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Mr. Gillespie is new to West and to teaching, but is not new to working on school campuses. Before teaching, he worked in schools as a behavior interventionist. He went to college

New Falcons

There are many new staff members this year at Davenport West High School, one being Molly Quinn, the new ELA teacher. Even though this is her first year at West this is definitely not her first year teaching....

“My advice to students is get as involved as you can, because when you get to be an upperclassman, and you do end up getting involved, you're gonna look back and be like, wow, people have done this for four years and I just now started and you're gonna regret it,” said Izzy Martinez.

Dedication Goes a Long Way

Makenna Burt, Reporter November 22, 2022

Upperclassmen always tell you to get involved in the school but how do people manage it all? Senior Izzy Martinez took the advice of those upperclassmen and became very involved and does not regret it....

One big happy family. West High students perform their final dress rehearsal before their big performance. The Addams Family musical was supposed to be performed last year before it was cancelled due to the pandemic.

Dressed for the part

Luke Loving, Reporter May 21, 2021

The show must go on! The Addams Family Musical is finally here and it’s a must watch performance. Even through all the ups and downs throughout the school year, the theatre program did not disappoint....

Audrey II has four different pods throughout the show, with pod four being depicted above. Pod 4 has to be controlled by four people. The pods were made for a Music Guild production, and have been gifted to falcon theater for their production.

“Little Shop of Horrors” preview

Zack Misner, Co-Managing Editor March 26, 2019

Every year the West High Falcon Theater puts on a musical, and this year they decided to put on the modern classic “Little Shop of Horrors.” “Little Shop” is about an alien plant called Audrey...

The musical "Oklahoma!" was Apr. 4-6 in the Liddy Auditorium at West High School.

Musical review: “Oklahoma!”

Emma Day, Social Media Manager May 7, 2018

West Falcon Theatre presented the musical “Oklahoma!” Apr. 4-6 in the Liddy Auditorium at West High School. This was director Nic Anderson’s first time directing a musical at West. Anderson and the...

Cast performs Guys and Dolls

Cha White, Editor April 22, 2016

Director Kristin Koski said she was pleased with the performances of the musical Guys and Dolls, which was held April 1-3 in the West High auditorium. The actors “added their own character moments,”...

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