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Join us tomorrow for a West High annual tradition: Trunk or Treat! We will be parked in] the front West parking lot betw...
24/10/2025

Join us tomorrow for a West High annual tradition: Trunk or Treat! We will be parked in] the front West parking lot between 4-6 pm. Come by the Yearbook/Insider car with your littles for some treats and say hi! 🎃
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Photo credit: Zarifa Latic

FEATURE FRIDAY-Mya Helms is a Freshman at West High School and is a part of the West Orchestra. -“Don’t stress the littl...
24/10/2025

FEATURE FRIDAY
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Mya Helms is a Freshman at West High School and is a part of the West Orchestra.
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“Don’t stress the little things. If you stress about everything that comes up, you’d be stressed all the time. There is always going to be something that is stressing you out, but you can’t be stressed about the little things.
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Before tests, when I’m doing homework, or if I have a lot of stuff to do, I remind myself that it’s fine. There’s always gonna be new stuff, so if I miss something or if something’s late, it’s not the end of the world. Stuff’s gonna be late sometimes, and that’s okay. If I have a lot going on, I stop and think, it’s okay, it’s not the end of the world if I miss one thing.
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I feel like that with assignments and school, but it’s not always school. It’s also really hard to keep up with trends. I feel like I am behind sometimes on those types of things. Last year, I had a lot of drama in my life (I had a big friend breakup), and those kinds of things are also stressful. But you have to remember that it’s temporary and you can’t worry about little things like that.”
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Reporting by Layla Shannon and Mackenzie Johnson

Tonight, Wahawks take on Cedar Rapids Kennedy at 7 PM at home! đŸđŸ”„ Let’s pack the stands and bring the energy -Student se...
23/10/2025

Tonight, Wahawks take on Cedar Rapids Kennedy at 7 PM at home! đŸđŸ”„ Let’s pack the stands and bring the energy
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Student section theme tonight is frat!
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Graphic: Alyssa Muheljic

Tonight there is an orchestra concert at the Kernsbrock Auditorium at 6 PM. Come support your Wahawks tonight.-Photos: J...
20/10/2025

Tonight there is an orchestra concert at the Kernsbrock Auditorium at 6 PM. Come support your Wahawks tonight.
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Photos: Jay, Anders Elliott-Ott, and Nicole Goodman

Today, the West High volleyball team will compete in the MVC conference tournament. They will be facing varsity teams fo...
14/10/2025

Today, the West High volleyball team will compete in the MVC conference tournament. They will be facing varsity teams for Western Dubuque, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, and Wahlert Catholic. The matches will take place at home tonight in the Siddens Gymnasium from 5:00 to 8:30 PM. Come support the girls and cheer on the Wahawk volleyball team!
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Photo by Goodman
Graphic by Mackenzie

FEATURE FRIDAY-Aaden Meaders is a Junior at West High School-“If you think you’re perfect, you could always be better. D...
10/10/2025

FEATURE FRIDAY
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Aaden Meaders is a Junior at West High School
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“If you think you’re perfect, you could always be better. Do it faster, do it smarter. No matter what you do, you could always do it better.
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My coworker Colby. We have this motivation thing between us. We always tell each other when we’re slacking or when we’re upset.
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I think about it daily how there is always a way to be better. I don’t always get the best grades, so I’ve always kind of thought that I just need to do it better. Just thinking of that really helps. It helps me when it comes to other things too. But then when Colby said it, it kind of put me in a perspective of a nice way to word it, that you can always get better.
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Sometimes it is kind of hard to follow your own advice. But you just gotta build strength and then keep listening to your own advice, and then just keep building off of that.
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I like to focus on one thing and then focus on the other thing, like one step at a time just to make it easier for me to be less stressed, and just overall easier to move one step closer to improving myself”
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Reporting by Layla Shannon and Mackenzie Johnson

We’re proud to announce our new schools name “Waterloo United”! Our bold colors gold, white, and black will represent, u...
10/10/2025

We’re proud to announce our new schools name “Waterloo United”! Our bold colors gold, white, and black will represent, unity, and excellence as we look ahead to the future of our new school.
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Photos by Kara and Mackenzie‹

Wahawks share their predictions for the new school.-📣 40% of West High students polled think that blue is going to be on...
08/10/2025

Wahawks share their predictions for the new school.
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📣 40% of West High students polled think that blue is going to be one of the main colors at the new school.
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📣 34% of West High students polled think that the mascot will be some variation of a bird, owl, or hawk.
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📣 57% of West High students polled think that the new high school will be called “Waterloo High School.”
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To learn the real mascot, school colors, and high school name, attend Waterloo Community School’s Unveiling today at 5:00 PM at the WCC.
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Poll in the comments: what color do you think will be included in the new schools color theme?
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Reporting by Kara Oberheu
Photos by Nicole Goodman and Kaylynn Crawford

FEATURE FRIDAY-Joyce Kabamba-Kabunba is a Senior at West High School and is a part of the Boys Soccer Team, along with t...
03/10/2025

FEATURE FRIDAY
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Joyce Kabamba-Kabunba is a Senior at West High School and is a part of the Boys Soccer Team, along with the Upward Bound and Link Crew.
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“Do what you love and follow your dreams. Everyone has a dream that is unique to them, and that’s what makes them individuals. I believe that you should pursue your aspirations and just do whatever you love. Do not try to look for money or something that your family is used to doing; do something specific to you. That will help you in the future, and all of the doors will open once you trust and believe in the fact that you can try whatever you want. If you give it to God, you can do it.
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My dream is to be a professional soccer player, and that’s something that I try to follow every day by practicing. I feel like, if anyone has a dream, they should pursue it by trying their best right now, so that it can help them become what they want to become tomorrow.
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There were times when I wanted to give up because I wasn’t reaching the number of goals and assists I wanted. But after trying and it breaking me, it actually made me stronger. It made my mind stronger, and it just gave me more strength and fuel to keep pursuing my dream, especially after seeing other people’s stories of how they became professionals and how they went through even worse struggles than I did, but they still made it. That gives me hope and faith.
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Don’t give up, because whatever you’re going through, others have gone through it too, and if they made it through, then you can too.”
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Reporting by Layla Shannon and Mackenzie Johnson

Head over to West High to cheer on the Volleyball Team for the Eileen Benninga Invite! West High will take on Don Bosco,...
20/09/2025

Head over to West High to cheer on the Volleyball Team for the Eileen Benninga Invite! West High will take on Don Bosco, Charles City, Waterloo East and Marshalltown today, starting at 9 AM. Go Wahawks!

👑 Congratulations to our 2025 Homecoming King and Queen: Melaki Hickey and Esther Shin! 👑
20/09/2025

👑 Congratulations to our 2025 Homecoming King and Queen: Melaki Hickey and Esther Shin! 👑

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