West Side Story

“Knee’s are Bruised, Hearts are Broken”: A look at almost, Maine

Hannah • December 28, 2011

Ever pass by the theater call board at school or go see a local musical and go, "Wow, that looks like a lot of fun, I'd like to do that," but you would never audition because you have no idea what the...

Show Choir students rock Italian dinner

Hannah • December 19, 2011

“It All Begins Tonight”: West High Show Choirs kick off season with Italian dinner and concert

Hannah • December 19, 2011

There are many different kind of seasons: weather seasons, sport seasons, even open seasons. But not much credit goes out to the talented Show Choir teams of West High. The Goodtime (Varsity) and...

Jazz Cafe 2011

Brenna • December 19, 2011

The Iowa City West High jazz bands and ensembles entertained a plethora of adults on December 10th. The audiance dined on a collection of assorted goodies, donated by band parents to earn money...

Q&A with Kristen Lineback

Fatima • December 16, 2011

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Eq_v0WRCsA&lr=1&blend=1&ob=video-mustangbase Kristen Lineback '13 plays four instruments and her favorite instrument is the French Horn. Check out this Q&A!

Giardiniera brings true Chicago-style dining to Iowa City

Quentin Misiag • December 11, 2011

GIARDINIERA CHICAGO KITCHEN 227 E 1st St Iowa City, IA 52240, USA (319)333-1480 HOSPITALITY.RESOURCES@LIVE.COM When the term "Chicago-style dining" comes to mind,...

Black Keys rock El Camino

Dan • December 8, 2011

With the release of El Camino, the Black Keys have created their most accessible set of songs yet. Spurred by rocking tracks such as lead singles “Lonely Boy” and “Gold On the Ceiling”, the...

Halloween at West High

Shamis • November 1, 2011

There were some great costumes at West High this year. Take a look at some of the favorites!

Candy land

Olive • October 31, 2011

With one hour left of Halloween night, a student works furiously on the spookiest thing out there- the essay due tomorrow. Gone are the days of begging candy off strangers, and having no greater work load...

P.O.S October 2011

Grant • October 28, 2011

The West Side Story proudly presents the P.O.S of October 2011!

Q&A with Marco Cacho

Fatima • October 28, 2011

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All State results

Tyler • October 27, 2011

Finally the results have been announced on who has made All State Band, Choir, and Orchestra. This is an impressive number of students from West. They all worked hard and dedicated their time to their...