Upcoming events
  • 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

Freshman 5c: Stop clowning around, it’s dangerous!

Freshman 5c: Stop clowning around, it’s dangerous!

Ala Mohamed, Digital Profile Editor October 30, 2016

Big black shoes, a painted face and a circular red nose might make some think of the friendly face of Ronald McDonald; however, this Halloween has changed that image for many teenagers nationwide. Carmela...

Statistic Saturday: Halloween spending

Statistic Saturday: Halloween spending

Grace Yarrow, Copy Editor October 29, 2016

According to Forbes, the average American spend 74 dollars on Halloween and total spending in the United States was 6.9 billion dollars, in 2015. See what some students and teachers from West have to say...

Club connection: Speech and Debate

Club connection: Speech and Debate

Ian Prescott, Broadcast Editor-in-Chief October 27, 2016

  Walking into room 232 Tuesday afternoon, I noticed that there were very few people there. I visited to get a sense of what the speech and debate club meetings were like. Surprisingly, there...

Way back Wednesday - UFO

Way back Wednesday – UFO

Taylor Shelfo, Broadcast Anchor October 26, 2016

Do you believe in ghosts? Leprechauns? What about alien life forms? In the late 70s, several accounts of alien encounters were reported across the nation. In Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, a plane was lost...

Student mixtape: Anna Tafolla 17

Student mixtape: Anna Tafolla ’17

Michael Moonjely, Print Managing Editor October 25, 2016

During second period, you can usually find Anna Tafolla ’17 in the library with a cup of coffee listening to her favorite tunes. The WSS caught up with her on a windy October afternoon as she shared...

Memory Monday: a Halloween flashback

Memory Monday: a Halloween flashback

Maggie Terry, Reporter October 24, 2016

Do you remember how important your Halloween costume was when you were little? West Side Story asked someone about their first Halloween costume. Anaya McCutcheon '17 remembers her first Halloween costume...

Statistic Saturday: students surprised by marijuana at West

Statistic Saturday: students surprised by marijuana at West

Mason Wang, Broadcast Copy Editor October 22, 2016

The WSS senior survey reported that 39% of seniors in the class of 2016 had tried marijuana. Today, four West High students react to this fact:

Club leader Mara Jensen creates posters to hang around the school advertising the club.

Club connection: EATS

Jessica Doyle and Olivia Dachtler October 20, 2016

Little things can make a big difference. This is what members of Environmental Activists Teaching Sustainability (EATS) believe to be true. What originally started as two separate clubs (Ecocentric...

Memory Monday: gutters and gloominess

Memory Monday: gutters and gloominess

Grace Yarrow, Copy Editor October 17, 2016

g         When one thinks of fall, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Halloween, colorful leaves, cooler weather? For some, this may be the case, but for one...

Statistic saturday: young folks and the internet

Statistic saturday: young folks and the internet

Samalya Thenuwara, Broadcast Editor-in-Chief October 15, 2016

Everyone loves the internet (hey, look, you're on it right now) but has it's use gotten excessive? The West Side Story stumbled on a statistic that gave the number of hours young people spend on the internet;...

Its all political talk kids, thats all

It’s all political talk kids, that’s all

Ala Mohamed, Digital Profile Editor October 14, 2016

The minimum voting age is eighteen, but the minimum age to have an opinion is none. As one of the most targeted groups during this year's election, Muslims have often found themselves in the center of...

Club connection: Art Club

Cameron Cook, Reporter / Videographer October 13, 2016

At Art Club, anything goes. This week's Club Connection explores Art Club, which meets every Tuesday at 4:15 in the art room. From pastels to pens to watercolor, the artists try it all and make friends...

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