Student first, athlete second
Diana Garcia, Reporter
February 7, 2020
Throughout the years West High School has been a competitive school with sports. In every sport, all teammates and their coaches support one another, become close, and encourage academic success. As an athlete, it is important to keep up with grades in order to be able to play and compete for Wes...
Falcon athletic standouts
Marissa Mendez, Reporter
January 16, 2020
Every sport has that one outstanding player. A player that you know is going to be good as soon as they step onto the field, court, mat, or floor. A player that is passionate about what they do and how they do it makes them stand out among other athletes. Senior Erica Henderson is one of those athle...
Serves up
Sarah Bernick and Sophia Iniguez
April 8, 2019
Figuring out exactly what you want to join in high school can be nerve-racking, but also an exciting journey. It opens up opportunities, while challenging people to do activities they would never think of doing. West’s girls tennis team and coach give some tips on this active spring sport. For m...
Wings of winter
Joseph Potts, Reporter
March 20, 2019
Quad Cities Blues hockey is a local high school team that consists of people from Illinois and Iowa such as Moline, Davenport, Bettendorf, and Pleasant Valley. It is a part of the Midwest Hockey League, which contains teams from all over the midwest. “It’s just a high school team in general.They been around fo...
Bowling team rolls on
February 14, 2019
This past week the bowling team has proved their ability in the sport with 2 of the team’s bowlers, Zach Hainline and Erica Henderson qualifying for the all-district team. The team as a whole takes pride in their sport as well as the odd quirks and boons of it. Bowling is a much different sport compared t...
Wrestling at West
Joseph Potts, Reporter
February 11, 2019
As the winter sports season is getting closer to a conclusion, the wrestling team will be competing to qualify for state in their next tournament. Currently they are getting themselves ready to be in their best shape to end a successful season. As of Feb. 11, Travis Hodges came in second place in the dis...
Dance team dismantles gender stereotypes
Tori Dierikx, Reporter
January 16, 2019
Those who attended the Jan. 4 basketball game may have been expecting a fun 15 minutes between the second and third quarter due to the annual dance to be put on by the dance team. This time, however, there was a major change that would surprise the audience. Instead of the typical all female team, fr...
Winter sports kick off excites Falcon athletes
Kate Kealey, Editor in Chief
November 15, 2018
On Nov. 14 the winter sports kickoff was held in the auditorium at 6:30 p.m.. The night started off with Athletic Director Kevin Petersen handing out the fall sports awards. Petersen congratulated senior Kameron Morgan for his performance at the state cross country meet, as well as congratulating...
Second in the state
Emma Bernick, Media Editor
November 5, 2018
On Saturday, Nov. 3, West’s cheerleading team headed to the Iowa State Fairgrounds to compete in the Iowa High School State Cheerleading Championships. The team placed second for their coed cheer dance routine, and their stunt groups placed 13th and 14th for the 4A division. This victory comes after a week of intense s...
Falcons race to state
Tori Dierikx, Reporter
October 23, 2018
“Get focused, get ready, this is it,” girls cross country coach Arron Rietz said. The 20 minute bus ride from West High School to Crow Creek park was full of excitement and tension. On Thursday, Oct. 18, the cross country teams competed at Crow Creek for the regional meet. High expectatio...
Freshman volleyball takes a win over Assumption
Dani Reitz, Opinion Editor
September 18, 2018
Brimming with high energy and intensity, the freshman volleyball team took a satisfactory win over rival Assumption in one of last night’s sets. “We had a couple plays that got us down, but we got our energy right back up,” libero Hannah Taylor said. After a week of no practice, the team a...
Friday night fights
Tori Dierikx, Reporter
September 6, 2018
Football is a heavy contact sport, but sometimes that contact can go too far. On Friday, Aug. 31, the Falcon football team got a first hand glimpse at what “too far” means when they versed the Clinton Riverkings. At the end of the fourth quarter, with about three minutes left, junior quarterba...
My name is Diana Garcia. I'm a sophomore here at West High school. I love to learn new things everyday and my favorite thing to do is smile because I believe. If you see someone without a smile, give...