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ICAN Day at West

ICAN Day at West

Lucy Bernick, Co-Editor November 19, 2024

Come get help with filing your FAFSA! Mrs. Hernandez will be here on December 10th from 8:00am to 3:30pm. She will be meeting with seniors individually at their scheduled appointment times to assist them...

West High students and staff celebrate the grand opening of their new facilities on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 by cutting the ribbon to the enjoyment of students, parents, and coaches alike.

A New “Whey” Forward

Will Earnest, Reporter November 19, 2024

The “weight” is finally over. On Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, West High celebrated the grand opening of their new athletic facilities with a ribbon cutting and open house that lasted from 4 pm to 6:30...

Tyler Reddick (#45) of 23XI Racing and Michael McDowell (#34) of Front Row Motorsports race during a NASCAR Cup Race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday, Sep. 8, 2024. 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports are the two teams challenging NASCAR in this antitrust lawsuit.

Racing for a Change

Will Earnest, Reporter November 15, 2024

Seventy-six years of control over the world of stock car racing, and two teams are trying to change that. On Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, Jeffery Kessler, the lawyer who represents 23XI Racing (23XI) and Front...

Emmaly Maylum ‘25 reaches for the night sky as she attempts to catch the football.

Nightmare on Brady Street

Kaylee Coffman, Reporter November 13, 2024

On November 1st 2024, Davenport West hosted a PowderPuff game down at Brady Street Stadium. PowderPuff was a game created to help raise money for Student Senate’s Hunger Drive. Though only junior and...

The picture shows West High School’s calendar, and what events will be happening that cause November to be No School November.

No School November

Reiggan Molloy, Reporter November 6, 2024

It’s about that time again, No School November. An endearing name that has grown in popularity the last few years. It’s what many staff and students in Davenport School District call this time of year....

The LA Dodgers celebrate victory of the World Series

Dodgers “Dodge” the Yankees to Win the World Series

Zach Smith, Reporter November 5, 2024

A crack of the bat and the crowd goes wild. It is the 10th inning of the first matchup against the Yankees in the 2024 World Series for the Dodgers. The Dodgers are down 2-3 with the bases loaded and two...

The current state of the soccer field before construction.

Expanding to Regulation

Will Earnest, Reporter October 31, 2024

More construction, but will it be ready in time? The West High boys and girls soccer teams are getting a new field, completely decked out in turf and expanded to comply with regulation size for IHSAA soccer....

Aiden James '28 plays the bass during the concert in his costume.

A Chilling Concert

Raegan Ware, Reporter 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 their costumes on early. The West Orchestra performed...

HotWorx has been around since 2017 and the owner of Hotworx is Stephen P. Smith.

More Workout, Less Time!

Addison Aleksiejczyk, Editor-in-chief 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 a variety of virtually instructed infrared sauna...

ELA Mrs. Ray’s 9th grade advisory class has mixed emotions on the early two hour early start

Freshman Frenzy

Reiggan Molloy, Reporter September 18, 2024

August 23, at 8:30 am freshman began flooding the doors of West High School. Instead of an early out like last year, the class of 2028 were able to tour the building and have an earlier start rather than...

Social studies teacher Christine Coyne-Logan hypes up the crowd at the first pep rally of the year.

Spirit in the Nest

Gracie Sade, Reporter September 18, 2024

Go Falcons Go! is what we said when we sent off our boys in red, filled with confidence and school spirit. Before the kick off ever went underway, we held a prep rally for our seniors, football teams,...

The new field is going to resemble the one at Brady Street with some minor changes like there only being one place for fans/parents to sit, and it being smaller due to not having a running track connected to it.

New turf

September 13, 2024

The Davenport West soccer team has wanted a turf field for a very long time and after many years they are finally getting what they have always wanted. Some people might think that the field will be for...

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