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West High Students Receive Academic Achievement and Scholarship Honors

On Wednesday, May 15th, the leaders, faculty, and families of West High School celebrated the tremendous success of their students. The ceremony featured honors for academic achievement and recent scholarship announcements, including the following award winners! Tracy Vo received a very distinguished award, a Gates Millennium Scholarship Award, which will pay for her entire undergraduate degree. Each year only 1000 Gates scholars are selected nationwide, and Tracy was the ONLY recipient in the entire state of Iowa this year. Other awards included: Greg Arp Memorial Scholarship awards to Sydney Buckles,…
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Class of 2003: West High School Reunion

The Class of 2003 is hosting a 10-year reunion on Saturday, July 13, 2013, at Scott County Park’s Cody Lake Shelter. Watch for details.

Advanced Placement Readers Chosen from West

Ms. Sheehey and Ms. Lipnick have been chosen to participate in the College Board’s Annual AP reading in June. Ms. Sheehey will go to Louisville, KY; Ms. Lipnick will go to Cincinnati, OH. They will be working with teachers from around the world to evaluate and score the free-response sections of the AP Exams. In 2012, more than 11,000 AP Readers evaluated more than 3.7 million AP Exams. Congratulations to both. Your students are lucky. To see the entire photograph, click on “Advanced Placement Readers.”

West Student’s Work Displayed in Maine

As part of the Youth Photography Showcase, Nathan Clark’s “Refreshing Reflection,” was chosen by the Photographic Society of America in the Photographer’s Choice category. His photograph will be on display in the Print Room at the PSA Annual Conference held in South Portland, Maine, from September 15 to September 23. Congratulations, Nathan.

West High Student Honored by the YMCA

The Scott County YMCA’s Annual Awards Celebration honored Davenport Community Schools leadership; Maddie Walker of West High School was also honored with the Social Responsibility Award for her leadership in starting the Sea Turtles, an aquatic program for special needs youth. She is pictured here with Superintendent Tate. To see the video of Maddie’s program, click here. You’ll need to use a non-district computer to do so.

West Falcons Play in Grannie B-Ball Demo

The West Falcons did an outstanding job representing West at the Salute to Seniors Event at the Mississipppi Valley Fairgrounds. Andrew Shipman, Octavious O’Large, Miles Anderson, and Isaiah McClellen represented the Boys’ Basketball Team as West competed against a Senior Group that performs around the country. —Frank Klipsch, YMCA

Falcon Fever Represents in Washington, D.C.

The West High robotics team Falcon Fever, 2013 Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) State Champions, recently traveled to Washington, D.C., for the RWDC National Competition. Team members Pardeep Sani, James Larsen, Amber Sawvell, Tuyen Nguyen, Carina Grady, and Eli Shellabarger designed an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle intended for search and rescue, and represented the State of Iowa well at the competition. The Real World Design Challenge provides high school students across the nation the opportunity to work on real world engineering challenges in a team environment, applying the lessons of the…
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West High Teacher Competes in Reno

Mr. Price recently traveled to Reno, NV, to compete in the USBC Open Championships. His team, Frans Pro Shop/Fusion Realtors, from Waterloo, IA, bowled a score of 3271. They are currently in 40th place, tied with the defending champion of the Open Championships. In the nine games of the tournament his total was 1948 pins, which equates to a 216 average per game. This score puts him in 261st place out of approximately 10,000 bowlers. Congratulations, Mr. Price. Who knew! Click on “West High Teacher” to see Mr. Price.

Two West Students Named 2013 Governor Scholars

Shelby Tracy and Clara Loter were both named 2013 Governor Scholars at a recognition ceremony in Des Moines on April 28. Ms. Jacobsen and Ms. Lietz attended as their “favorite” teachers. Students were picked for participation in athletics, arts, and academics. Congratulations, Shelby and Clara, West is proud of you. Click on “Two West Students” to see the picture of both 2013 Governor Scholars.

West Girls’ Track

We took home THREE MAC Championships with Aubriana Gottschalk, Chelsie Oberbrakling, Ellen Freide, and Dyon Hickman taking 1st place in the Sophomore 4 x 100 relay, Anna Hedges taking 1st place in the Varsity Shot Put, and Dajanique Jackson taking 1st place in the Varsity Long Jump. Dajanique’s MAC Winning Jump of 17 feet, 6.75 inches was also a new school record, breaking the old mark set back in 1981. Varsity 1st Place: Anna Hedges- Shot Put Dajanique Jackson- Long Jump 2nd Place: 4 x 100 Relay (Jackson, LaBrecque, Combs…
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