Upcoming events
  • 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

In this article, several WSS staffers offer up recommendations for shows to watch.

WSS staffers recommend shows to watch during quarantine

Edward Keen, Arts Editor April 3, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to stir a greater volume of pandemonium worldwide by the day, the luxuries that we have gotten used to reaping have begun to dissipate. Movie theaters have all but gone extinct in...

Hand-sewn masks for hospitals

Hand-sewn masks for hospitals

Renee Gould, Opinion Editor March 24, 2020

Hospitals in Seattle, where there have been 1,996 infections and 95 deaths due to COVID-19 as of Sunday started asking volunteers to make face masks out of fabric as they rapidly ran out of medical-grade...

Things to do while quarantined

Things to do while quarantined

Maddy Smith, Visual Editor and Feature Editor March 20, 2020

ICCSD has suspended all school and extracurricular activities through April 13 to prevent the mass spread of COVID-19. There is only so much lying around a person can do, so here are some things ways to...

Flowers bloom as the sun shines and the weather gets warmer.

Ways to make the most of spring break

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Entertainment Editor March 12, 2020

The birds are chirping, the sun is finally coming out and the temperatures are on the rise. During the winter it was much easier to sink into a couch and binge watch Netflix and Hulu, but now it is just...

Skyward UK cover. In this article Edward Keen 20 lists several books to try out during the upcoming vacation.

Four books to read over spring break

Edward Keen, Arts Editor March 12, 2020

The brutal winter having full weeks of school tangled with the erratic polar vortex weeks with days missing every other moment have ended, and now the next real break after winter vacation is about to...

“Onward” is a heartwarming film about family

“Onward” is a heartwarming film about family

Luke Krchak, Reporter March 10, 2020

Dan Scanlon’s “Onward” is one of Disney-Pixar’s best films yet with amazing animation and a message that hits home.  The story is a spoof on the fantasy genre with hits against societal...

The Call of the Wild lives on the cutting edge of cinematography

“The Call of the Wild” lives on the cutting edge of cinematography

Luke Krchak, Reporter March 9, 2020

Chris Sanders' "The Call of the Wild" brings out the authenticity of Jack London's characters with vivid colors and amazing CGI. The story is about Buck, a dog who has to move from the domestication...

Edward Keen 20 reviews Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, an excellent mix of fantasy and the paranormal.

Book review: “Ninth House” is an invigorating paranormal fantasy

Edward Keen, Arts Editor March 6, 2020

Leigh Bardugo is no stranger to producing a good, well-rounded fantasy novel. The “Six of Crows” duology, “Shadow and Bone” trilogy, and incomplete “King of Scars” duology (all taking place...

The Jazz Ensemble and Symphonic Jazz band leave for Chicago on Friday morning

IC West jazz bands find success at Jazz in the Meadows Festival

Paras Bassuk, Photographer March 2, 2020

On Saturday, February 29th, the West High Jazz Ensemble was awarded the grand champion trophy for its competition in the Jazz in the Meadows Midwestern jazz festival in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. As...

Advika Shah 22 executes a dance position for the camera. Every gesture and limb carries a unique meaning in this form.

Sampradaya Bharatanatyam Troupe of Iowa City

Paras Bassuk and Caroline Barker February 25, 2020

  Bharatanatyam is a story-based dance form that has been taught for centuries.   Characterized by its meaningful gestures, facial expressions, and coordination, learning Bharatanatyam...

Missed connections 2020

Missed connections 2020

Jessica Moonjely, Print Profiles Editor and Managing Editor February 25, 2020

The Radish

The Radish

Joe Goodman and Isaac Young February 25, 2020

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