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Meet the Staff

Emma Beckman is a Junior at West High. She is an original member of the very first Wahawk Insider staff, being a Sophomore when this all started. Emma enjoys photographing and writing about athletics at West. When she is not writing about sports, she is playing them. Emma is a part of the West High Volleyball,...

Ali Parkhurst
Ali Parkhurst
Yearbook Editor-In-Chief; Reporter

(she/her) Ali Parkhurst is a senior at West High. This is her second year as a Wahawk Insider staff member, Parkhurst is also the Editor-In-Chief for the Wahawk Yearbook. Outside of school, Parkhurst is a varsity cheerleader and a server at Doughy Joeys. Parkhurst enjoys photography, running, and spending...

Lily Taber
Lily Taber
Reporter

Lily Taber is a Junior in the class of 2025 at West High School. This is her second year on the Wahawk Insider staff. Lily enjoys being a writer and outside of school she spends most of her free time with her friends and family. This time can consist of camping and sometimes fishing during the summer....

Award Winning
A closer look at the microphone part of an FM system used in Amanda Masts English 9 classroom.
Accommodations for All: FM Systems and Subtitles
Tyler Hall, Reporter • January 10, 2023
Senior Sam Elliott runs after junior Jenaya Shaw in attempt to pull her flag as Shaw makes her way to the junior endzone.
Seniors Defeat Juniors in Powderpuff Football Game
Ali Parkhurst, Reporter • September 14, 2023
West High Administrators Enforce Wearing IDs
West High Administrators Enforce Wearing IDs
Tyler Hall, Reporter • September 13, 2023
Photo Credits: Waterloo Community Schools
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: Clear bags only allowed at Memorial Stadium
Ally Knight, Reporter • September 13, 2023
Meet the 2023 Homecoming Court
Meet the 2023 Homecoming Court
Emma Beckman, Reporter • September 12, 2023
Senior Kaitlyn Cronan finishes her Inward Dive against Iowa City West on Tuesday, September 5.
Taking Deep Dive Into the Swimming Pool
Frannie Dehl, Reporter • September 19, 2023
Frazier after scoring a touchdown
Q&A with KWWL's Player of the Week: Ben Frazier
Daisy Williams, Reporter • September 19, 2023
Junior Dalten Aldrich pushes back against a Trojan player in an attempt to keep East High from scoring
Year 11: Wahawks Take Down East High
Ali Parkhurst, Reporter • September 1, 2023
Senior Sydney Wilson attempts to tag out an Ames runner at third base.
PHOTOS: Wahawks Fall Short in Substate Game
Ali Parkhurst, Reporter • July 10, 2023
Alexis Swampson, Addison Paulsen, and Taylor  Beebe-Cayler  doing a fun face pose during senior sunrise on September 15th, 2023.
PHOTOS: Senior Sunrise: Part 2
Lucy Prescott, Reporter • September 19, 2023
Frazier after scoring a touchdown
Q&A with KWWL's Player of the Week: Ben Frazier
Daisy Williams, Reporter • September 19, 2023
Q&A with New Administrator Wade Timmins
Q&A with New Administrator Wade Timmins
Ariauna Ostdahl, Reporter • September 14, 2023
Meet the 2023 Homecoming Court
Meet the 2023 Homecoming Court
Emma Beckman, Reporter • September 12, 2023
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Part of the senior class wrapped up in blankets posing for the picture on the track field, as the sun comes up for senior sunrise.
PHOTOS: Senior Sunrise 2023
Lucy Prescott, Reporter • September 6, 2023
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