Ella smith

ELLA SM ITH

JONAH MARCUSSEN ‘18 DOES HIS FINAL POSE FOR GOOD TIME COMPANY’S SECOND SONG OF THEIR PERFORMANCE. HE POINTS TOWARDS THE JUDGES BECAUSE KEEPING EYE CONTACT WITH THEM HELPS THE GROUP GET A BETTER SCORE.

FRAMING PHOTOS ABOVE:: Catie Miller ‘20 puts on a brave face while perching on the window in the auditorium lobby, hoping her fear of falling the great distance does not show.

RIGHT: Catie Miller ‘20 jumps up, hitting the door frame, something that is commonly done throughout the halls of West High.

The jumbo fan in the West High cafeteria sits unused during the cold winter season. Although it is very nice to have on blazing summer days, it proves pretty useless during this January month.

LINES PHOTOS Catie Miller ‘20 sits at the end of a bookshelf reading quite the impressingly big book. In this photo, the lines of the shelves are leading to Miller, the main subject.

PALS and Best Buddies combine to practice a big number for their halftime performance at the City v. West basketball game on January 23rd.

SHUTTER

SPEED

Catie Miller ‘20 cartwheels down the halls of West High. Perfecting this photo caused her to become extremely dizzy.

APERTURE LEFT: Winter decorations in the West High library add some nice festivity for students to enjoy as they do their homework. BELOW: Having plants in the West High library gives the space an outdoor feeling when students and staff are not able to venture out through the cold air.

PERSPECTIVE BELOW: The scrabble pieces sitting on Mrs. Whittaker’s table are free for any student to play with. Students enjoy entering class and finding a few words before getting to their class work. RIGHT: The American flag waves proudly at the front of West High School on one of the first nice days of January, where the weather was at a mind-blowing 50 degrees.

TOP: Catie Miller ‘20 poses in the courtyard, used as a shortcut for kids to get to classes and as a hang out spot before and after school, or during lunch.

P O R T R A I T U R E

BOTTOM: Catie Miller ‘20 smiles in front of some bushes while sporting a theater west sweatshirt she purchased during West High’s 2017 musical, Les Mis.

LIGHT PHOTOS

LEFT: Catie Miller ‘20 draws an infinity sign with her phone flashlight in a bathroom of West High.

Many photos were taken to perfect this one. TOP: A little succulent plant is placed in the streams of light on a staircase in West High.

COVER AN EVENT LEFT: Jackson Finer ‘18 sits down as he sings the ballad in West High’s varsity show choir group, Good Time Company.

They performed at North High School in Davenport on January 27. BOTTOM LEFT: Katherine Yacopucci ‘20 sings her heart out during the ballad at North High School, Davenport. The group Good Time Company performed January 27. BOTTOM RIGHT: The Good Time Company girls wait on the side of the stage for the MC to announce their group.

Keeping good posture and having friendly facials are key to improve the appearance of your group.

TOP: Jonah Marcussen ‘18 does his final pose for Good Time Company’s second song of their performance. He points towards the judges because keeping eye contact with them helps the group get a better score. BOTTOM: Good Time Company boys dance in perfect sync during the opener. They performed at a competition in Davenport on January 27.

FREE FORM THIS PAGE LEFT: Kaushik Raghaven ‘20 works hard on constructing a frame for the set of West HIgh’s 2018 spring musical, West Side Story.

Raghaven joined set in the 2017 fall play, Twelve Angry Jurors. BOTTOM: Sophie Nims ‘21, Emily Moore ‘21, Amy Liao ‘21, Caitlyn Hill ‘21 (left to right) sit in the West High Commons. They act candid as multiple photographers surround them with cameras.

LEFT PAGE TOP: Catie Miller ‘20 walks across the big stairs in the courtyard on a sunny day in January. BOTTOM LEFT: Catie Miller ‘20 cradles a small succulent plant while enjoying the view out into the courtyard.

The plant appears to have prickles but they are actually quite soft. MIDDLE RIGHT: Members of West High show choirs Show Time and Good Time Company have a dance party to get pumped before GTC’s performance for finals.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Cyrus Yoder ‘20 drills together a frame after school during set. Yoder joined set the spring of 2017 for West High’s musical, Les Mis.