On Tuesday, March 21, the Wahawk boys and girls track and field teams traveled to Waverly for the Wartburg invitational track and field meet. During the meet, senior Isaiah McDonald placed an overall first...

As the 2022-23 school year is slowly wrapping up, we are seeing many Wahawk seniors announce their commitments to college sports. As they move from West High to collegiate sports teams, they look back...

Sponsored by the Iowa Department Of Cultural Affairs, the annual Poetry Out Loud contest has hit Iowan students by storm for the past 17 years. The contest consists of 9th-12th grades encouraged to compete...

Over the course of years, students have been using different sources of testing. As ISAP has become one of the biggest ones, ISASP stands for Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Programs. Now we have...

During the 2023 IHSAA State Swim Meet from February 10-11th, senior Ian Sabanagic was the sole representative for West High. To qualify for the state swim meet, swimmers must be one of the top 32 statewide....

Saturday, Feb. 18, senior Halli Poock walked onto the court of the Bob Siddens gym with 1980 career points to her name. Poock sat just 15 points away from breaking Nina Smith's record of 1994 career points....

The Voices of West are students here at West High who were recognized by their peers for putting themselves out there and using their voices for good. Of the nominations, one person was picked from each...

Just a few months ago, the stands of the Bob Siddens Gym were packed full with screaming students. The student section at West High has been known for showing up to events and packing the stands, no matter...

When Jarred Johnston isn't smoking barbecue, pursuing his masters degree, scrolling through the Wahawk Insider or attending college level sports games, he is Mr. Johnston. Johnston is a football and...

Todd Kern is more than just a teacher at the career center. Before becoming a teacher Kurn worked professionally for companies like Abercrombie and fitch, and found that he wasn’t the best at what he...

Cassie Graff, Cavelle Fay and Kaitlin Stanford, three seniors at West High, were part of the small yet mighty group that helped jump-start our first year of the Wahawk Insider. They all have very busy...

Wahawk Insider is one of the newest additions to the English department at West High. Starting in the 2022-2023 school year, students came together to create a publication that informs, entertains, and...