![Science teacher Brandon Yoder’s goals for his classes vary throughout the year, but he is always just as involved in the class as his students are.
“I believe that every student is capable of doing well in my classes,” Yoder said. “It is my job to guide them where they need to go, to a certain extent they need to do things on their own, but I want them to pave that path to help get them there.”](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/DSC_0080-900x600.jpg)
Yoder ‘kills it’ in the classroom
Kate Kealey, Editor in Chief
• April 12, 2019
![Themes throughout the week will be 'Merica Monday, country vs. country club Tuesday, out of this world Wednesday, and mathletes and athletes Thursday.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DSC_0136-900x600.jpg)
Challenging hunger
Kate Kealey, Editor in Chief
• October 16, 2018
![“Mrs.William is amazing. She is a people person, she was in here right away during the summer and is devoted. She is very easy to talk to, student orainanted and I am excited about her ability to communicate. She has been in my classroom twice already in the first two days of school and I think that is very important,” history teacher Christine Coyne-Logan said.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/DSC_0037-900x600.jpg)
Fresh faces of administration: Cory Williams
Kate Kealey, Editor in Chief
• August 28, 2018
!["It is a great feeling to be a part of this great senior class, and to see our hard work pay off," senior Brett Erwin said.
"We went through everything we are going to be doing on Sunday. They told us what the itinerary is going to be and had us walk through a fake stage."](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DSC_0708-900x600.jpg)
2018 graduates prepare to walk the stage
Naomi Walker and Kate Kealey
• May 31, 2018
![Q:What has changed about you in the last three years you have been at West?
A:"My braces, my first year teaching is when I got them on and this year, I now have them off"](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_0212-e1527707137174-648x900.png)
Moving on: Jared Perez
Kate Kealey, Editor-in-chief
• May 30, 2018
![On Apr. 20, a select group of West students took part in the Big Table event along with all other public schools in the Quad Cities. Big Table was a a two-day event that sought to bring 5,000 people to 500 tables across the Quad Cities to discuss the future of the community. The event brought people from all over the community together to address issues and identify solutions.
"There is nothing more empowering than bringing people together and hearing their thoughts and allowing them to speak to see how they change people's behavior," Nate Clark Vice President of the John Deere Foundation and the Associate Director of the Corporate Citizenship for John Deere said.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DSC_0509-900x600.jpg)
Falcons big role models at Big Table
Kate Kealey, Editor in chief
• April 23, 2018
![West is the only school that was able to go to St. Ambrose for National Biomechanics Day.
"I think this is a great opportunity for students to talk to young professionals, professors, and to explore new possibilities. It is great in so many ways," Anatomy and Physiology teacher John Arnold said.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DSC_0089-900x600.jpg)
Falcons become bees for the day
Kate Kealey, Editor in Chief
• April 12, 2018
!["I am a veteran for tree bagging and it is one of my favorite thing to do when volunteering. Don't be scared to get your hands dirty," senior Samantha Makl said.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DSC_0025-900x600.jpg)
Falcons bag 6,000 trees for Living Lands and Waters
Kate Kealey, Editor in Chief
• April 6, 2018
![Iowa Assessment testing is from 8:10 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. in students' advisory classroom.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_5493-701x900.jpg)
West takes on the Iowa Assessments
Kate Kealey, Editor in chief
• April 3, 2018
![The team usually lifts two times a week before running. Workouts contain a variety of leg and arm workouts such as squats, bench presses, lunges and curls.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DSC_0054-900x600.jpg)
Keeping up with the girls track team
Kate Kealey, Editor in chief
• March 28, 2018
![On Mar. 14, schools across the nation took part in a walkout aimed to end gun violence.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IMG_0463-900x333.jpg)
Adults walk over the walkout
Kate Kealey, Editor in Chief
• March 18, 2018
![Students hold up signs in an effort to change the world and end gun violence.](https://whstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Students-hold-up-their-signs-in-hopes-to-help-change-the-world-and-end-gun-violence-900x665.jpg)
West walks out for change
Samantha Makl, Reporter
• March 14, 2018
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