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

A spectrum of perspectives
Will Conrad and Anjali Huynh | November 15, 2018
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A haven for aspiring student filmmakers
Edward Keen, Reporter | November 15, 2018
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I’m not sorry you’re scared
Lucy Polyak, Opinion editor | November 14, 2018
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Recipes to gobble up this Thanksgiving
Carmela Cohen Suarez, Reporter | November 13, 2018
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What you missed at the end of first trimester
WSS Staff | November 13, 2018
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West Side Story staff receives Pacemaker award

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West Side Story journalists traveled to Chicago this week to attend the JEA/NSPA national high school journalism convention and returned with the organization's highest...

Recent News Stories

West High’s first-ever Tutoring Center now open to all

WSS travels to Chicago for national journalism convention

IHSPA recognizes both Trojan Epic and WSS staff as 2018 All-Iowa Yearbook and News Team of the Year, respectively

What you missed this October

Sports

West Side Radio: Fall Sports Recap
Ken Wilbur and Will Conrad
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Season of changes: A recap of the 2018 West/Liberty girls swim and dive season
Jessica Doyle, Podcast Editor
The class of 2018 brought a lot of talent to the West/Liberty High girls swim team, contributing largely...
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Staying afloat
Alex Carlon, Reporter
While most students spend their high school years hanging out with friends, stressing over assignments...
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WSS staffers learn how to play volleyball
Grace Christopher, Broadcast Managing Editor
This year members of the sports coverage team on the WSS staff decided to learn how to play different...
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West to rematch Bettendorf
Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief and Co-Sports Editor
After defeating City High 54-13 last week, the Trojans came into the first round of playoffs on a seven...
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Diving into a new sport
Carmela Cohen Suarez, Reporter
The silence of an entire room weighs down across the pool. Everyone holds their breath, waiting for the...
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Recent Sports Scores

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
Saturday, October 6

Volleyball

Iowa City West High School 2 - West Liberty 1
Friday, October 5

Football

Iowa City West High School 35 - Davenport, North 0
Friday, September 28

Football

Iowa City West High School 41 - Linn-Mar, Marion 7
Saturday, September 22

Volleyball

Iowa City West High School 2 - North Scott, Eldridge 1