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WHS Today

Memorial Day plans and the beginning of summer

Madison Taylor, Reporter May 28, 2017

Memorial Day is a day when people remember those who died in the military. It is a three-day weekend for many that consists of memorials, grilling out and camping. It is also when most swimming pools open...

Junior Austin Richards reaches into a hat to pick out a card with a personality on it.

The Lloyd-Jones Residency for Versatile Writing visits West High School

Tatiana Stepanek, Photo Editor & Photographer May 28, 2017

On Wednesday, May 24, the Lloyd-Jones Residency for Versatile Writing: Master Classes for Iowa’s Young Writers paid a visit to the News Lab and Introduction to Newspaper classes at West. Graduates of...

News Editor recognized on Best of SNO

May 23, 2017

Congratulations to News Editor Emma Bernick! Her story was recognized as one of the top news stories on Best of SNO. Check it out here: https://bestofsno.com/21227/news/west-faces-drop-in-enrollment/ Go...

Student athletes are ready to help participants begin the test drive process.

Booster Club holds test drive fundraiser

Emma Bernick, News Editor May 20, 2017

The Booster Club held a test-driving fundraiser in the West parking lot on May 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adults over the age of 18 were encouraged to come and test drive Ford vehicles. Participants would...

Beak n Eye GoFundMe page

Beak ‘n’ Eye GoFundMe page

Emma Bernick, News Editor May 15, 2017

Help the Beak 'n' Eye support our passion for journalism by donating to our GoFundMe page! Our newspaper is trying to fund raise for necessities such as a camera and the ability to print larger issues...

Spanish Club takes a break at a fruit stand on their 2016 Chicago trip.

Spanish Club heads to Chicago

Brooke Netcott, Reporter May 4, 2017

The Spanish Club is going on a trip to the Art Institute of Chicago on Friday, May 5. They are going to the museum to visit one of the most famous collections of Hispanic art. Spanish club does this...

Marching Band struts into the 2017-2018 school year

Marching Band struts into the 2017-2018 school year

Madison McNabb, Reporter May 3, 2017

The Falcon Marching Band is at it again and is now preparing for the ‘17/’18 school year marching band show. This year the Falcon Marching Band is going to do the broadway show, Wicked which includes...

West faces drop in enrollment

West faces drop in enrollment

Emma Bernick, News Editor May 1, 2017

West’s enrollment number is the lowest it has been in the past five years, with only 1640 students attending West as of April 2017. At the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, there were 1898 students...

Advisers begin the hunt for new National Honor Society inductees

Cayla McGonigle, Reporter April 28, 2017

If you’re a high school student, odds are you may have heard about National Honor Society. National Honor Society, or NHS for short, is a group put up by Secondary Principals Society which promotes four...

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