• FINALS WEEK 11/19-21
  • 11/19: Girls wrestling @ City
  • 11/21: Girls wrestling vs. Liberty @ Home
  • 11/21-23: All-State Music Festival
  • 11/22: Girls basketball @ Solon
  • NO SCHOOL 11/22
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The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story
The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story
Ken Wilbur

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor

Ken Wilbur is a senior at West and a third-year staffer on West Side Story. While not recording podcasts or writing articles, Ken can be found running along trails or spending time with his family and two dogs.

All content by Ken Wilbur
Student-athletes hold a position during the yoga session on Sunday, Mar. 8.

Stretching the limits

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
March 8, 2020
Optimizing matchomatics

Optimizing matchomatics

Marta Leira, Isaac Young, and Ken Wilbur
February 28, 2020
Ken Wilbur '20 reminisces over time spent studying for the ACT in the West high library.

Testing is too testing

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
February 18, 2020
Voters in district IC08 wait in line to register for the caucus.

Iowa caucus recap: student perspectives and result analysis

Natalie Dunlap, Ken Wilbur, and Alexis Dick
February 7, 2020
Aaron Fennell-Chametzky ‘19 on behalf of the Yang campaign before the first alignment at 7:00 pm.

The Iowa caucuses through the eyes of students

Natalie Dunlap and Ken Wilbur
February 7, 2020
Students who can vote in the November election will have the chance to caucus on Feb. 3.

Iowa caucus preview: how students can get involved this February

Natalie Dunlap, Ken Wilbur, and Abby McKeone
January 31, 2020

Non-eligible voters

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
January 31, 2020
Karissa Burkhardt '20 confronts a dragon silhouetted against a dark red background while playing Agnes Evans in "She Kills Monsters."

The obscure group behind the bright lights

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
December 12, 2019
Mohan Kumar ´21 and Ken Wilbur '20 begin recording in the West High library.

West Side Radio: Breaking Borders with Mohan Kumar ’21

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
December 4, 2019
Hot take: "Jesus Is King"

Hot take: “Jesus Is King”

Wylan Gao and Ken Wilbur
November 5, 2019
A pack of mint Juul pods sits discarded in the parking lot in front of West.

Twenty-first century plague

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
October 14, 2019
Ken Wilbur '20 and Mami Selemani '20 pose for a photo on the front lawn after finishing their podcast.

West Side Radio: Breaking borders with Mami Selemani ’20

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
September 26, 2019
Protesters gather to protest the Maduro government in Caracas, Venezuela.

West Side Radio: Breaking borders with Carmela Cohen Suarez ’20

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
September 17, 2019
West Side Story staffers share their stories behind the stories they cover.

The story behind the story

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
May 31, 2019
WSS staffer Ken Wilbur and Rabi Alaya '20 pose for a picture in the West High courtyard.

West Side Radio: Breaking borders with Rabi Alaya ’20

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
May 24, 2019
Kareem Shoukih '20 poses for a photo in the West High courtyard on May 6, 2019.

Miles apart

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
May 6, 2019
Ken Wilbur '20 frowns as he reads an email about the ISASP testing schedule.

ISASP: an Iowa statewide annoyance

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
April 19, 2019
Students from all around the district march from College Green park to the Pentacrest in the second annual March for Our Lives on Saturday, March 30.

Second annual March for our Lives held in downtown Iowa City

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
March 30, 2019
Kenneth Wilbur '20 is joined by Wylan Gao '20 for his latest podcast.

West Side Radio: Breaking borders with Wylan Gao ’20

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
March 12, 2019
Students take a step forward during the Privilege Walk, a session aimed at visually portraying disparities in opportunities and advantages of varying backgrounds.

MLK day festivities hold vast array of voices

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
January 25, 2019
Rain Richards '19 and Harry Westergaard '19 are joined in this episode of their recurring podcast by Ken Wilbur '20.

Citizen Rain (and Harry): Sherlock Holmes with Ken

Rain Richards, Harry Westergaard, and Ken Wilbur
January 10, 2019
Sean Brown '19 passionately explains Macedonian politics to Ken Wilbur '20.

West Side Radio: Breaking borders with Sean Brown ’19

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
December 14, 2018
Reporter Ken Wilbur '20 discusses privilege in his column.

Person of privilege: the Trump card

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
November 29, 2018
Photos from fall sports are collaged together to form a microphone in the middle.

West Side Radio: Fall Sports Recap

Ken Wilbur and Will Conrad
November 13, 2018
Isaac Liao '20 and Allen Liao '20 have written numerous poems which cover serious topics such as depression and isolation.

Poetic pair

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
November 7, 2018
West students can obtain help with the college application process through an organization created by both alumni of and current West students.

Social impact

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
October 24, 2018
With the addition of Chromebooks, the district has been in transition between print and online textbooks.

Old school meets digital

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
October 2, 2018
Ken Wilbur and Rain Richards discuss Elon Musk, Donald Trump and the NFL in this podcast.

West Side Radio: Discussing Elon’s mid-life crisis and Trump’s inescapable self-sabotage

Ken Wilbur and Rain Richards
September 17, 2018
Where you can give back

Where you can give back

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
May 26, 2018
An AP test packet lays on top of a laptop on Wednesday, May 2.

Managing AP testing

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
May 4, 2018
Runner finishes race

What #MeToo Means for the Future of Sexual Assault

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
April 6, 2018
Blood drive posters hang around the school to inform students of the upcoming event.

Local blood drive approaches quickly

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
March 20, 2018
“I lived on an army base (in Germany), and I was really little so we spoke mostly English. I really wish I had learned German because I had a really good habit ... of wandering off from my parents and getting lost. That happened at a German boat festival, so I was wandering around pulling on people jackets saying, ‘Can you help me find my mommy?’ And they would talk to me in rapid-fire German and I would think they were yelling at me because German kinda sounds scary.” -Niki Alden ’18

[Photo] Niki Alden ’18

December 8, 2017
The best tea in Iowa City

The best tea in Iowa City

Ken Wilbur and Sean Brown
March 5, 2018
“The life at home is totally different than it is at school because, at home, it’s like I’m still in Ethiopia. My family still follows Ethiopian traditions … but then when I’m at school my life is more Americanized.” -Awelu Abdalla ’20

[Photo] Awelu Abdalla ’20

March 5, 2018
Wallace poses between lit up trees in downtown Iowa City.

Fashion Friday: Sumner Wallace

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
February 2, 2018
The theatre is in Moscow, Russia.

Elegant ballet: A review

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
January 31, 2018
iPhone X vs Nikon D3300

Camera or iPhone?

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
January 21, 2018
The completed muffins have been dipped into melted chocolate and decorated with mini marshmallows and candy canes.

‘Tis the season for sugary sweets

Carmela Cohen Suarez and Ken Wilbur
December 18, 2017
Wikner pulls bubbles during one of her many lab demos for students.

Finding the right bond

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
December 12, 2017
Which Halloween costume are you?

Which Halloween costume are you?

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
October 31, 2017
The four treats go great together for a halloween party.

A twisted take on Halloween treats

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Ken Wilbur, Fenna Semken, and Jessica Doyle
October 29, 2017
Post race, Bailey Nock '18 is interviewed by KCRG for placing first at the Cedar Rapids Invite at Noelridge Park on Sept. 7.

Running the state

Ellie Gretter and Ken Wilbur
October 11, 2017
Graphic by Fenna Semken

Vote on GO bond nears

Ken Wilbur and Fenna Semken
September 12, 2017
Tri-fold displays from japanese culture club, young conservatives club, french club and west high school dance marathon.

West High Club Fair allows exposure for lesser-known clubs

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
September 5, 2017
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