West Side Story – The student news site of West High School

From a passion to a profession
Alex Carlon, Assistant Copy-Editor | December 11, 2018
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West basketball teams battle City
Kara Wagenkencht, Online Editor-in-Chief | December 8, 2018
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Behind the new AP
Edward Keen, Reporter | December 7, 2018
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“Beautiful Boy” delivers predictable Oscar bait
Harry Westergaard, Arts Editor and Co-Copy Editor | December 7, 2018
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Lucy’s Lowdown: “Well, I’ve been afraid of changing”
Lucy Polyak, Opinion editor | December 6, 2018
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Deniz Ince, Print Editor-in-Chief and Co-Sports Editor

December 2, 2018 • No Comments

Just in time for wrestling season. A sizeable undertaking in itself, renovating the wrestling room was no simple feat. The project began near the beginning of the school...

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Sports

West defeats Grand View Christian
Alyssa Skala, Photographer
The West High Trojans hosted Grand View Christian High School on Saturday, Dec. 1. West's boys basketball...
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WSS staffers learn how to play football
Grace Christopher, Broadcast Managing Editor
The second sport the WSS sports coverage team tried this year was football. Since they wouldn't try tackle...
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Wrestling room renovations complete
Deniz Ince, Print Editor-in-Chief and Co-Sports Editor
Just in time for wrestling season. A sizeable undertaking in itself, renovating the wrestling room...
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West wins tight game
Deniz Ince, Print Editor-in-Chief and Co-Sports Editor
For Audrey Koch '21, it can be considered a breakthrough performance. Just a sophomore, Koch led...
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Silent tradition
Sophie Stephens, Online Managing Editor
The rules are simple: be completely silent. No audible conversations. No getting up and walking around....
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Rising star: Matayia Tellis ’21
Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief and Co-Sports Editor
West Side Story: Why did you start playing sports? Matayia Tellis: I started to play sports because...
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Recent Sports Scores

Saturday, December 1

Boys basketball

Iowa City West High School 64 - Grand View Christian 54
Friday, November 30

Girls Basketball

Iowa City West High School 55 - Prairie High School 53
Tuesday, November 27

Boys basketball

Iowa City West High School 72 - Dowling Catholic 61
Saturday, November 24

Girls Basketball

Iowa City West High School 72 - Davenport, Assumption 51
Friday, November 2

Football

Iowa City West High School 28 - Bettendorf 43
Friday, October 26

Football

Iowa City West High School 38 - Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 14
Friday, October 19

Football

Iowa City West High School 54 - City High School 13
Wednesday, October 17

Volleyball

Iowa City West High School 1 - Kennedy High School 3
Friday, October 12

Football

Iowa City West High School 58 - Muscatine 14
Saturday, October 6

Volleyball

Iowa City West High School 2 - Marion 1