Is PBIS enough?
Megan Dunn, Reporter
October 15, 2019
In December of 2018 the Davenport Community School District was ordered to cut 13.2 million dollars by the 2019-2020 school year in order to balance the budget. This meant offering retirement incentives, getting rid of teachers, and a hiring freeze. The impact at West has been evident with some clas...
New superintendent moves towards the future
Tim O'Leary, Media editor
September 20, 2019
On Aug. 1 Dr. Robert Kobylski officially became the superintendent of the Davenport Community School District. Kobylski, who has worked with multiple districts as well as with private security, plans to solve some of Davenport’s issues with a boots on the ground approach. “Every day I’ve been visiting two-three ...
New school year, updated policies
Laurence Walker, print editor
September 10, 2019
The 2019-2020 school year will be another year of change. This will be Principal Cory Williams’ second year at West and there is an entirely new superintendent. Last year, the new administration introduced the lockout system and rid West of the strict backpack rules, among other things. This year, ...
Snow days pile up, cause school year to end in June
Sarah Bernick, Reporter
February 4, 2019
The Davenport Community School District has taken six days off this year because of some of the most dangerous wind chills in years. Due to recent life-threatening temperatures and extreme travel conditions, the district has had to shorten and cut days out of the school year for the safety of all staf...
Catastrophically cautious cuts
Joseph Potts, Reporter
January 11, 2019
On Nov. 29, the Davenport School Board agreed to a two-year budget plan to remove 83 positions and cut $13 million for the 2019-2020 school year. The district was hoping to have to make less cuts due to retirements and attrition. Thirty-one teachers have taken the early retirement incentive, however, ...
Fresh faces of administration: Cory Williams
Kate Kealey, Editor in Chief
August 28, 2018
Cory Williams receives a new principal for the 2018-2019 school year
West High way
Naomi Walker, Co-Media Editor & Business Manager
August 28, 2018
Falcons begin the 2018-2019 school year with an almost all new administration headed by new Principal Cory Williams. New Falcon faces Imagine sitting at home recovering from surgery and getting a text from the Associate Superintendent Rob Scott. Williams was in this exact position when s...
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