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  • Seniors vote on faculty speaker later this week
  • Boys soccer tournament- March 29th-30th @West
  • Women of Troy relays- March 26th home@4:30
  • Chamber ensemble concert- March 28th- Band room@7:00
  • Senior poets: send poems to Mr. Robins
  • College fair Wednesday in Cafeteria
  • Girls soccer vs. North Scott- Tuesday JV@5:30 V@7:00
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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

Art is one of the many forms of expression.

Highlighting West’s student artists

Tessa Gibson and Ethan Tisdale February 23, 2024

West High artists have many forms of art that they create. These forms include: digital art, photography, stained glass, or metal working. To some art can be a pastime for others art is their passion...

The design shows a graphic of several Lunchables combined.

Ranking Lunchable meals

Samuel Rosenthal, Podcaster and Reporter February 21, 2024

Originally released in the 1980s, parent company, Oscar Mayer, released the well-known, grab-and-go lunches called "Lunchables" for the first time. Since then, millions of Lunchables have been sold across...

The Boy and the Heron review.

“The Boy and the Heron” review

Jules Keranen and Yeju Seol February 19, 2024

This review contains spoilers for “The Boy and the Heron.”     With the English dub and official American debut of the film being released months after the film dropped in Japanese...

Which Valentines Day Treat is most Valentines-tastic?

Which Valentine’s Treat is truly the best?

Tessa Gibson and Anna Gibson February 15, 2024

Valentine’s Day is here. You can celebrate in many ways: a Galentine's night with the girls, a romantic candlelight dinner with your partner or a romantic movie snuggled in a soft blanket. This holiday...

Here are ten different Valentines gift ideas for the loved ones in your life!

Giving love: a gift guide to the heart

Defne Bayman, Communications Coordinator, Artist, Reporter and Photographer February 14, 2024

Valentine's Day is here, so here are ten different gift ideas for the loved ones in your life! This Valentine’s Day everyone deserves something a little special. No matter if it is for friends, family...

Pink is the signature color of Valentines Day.

Top ten Valentine’s date spots in Iowa City

Eleanor Weitz, Jules Keranen, and Elena Garcia Van Auken February 14, 2024

Are you having trouble coming up with a Valentine’s date idea? Sick of going to the same old places again and again? Luckily we’ve compiled a list of ten date ideas to do around Iowa City and Coralville...

Revenge is a dish best served cold — as in cold hard cash.

Eat your greens

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor February 12, 2024

In recent years, the eat-the-rich storyline has become a prolific narrative that has been taking over the entertainment industry. Traced back to the French Revolution, the phrase “eat the rich”...

The West High Chamber Orchestra in their rehearsal with Director Jonathon Welch.

University of Northern Iowa orchestra concert

Mrudani Ramkumar, Print News Editor February 8, 2024

On Tuesday, Feb. 6, students from the West High School Chamber Orchestra traveled to the University of Northern Iowa to perform with their Symphony Orchestra. The Chamber Orchestra left during school hours...

Find out which of these past six Theatre West productions you are!

Which Theatre West production are you?

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor February 7, 2024

Theatre West boasts a long history of impressive stage productions made possible by wonderful crews and talented casts. Take a blast to the past by taking this quiz and discovering which of these six plays...

The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra during their final rehearsal at the Paramount Theatre.

West students play at Metropolitan Orchestra Festival

Mrudani Ramkumar, Print News Editor February 6, 2024

For the first time, the West High Orchestras had the honor of sending students to participate in the Metropolitan Orchestra Festival at the Paramount Theatre. Last Thursday, West students had a full-day...

Missed connections

Missed connections

McKenna Stephens, Designer, Photographer January 24, 2024

To the incredibly smart girl in my World Lit class: Your writing is amazing, and I love the way that you think of these amazing things. I have liked you for years without even seeing what you write, and...

The Radish

The Radish

Carter Birch Houchins-Witt, Reporter January 24, 2024

Festive Flash At West High’s “A Christmas Carol” production, audiences were sorely disappointed with Theatre West’s interpretation of the classic holiday play. The cast entered singing Jingle...

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