On Thursday, March 6, the International Baccalaureate (IB) program hosted their Visual Arts student exhibition. Organized by Donavan Oberheu and Carrie Schaefer, two IB visual art teachers from Waterloo...

On Jan. 25, 2025, 13 large group events performed at Cascade High School, for district contest, where each event received a division 1 rating. Scoring for IHHSA Large Group Speech differs from sports...

Before we begin let's get one thing straight, I don't listen to pop music. When it comes to music, I am all rock all the time. So when the idea was pitched, I was the last one anyone expected to volunteer....

Each year students from all across Iowa come to compete to find the best of the best musicians. West High is one of these schools that participate in this tradition, this is called All-State. All-State...

The West Marching Band this year is here to make a difference, to change things, and it shows. The seniors and many other students have leadership positions in the band. In Band there are two options for...

Chappell Roan has been a working pop artist for years. At 17, she signed her first-ever record deal with Atlantic Records and has been creating amazing tunes ever since.  In September of 2023, Chappell...

Dancing With The Stars is a reality dance competition show where a celebrity is paired up with a professional dancer and they compete every week in the style of ballroom dancing to advance to the next...

As the long, lazy days of summer end, the reality of returning to school might have already begun to set in. The thought of returning to early mornings, homework and structured days can feel very daunting,...

Over the last month, Kendrick Lamar and Drake have been battling it out in one of the biggest rap beefs in recent history, dropping diss track after diss track filled with pointed accusations...

On April 19, 2024, music artist Taylor Swift released her 11th studio album named The Tortured Poets Department. The Album has 16 tracks with two features, those being Post Malone and Florence + The Machine. Swift...

Like "My Year of Rest and Relaxation," this novel has been all over my page feed on both Tiktok and Instagram. So I had to do the obvious thing and read it myself to find out whether or not it really...