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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

Childhood friends: how well do they know each other?

Minna Abdalla and Jordan Smith September 26, 2024

They claim to be friends since as early as they can remember, sharing countless memories from childhood. However, how well do these memories really hold up? Today, we put those lifelong bonds to the test...

Big streaming services like Prime Video, Disney+ and Netflix are well-known for canceling fan-favorite shows.

Show-stoppers

Anna Greenlee and Maya Mueller September 26, 2024

Netflix is infamous for canceling shows prematurely. Some of the most well-known casualties include “Julie and the Phantoms” and “Lockwood & Co.” However, Netflix isn’t the only culprit,...

Summer theater performances

Summer theater performances

Carter Birch Houchins-Witt, Print Entertainment Editor June 8, 2024

Starting off with the most local theater productions this summer, City Circle Theatre Company is performing Catch Me If You Can, which shows on July 19-21 and 26-28 at the Coralville Center of the Performing...

Looking for some fun summer recipes? WSS has just the thing!

Summer sweet treats

Grace Bartlett, Print Profiles Co-Editor June 7, 2024

  Smoothie Bowls-  One frozen treat to keep you cool this summer is a smoothie bowl, which only takes about five minutes to complete. For this recipe, you will need one cup of frozen mixed berries,...

Here are the top three activities students should do over the summer.

Top 3 activities students should do over the summer

Reem Kirja, Print Profiles Editor June 5, 2024

As summer approaches, it's crucial to remember that universities consider the activities students engage in during this time as part of their application review process, a point emphasized by the educational...

A person in front of a laptop, a green hue covers everything.

Procrastination and Senioritis

Airi Thompson, Assistant News Editor June 1, 2024

When you're a sophmore, junior, heck even a freshman you get told all sorts of jokes about "Senioritis" and you brush them off as silly jokes. "Yeah right, 'Senioritis' it's just one last year it can't...

Class of 2024 members give advice to their pre-high school selves and underclassmen.

Last advice

Lilly Graham, Print Managing Editor May 31, 2024

“Life in high school is way better when you stop caring what everybody thinks. It doesn’t matter if you are pretty or popular or funny or whatever; literally nobody cares. Chill out, and you will be...

Have Disney villains gotten worse?

Fall of Disney villains

Ethan Tisdale, FOJ Intern May 31, 2024

From Jefar to Hans, Disney has been creating villains since its beginning. The first-ever Disney villain was The Evil Queen from "Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs" in 1937. With almost 90 years of creating...

The class of 2024 was surveyed on fun trivia, future plans, and more.

2024 senior survey

Jane Lam, Print Assistant Copy Editor May 30, 2024

Senior Playlist

Senior Playlist

Ginger McCartney, Artist, Designer May 30, 2024

 

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