school year was held in the YMCA gym from 8:00 a.m. to 11:40 a.m.. Staff from the Mississippi Valley Blood Center collected blood to distribute to...
Students across Iowa will be assessed on their knowledge in April when the Iowa Assessments are administered. Elementary and junior high schoolers take the exams, as well as freshmen, sophomores and...
Students and staff have noticed adware on their Chromebooks that directs them to searches they may be interested in. Adware is a term for software that displays or downloads advertising material. This...
South East Iowa Band Association [SEIBA] has been around since the late 1960s. SEIBA is an honor band that selects students from junior high, and high schools that meet the superior playing criteria as...
