![Part of the Falcon spirit at West includes the victory bell. When sports teams and clubs win a victory, they are able to ring the bell during the morning announcements. In the past the bell has been reserved solely for athletic achievements, but this year victories from any school activity can be recognized with a bell ring.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/DSC_0076-900x600.jpg)
West is best
Sophia Iniguez, Reporter
• April 5, 2019
![Melissa Wallace/Bertelsen is a social studies and psychology teacher that represents the meaning of authenticity.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Melissa-Wallace-a-social-studies-teacher-and-a-psychology-teacher-represents-the-meaning-of-_realness_-675x900.jpg)
Human of West: Melissa Wallace/Bertelsen
Hannah Andrews, News Editor
• October 26, 2018
![“I have always watched movies and thought ‘wow that was a good movie’ but now it’s more like ‘did you see those transitions? And that lighting?’ Overall it has given me a different way to view movies and a deeper appreciation for them,” senior Vanessa Banks said.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/lights-camera-action.jpg)
Lights, camera, action!
Hannah Andrews, News Editor
• September 7, 2018
![Martha Adams says farewell to West High School after six years.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/xmt6nSQl3n7D71p681Hi152Y-900x600.jpg)
Retiree: Martha Adams
Hannah Andrews, Reporter
• May 30, 2018
![“I think one of my favorite memories at West is one of my first English classes of the school year. The kids came in and it started off pretty rough, but by the end of the term, I noticed the change and how much they had grown. I loved how into the things we were doing [they were] and actually enjoyed being there,”
English teacher Amanda Loucks said.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DSC_0215-900x600.jpg)
Moving on: Amanda Loucks
May 25, 2018
![English teachers Katie Choate and Alissa Hansen bulk up for the summer during five-minute passing time in honor of Workout Wednesday.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DSC_0592-900x600.jpg)
Charity Week: Workout Wednesday
Hannah Andrews, Reporter
• May 9, 2018
![Biotechnology Outreach Education Coordinator Mike Zeller visits biology classes to talk about DNA.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DSC_0260-900x600.jpg)
Mike Zeller visits Davenport West’s biology classes
Hannah Andrews, Reporter
• May 4, 2018
Madison Cousins awarded Dooley Scholarship
Hannah Andrews, Reporter
• April 20, 2018
![Geometry teacher Ryan DeGeeter displays some of his favorite items.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DeGeeter-900x559.jpg)
Humans of West: Ryan DeGeeter
Hannah Andrews, Reporter
• April 19, 2018
![“One of my biggest influences would be my high school social studies teacher Mr. Flom. He took a subject that I wasn’t interested in and that I thought was boring and actually made it fun,” Massey said.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Massey-900x600.jpg)
Humans of West: Doyle Massey
Hannah Andrews, Reporter
• April 11, 2018
!["Teachers would allow students to take chalk or markers and write their names on the walls for a type of keepsake," head custodian Pat Clark said.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DSC_0018-900x600.jpg)
Did you know: tunnels under West
Hannah Andrews, Reporter
• April 9, 2018
![Soccer trivia night is Saturday, Apr. 7 at the Walcott Coliseum. Proceeds will go to purchasing a new scoreboard for West's soccer field.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/soccer-trivia-night-1-746x900.jpg)
Soccer holds trivia night for new scoreboard
Hannah Andrews, Reporter
• April 4, 2018
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