Maddy Smith, Visual Editor and Feature Editor
• March 2, 2022
DISCLAIMER: This article neither condemns nor condones the use of pre-workout. Please consult a professional about personal recommendations.
Fitness is an ever-growing and rapidly changing industry. One...
Reef Persons, News Reporter and Photographer
• March 1, 2022
Becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant, more simply called a CNA is the first step that every nurse has to go through to go any further. A CNA is a nurse that interacts with patients most directly. They...
Every child has a moment that they never forget early on in their childhood. For Hunter Shook '22, this was the discovery flight he went on in Nevada with his grandma. “It was really cool which was a...
Maddy Smith, Visual Editor and Feature Editor
• February 17, 2022
The air was warm as students entered the building. Despite the rain, there was a feeling of excitement. After a year of moving back and forth between virtual and in-person learning, students were back....
WSS investigates why the events that a person sees in their lifetime have a pivotal change on the person they are. WSS staffers Isabella Tisdale '24 and Ijin Shin '24 ask students and staff around the...
Haunted Bookshop
Founded in: 1978
Hours: As of Feb. 7, the Haunted Bookshop is no longer allowing people to come inside to shop due to COVID exposure risks.
Products: The Haunted Bookshop offers...
Sophie Richardson, News Reporter and Photographer
• January 27, 2022
People have wondered about the history of the things that they've loved for a long time. This is why the West Side Story staff has decided to inform everyone about the paper publication of the West Side...
A school district in southeast Iowa is probably not the first place someone would think of as “diverse.” But the ICCSD, with a white student population of just under 57%, is a notable exception. From...
Isabella Tisdale, Sports Reporter/Photographer
• January 24, 2022
In March of 2020, the world went into lockdown and since then the questions have never stopped. When will we return to school? Will we wear masks? And so many more questions struck students, parents, and...
Ripping out pages from her notebook in the Little Theatre, Nisreen Elgaali ’22 decided it was time to turn students’ words and emotions into action. Following a meeting with West administration...
Many people think of lifeguarding as strictly a summer job, but this is far from the case. Maddie Caylor ’22, one of several West High students who have continued to work at the Coralville indoor pool...
