Students from Iowa City West High School gathered on the Pentacrest Thursday afternoon after walking out of classes to protest the actions of ICE and the Trump administration’s immigration policies. They were joined by students from City High and Southeast Middle School, as well as students from the University of Iowa and other supporters outraged […]
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Iowa City schools’ meals-to-go program makes a change, after construction worker at West High tests positive for COVID-19
The Iowa City Community School District is temporarily moving one of its grab-and-go meal sites, after a worker at a construction project in one of its schools tested positive for COVID-19. It is ICCSD’s first confirmed case of the virus. “This evening, we were notified that an individual working on the construction project at West […]
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West High teacher wins national science education grant
An Iowa City West High School science teacher is one of 50 educators nationwide to be awarded an Advocate grant by the Society for Science and the Public. Carolyn Walling will receive $3,000 from the Society’s Advocate program, which attempts to “expand opportunities for underrepresented and low-income students by helping them to develop STEM projects,” […]
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Special Iowa City screening of ‘The Miracle Season’ announced
The Miracle Season, a film recounting how the volleyball team at Iowa City’s West High rebuilt itself following the death of the team’s star player, will have its Iowa premiere with “a Hometown Special Screening” at the Englert Theater on March 18, it was announced on Thursday.
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The first trailer released for ‘The Miracle Season,’ a film set at Iowa City’s West High
The first trailer for an upcoming movie based on a remarkable and true story that happened at Iowa City’s West High. ‘The Miracle Season’ tells the school’s girls volleyball team rebuilding itself following the death of the team’s star player, Caroline Found.
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Eastern Iowa Refugee Summit this week in Iowa City
The first annual Eastern Iowa Refugee Summit will begin Friday morning and go through Saturday afternoon with a series of discussions and events aimed at celebrating the various cultures refugees and immigrants bring to the area and introducing them to services in the community.
