By Zora Hurst The week of April 8th through the 12th was a true whirlwind. This edition of MWM was full of extremes: be that sheer giddiness at the blessing of warm weather, or sheer awe at the sky’s ability to be the same shad of not-quite-gray for three days. A few tracks that recorded [...]
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My week in music
by Zora Hurst Despite the never-changing dings of bells for passing times and the eternal frustration at being stuck behind large gaggles of humans who have ceased moving while on the most crowded staircase in the Northern Hemisphere, every week is different. Every set of five school days requires its own separate lists like: Things [...]
West Math Club Claims Second Place at Iowa State
The Iowa City West High School Math Club competed on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Iowa State Math Competition. For the overall sweepstakes results in the large school division, the West High Junior Varsity team earned a third place finish and the West High Varsity team finished in second place. Individual winners from West High [...]
A Relative Normal: Nick Pearce ’13
Would your life be different if you had two moms? How about four? Apparently not. Hear Nick Pearce ’13 explain how the legalization of gay marriage, vacations to dairy farms, and his grandparents’ backyards hold significance to his family.
Iowa City West Math Club Wins at Cedar Rapids Jefferson
The Iowa City West High School Math Club competed on Saturday, January 12 th at the Cedar Rapids Jefferson Math Invitational. For the overall sweepstakes results in the large school division, both the West High Junior Varsity team earned and the West High Varsity team finished in 1 st place. Individual winners from West High [...]
Iowa City West Math Club Competes at City High
The Iowa City West High School Math Club competed on Saturday, December 1 st at the City High Math Competition. For the overall sweepstakes results in the large school division, the West High Junior Varsity team earned a 1st place finish and the West High Varsity team finished in 2nd place. Individual winners from West [...]
Right on pointe
Dancing is one of our culture’s most notoriously glamorous professions. We associate it with life in the fast lane: with private jets and high-end nightclubs and roses between clenched teeth. Grace, fluid hand gestures and the ability to glide across long expanses of floor in precariously high heels… All of these attributes we ascribe to [...]
A Letter to the Class of 2012
Dear Class of 2012, This is a letter from your first little siblings. From kids your parents said you had to be nice to or else. We watched you, only a year older but infinitely wiser. You pioneered kindergarten, blazed down the sidewalk without training wheels, learned the intricacies of stencils and drawing five-point stars. [...]
West Side Story receives Online Pacemaker
Pictured are, first row from left, Shamis McGillin, Olivia Lofgren, Olive Carrollhach, Pombie Silverman, Abbie Skemp, Fatima Jayoma, Ashton Duncan, Zora Hurst and Juliann Skarda; second row, Adam Canady, Ansel Landini, Brenna Deerburg, Amelia Moser, Eleanor Marshall, Grant Leonard, Tyler Voss, Shirley Wang, Ashlynn Yokom and Nathan Peterson; third row, Caroline Van Vorrhis, Leah Murray, [...]
National High School Honors Orchestra Strikes a Chord
When Elliot Stalter ’13, Harin Lee ’13, and Phoebe Low ’13 woke up at 3:00 am on March 21st, a Wednesday morning, they were headed for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The American String Teachers Association (ASTA) hosts a national conference every two years that features a full orchestra of 120 members. After an intense month of [...]
Student Senate puts on pep assembly
West High’s Student Senate organized a pep assembly in January. As students walked in, they were met by drumline’s peppy tunes, a round of teacher musical chairs, winter sports recognition, and performances from West High Poms and the cheerleaders.
room {me} ep. 101: Jane Moye-Rowley ’12
room {me} ep. 1 from Zora Hurst on Vimeo. Inspired by The Mortified Sessions on Sundance Channel, this new profile series explores the question: are our rooms a reflection or us, or are we a reflection of them? Join Jane Moye-Rowley ’12, the premiere’s first guest, and learn the significance of dressing like an idea, [...]
Occupy Iowa City
The Occupy Iowa City movement isn’t just about the economy, or redistribution of wealth. It’s about people and their stories. Against the frigid backdrop of College Green Park, Connor McCallum, Tyler Paintin, Brandon Ross, Ant, and Sam Pottebaum shared with the WSS why they occupy. For more information, check out the December 16th edition [...]
John Bourjaily: A+ Achiever
John Bourjaily ’12, a senior at Iowa City West High School, has achieved numerous feats that on their own would deserve recognition, but combined are awe-inspiring in their diversity. “John is an outstanding musician, athlete and scholar. He doesn’t sacrifice excellence in any area, ” said Margaret Shullaw, former American Literature Honors teacher. Bourjaily is [...]
Hannah Muellerleile ’14 Lookbook
[nggallery id=46] Various poised looks from Hannah Muellerleile. Photographs by Zora Hurst.
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