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  • Seniors vote on faculty speaker later this week
  • Boys soccer tournament- March 29th-30th @West
  • Women of Troy relays- March 26th home@4:30
  • Chamber ensemble concert- March 28th- Band room@7:00
  • Senior poets: send poems to Mr. Robins
  • College fair Wednesday in Cafeteria
  • Girls soccer vs. North Scott- Tuesday JV@5:30 V@7:00
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West Side Story

The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

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Elena Garcia Van Auken
News Editor, Social Media Co-editor

(she/her) This is Elena's second year on staff. This year she is news editor and social media co-editor. When she's not at school she is either working, reading or listening to music.

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Girls track rising star Rachel Hoeft

Track Uniform Running Rachel Hoeft’s ‘18 track career started where many other students started, “My first track meet was in fifth grade, the one for one day.” Unlike other students, however, Hoeft’s running career didn’t stop after elementary school, in fact it had just begun. Hoeft continued on to compete in junior high track and now is a member of the high school team, “It’s a lot harder and the coaches are much more serious about it and it’s just better.” The more serious approach to track seems to have paid off for Hoeft who placed 9th at the Demon Indoor and 10th at the Wartburg Indoor in the varsity competition. Before her success in track Hoeft competed in gymnastics, “ I used to do gymnastics, I did it for eight years; it taught me a lot, like determination.” Hoeft said. The determination that Hoeft learned shows through, with goals to go qualify for the Drake Relays, a track meet held in Des Moines where athletes must qualify for by running one of the top times in the state, all classes combined. Results aren’t the only thing Hoeft is looking forward to in track, “[I’m looking forward to] making a lot of memories and making friends.” Hoeft said.Profile 2

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Gabby Skopec is a senior and is in her third year on newspaper staff. Outside of newspaper, Gabby enjoys running, cooking and sleeping (in that order).
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Girls track rising star Rachel Hoeft