Battle of the Books
Tyler Newman, Reporter
February 12, 2019
Battle of the Books is an Iowa Quad Cities regional competition that involves students reading a wide variety of books. At the competition, there are a series of questions asked about the books’ author, setting, story… There is a level for each grade ranging from third grade to seniors. In addition t...
Humans of West: Jane Kroening
Naomi Walker, Co-Media Editor and Buisiness Manager
September 7, 2018
Filed under Features, Humans of West, Showcase
Jane Kroening has taught English at West for 14 years and claims she bleeds red and white. “When I first came here my son and daughter [went to school here]. I was teaching at Walcott. I was very involved in the Booster Club [at West] and saw a position open up. I was spending a lot of my time ...
Lights, camera, action!
Hannah Andrews, News Editor
September 7, 2018
The director looked upon the audience with nervous anticipation, they laughed at the joke and the nerves flooded out like a rushing river. Being new to film making, Vanessa Banks hopped into the Urban Exposures a 10 week independent film project. The four participants got together every day for four ho...
Fresh faces of administration: Cory Williams
Kate Kealey, Editor in Chief
August 28, 2018
Filed under Features, Profiles, Showcase
Cory Williams receives a new principal for the 2018-2019 school year
Moving on: Adam Pagett
Mackenzi Burns, Reporter
May 29, 2018
Filed under Features, Moving on, Profiles
Q: How did you find out about the switch? A: We know in our positions as associate principals that there are times where our boss, the assistant superintendent Mr. Scott, can move us around. He is the one who alerted us that we would be moving and changing buildings. There are a lot of different reasons ...
Retiree: Steve Saladino
Aiden Rushing, Reporter
May 23, 2018
Filed under Features, Profiles, Retiree
Q:How long have you taught at West? A:38 years Q: What colleges did you attend? A: I went to North Dakota State. I got by Bachelor of Science, and then I went to Western Illinois and I got my master's degree. Q: What advice do you have to give to other teachers at West?...
Humans of West: Mason Boland-Lopez
Aiden Rushing, Reporter
May 21, 2018
Filed under Features, Humans of West, Profiles
“My favorite sport to watch is football because there is a lot of action, and I have been a Bears fan all of my life. I like to watch the Bears specifically, otherwise I like watching people hit each other. It is a pretty good contact sport, and it’s fun to watch. My favorite sport to play is ba...
Falcons play chess
Aiden Rushing, Reporter
May 2, 2018
Filed under Features
Two years ago, security guard Timothy Freemole found out the Exceptional Education department students were playing chess with the Falcon Friends Club. The teachers did not know how to play, so Freemole took the chessboard and moved it into the library, and this is how the ongoing chess game bega...
Humans of West: Stephanie Hansen
Martin Morales, Reporter
April 23, 2018
Filed under Features, Humans of West
Stephanie Hansen is a favorite among her students. Her secret? “Just care about people. I have this freakish empathy... I put myself in people’s shoes and how I would feel if I was in their shoes... so I think if I didn’t think that way, I don’t think I’d be the teacher that I am, a supe...
Madison Cousins awarded Dooley Scholarship
Hannah Andrews, Reporter
April 20, 2018
Filed under Multimedia, News, Video
Senior Madison Cousins was awarded the $20,000 2018 Dr. Thomas Anthony Dooley Memorial Scholarship at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 19, 2018. The scholarship is awarded to a student in the Davenport Community School District in the top 10 percentile of their graduating class. Along with considering the clas...
Co-ed track takes on Jesse Days
Aiden Rushing, Reporter
April 13, 2018
Results update: Men’s team placed third overall with 108 points Women’s team placed last overall with 9 points On Apr. 12, the annual Jesse Days co-ed track meet will be held at Brady Street Stadium with teams from North Scott, Pleasant Valley, Bettendorf, Davenport Central, Muscat...
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Hannah Andrews is a junior and works for the Beak ‘n’ Eye at West High School. Andrews lives with her grandparents, but when asked who her greatest influence is she cited her older sister, who was her role mo...