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...

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...

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,...

Andrew Cusmano has been practically living his life on the stage. Since he was the age of ten, Cusmano has often found himself on many stages performing shows from Shakespeare all the way to elaborate...

When you think of theater, you might think of your stereotypical musicals or even dramatic plays, but have you heard of Large Group? Large Group Theater is a culmination of 11 categories that can apply...

On Saturday, September 23, our West High Marching band performed at the Linn-Mar High School marching Band competition. Out of the nine Bands that were competing in the 4A division, our Drum Majors Miliagro...

The West High marching band season is now in full swing, and there's a lot more effort that has been put into it than many realize. The band's first performance was on September 15 at the West Homecoming...

The International Baccalaureate Art program will be holding the senior art exhibition at the University of Northern Iowa's Kamerick Art Building on Tuesday, February 28. The exhibition is open to the public...

On Monday, Dec. 6, the West High music groups held a holiday music concert to spread holiday cheer. In order from first to last, the choirs performed at 6 p.m., the orchestras performed at 7 p.m. and the...

Friday Dec. 3, the Wahawk dance team performed their state dance routines at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.  All four of West's soloists earned Division 1 ratings. This means the dance received...