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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

Allison Brewer

Allison Brewer

October 16, 2020
Good news briefs

Good news briefs

Alice Meng, Print Copy Editor
May 22, 2020
WSS examines the underlying racial disparities at West and within the ICCSD.

Disconnected.

Alice Meng and Jenna Wang
February 21, 2020
Jim Li 21 rows hard on a cold day in a race between him, the team boats and the doubles.

Atypical athletics

Alice Meng, Print Copy Editor
November 19, 2019
Timothy Bergal ’22 perfects his quadruple jumps to prepare for the competition season.

Figure skating

November 18, 2019
Chris Pigge ’21 plays with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, which participates in a total of 33 games each season.

Hockey

November 18, 2019
Luke Arens ’21 carries his bike through a difficult obstacle.

Cyclocross

November 18, 2019
People think [rugby is] really dangerous, but its actually not. You have to learn how to tackle someone,and how to properly bring them down, Dains said. Its not like football where you can just hit them as hard as you want.

Rugby

November 18, 2019
“I kind of was convinced that I was never [going to] be able to climb up the really tall walls,” Buck said. “I was really scared that the rope was going to snap and I was going to fall, but you can push yourself and eventually youll get to where you want to go.”

Rock climbing

November 18, 2019
Emily Shian ’22 and the rest of the team finish up one of their final outdoor practices of the year.

Rowing

November 18, 2019
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