Archive for category: Arts & Entertainment

Interesting Places near Iowa City
/ February 21, 2012 10:46 am

Interesting Places near Iowa City

West Side Story intern, senior Jessica Duling, put together this photo story after visiting Kalona Cheese Factory, the Maharishi Vedic City and the Wilton Candy Kitchen. Each place is a unique little gem just outside of Iowa City which makes these stops perfect for short road trips that can be easily visited for a day

The Most Unlikely of Top Tier Characters
/ February 6, 2012 9:20 pm

The Most Unlikely of Top Tier Characters

Jigglypuff. That’s right, there was no stutter. No pause for dramatic effect then laughter. No knack hand gestures or muffled snickering. Jigglypuff is absolutely top tier of Super Smash Bros. Melee and I will now spend some time explaining exactly why that is. Because as I’m sure, many of you won’t believe me. Now I know, most people have tried

/ January 31, 2012 9:14 am

Permanent Stories

Discover the stories of various West High students who their life stories written in ink.  

/ January 27, 2012 12:46 pm

The artistic process – Soundslide

This soundslide covers the artistic process of students Eimile Collins ’12 and Liz Scranton ’12 while they put together self portraits for their exploratory drawing class in the West High art department. This soundslide includes a short interview with Liz Scranton explaining what it takes to create certain pieces and what sets the West High art department apart from the

SEIBA honor band 2012
/ January 23, 2012 3:32 pm

SEIBA honor band 2012

On January 21, a plethora of instrumentalists came together for a day of strenuous practicing, followed by a concert that night. Two weeks prior to this event, hundreds of students from around Southeast Iowa gathered in Fairfield, Iowa to audition for a coveted position in one of the SEIBA Honor Bands. Among those accepted were a collection of West High’s own