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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

A wheel displays the 12 different zodiac signs.

Horoscopes

Zaira Ahmad and Esther Park June 1, 2023

A group of NWJH students perform a skit in the little theater on May 1.

The demolition of drama

Evelyn Kraber, Managing and Features Editor June 1, 2023

  "The Crimson House Murder" Act One, Scene One SOUND EFFECT: Heavy Rain. AT RISE: Main room of Crimson House, evening. The lights flicker and dim, giving a shadowy look to establish a...

WSS says goodbye: senior farewell

Alaina Greenlee, Video Editor May 31, 2023

Four years of school. Four years of friends. Four years of a home. The end of one chapter is here, while another is about to open as graduation nears. On their final day of school, the class of 2023...

Prairie Lights has a wide selection of fiction.

Corporate conundrum

Eleanor Weitz and Ashlyn Brady May 31, 2023

The rise of Amazon and other online shopping platforms has put many companies in jeopardy of going out of business. The ease of clicking a few buttons and virtually ordering any product, all from your...

Met Gala: Top 15 best dressed

Met Gala: Top 15 best dressed

Sila Duran, Print Assistant Design Editor May 26, 2023

In case you don’t know, the annual Met Gala is a gathering of celebrities to raise money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute and is easily the single biggest night for fashion. With...

The West Side Story seniors write about experiences in life before or during high school. Whether it is trees or a parking lot horror story, the tales are endless.

Senior Columns 2023

WSS May 26, 2023

Iowa City dogs speak up: the final bark

Alaina Greenlee and Krisha Kapoor May 24, 2023

 As graduation approaches and May winds down to an end, so must the Iowa City Dogs Speak Up saga. In the third and final episode, find out what pressing things our local canines have to say before they...

Using the same algorithm will always get you the same result that people are tired of seeing.

Trigonometry of love

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor May 24, 2023

A necessary evil for what is arguably one of the most popular genres of entertainment out there: romance. You’ve seen the movies. You’ve read the books. Maybe you’ve even witnessed it in real life....

The sun shines on the intersection of East Market Street and Linn Street, where the ICON Academy campus sits.

New arts hub takes root in Iowa City

Paige Albright and Audrey Parrish May 24, 2023

In downtown Iowa City, 123 Linn St., to be more precise, a renovation is taking place. ICON Academy of the Arts is taking root in Iowa City, preparing to open this fall. It will provide a new home to many...

Defne Bayman '24 holds up the official red and green West Side Story paper flags.

Red-green flag colorblind

Eleanor Weitz and Jules Keranen May 23, 2023

On an average day on the internet, it’s quite common to see some discourse about a seemingly harmless behavior followed by a slew of waving red flag emojis. This new lingo has quickly become commonplace...

The Chauncey location in Downtown Iowa City.

Scenesters at FilmScene

Jules Keranen, Entertainment Editor May 18, 2023

If you’ve ever driven downtown Iowa City, you may have noticed FilmScene. As a local theater founded by Andy Brodie and Andrew Sherburne, FilmScene offers a variety of films that bring the magic of...

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