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Sarah Bernick, Managing Editor

My name is Sarah Bernick and I’m a sophomore here at Davenport West. I love being in newspaper because I get to engage with students and teachers all around school. I also participate in volleyball and dance at West. I hope to go to Iowa State after high school to become a teacher.

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“It’s really upsetting that I had my last day stepping foot in West High School as a student and I didn’t even know it,” senior Alex Solbrig said. Unable to celebrate on the graduation stage, Solbrig celebrates her high school accomplishments at home and is ready for whatever her future brings.

Gone too soon

May 11, 2020
As flights were cancelling, Westerhof noticed a large drop in the amount of people traveling through the airports. “The airports were pretty busy when we were on our way there, but on the way home people were more scarce and everything was closed,

An unusually alert spring break

March 30, 2020
With the AP exam just months away, Joseph Flahrety’s AP US History class finishes a period test. “The hardest part about taking the period tests is remembering what we learned and then applying it to the multiple choice questions. However, you learn from mistakes and then you know what to study next time,” sophomore Abbie Hambleton said.

Speeding up future education

January 31, 2020
With less than a week left of school, students, parents, and teachers all begin to feel the same amount of stress. Pushing students to do their best can come from multiple people. All this motivation and the end result comes through one source, Infinite Campus’ Parent Portal.

A need for an updated grade

May 29, 2019
As blood stations are set up, phlebotomy nurses are ready for the incoming donors. Giving blood can be a hesitant choice to some people, but the outcome is life-changing. “Just knowing that I can help other people just by giving blood, and [the fact that] it takes so little time, that the thought of being able to save someone’s life motivates me to give blood,” senior Alexa Glandon said.

Saving lives one drop at a time

April 19, 2019
“It is important to become educated on the game. I played until I was a junior and so I just relied on my smarts and athletic ability. Somebody with more technique and who was more educated on how to hit the ball correctly ended up taking my varsity spot when I was senior,” science teacher and tennis coach Ian McCloud said. “I don’t ever want to see that happen again, and I know I have gotten a lot better when I know how to play the game correctly, so get educated.”

Serves up

April 8, 2019
Freshman Brianna Aleksiejczyk shrugs her shoulders as she is no longer bothered by the questions or mispronunciations of her surreal surname.

Surreal surnames

March 29, 2019
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[PHOTO] Sophia Iniguez

February 8, 2019
The Davenport Community School District takes off six days and counting due to unbearable temperatures, dangerous wind chill, and treacherous road conditions. School grounds take a heavy impact as they are completely covered in snow and ice.

Snow days pile up, cause school year to end in June

February 4, 2019
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