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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

First-rate facilities

First-rate facilities

Akash Borde April 1, 2015

Following the construction of some new restrooms, the WSS editorial board looks at the facilities that over two-thousand users take for granted every day. There they are, right outside the main gymnasium....

Students react: musical festivals

Students react: musical festivals

Leola Eko March 25, 2015

By Leola Eko This upcoming spring and summer, music festivals like Coachella and Lollapolooza will take over and have people scrambling for tickets  to see their favorite artists. However, Bennet Luethje...

Missed connections 2015

Missed connections 2015

Kelsey Keranen February 15, 2015

In case you wanted more, here are this year's Missed Connections that didn't make it into the February issue.  

Students react: Taylor Swift

Students react: Taylor Swift

Schyler Davis, Web Master February 13, 2015

Written, Compiled, and Photographed by Consuelo Mendoza, Morgan Schmitt-Morris, Michael Moonjely, Ebony Mckeever, and Benjamin Bliven Being the youngest Grammy award winner for Album of Year and becoming...

13 movies for Friday the 13th

13 movies for Friday the 13th

Brittani Langland February 13, 2015

Friday the 13th is the perfect night to watch a horror movie with your friends, but the problem is there are so many to choose from. So here are 13 horror movies the West Side Story recommends you watch...

Oscar reviews

Oscar reviews

Brittani Langland January 25, 2015

Pump It Up! affected by new Healthy Kids Act

Pump It Up! affected by new Healthy Kids Act

Allie Biscupski, Online Managing Editor January 20, 2015

West High’s coffee shop, Pump It Up!, will no longer be serving iced coffee after 8 a.m. due to Michelle Obama’s newly enacted Healthy Kids Act. This is the first in a number of restrictions the...

The making of S.P.I.T. with the 2015 directors

The making of S.P.I.T. with the 2015 directors

Lushia Anson January 14, 2015

Comedy directors Ryan Bozer and Jenna Choi and drama directors Ryan Hansen and Olivia Sheff take you behind the scenes of Students Producing Innovative Theatre, also known as S.P.I.T. The four directors...

Dollars for Scholars 2015

Dollars for Scholars 2015

Paige Brazina, Design Editor January 12, 2015

Show choirs from West High School and City High school came together at City High School to perform their shows January 7th, 2015.

No-shave November

No-shave November

Barbara Badovinac, Social Media Editor, Broadcast Co-Editor, Videographer and Designer December 19, 2014

The second annual No Shave November, organized by the WHSDM club, raised $2200 for the kids fighting against cancer. This year, Ben Gast’s class raised the most, over $1000 the past month. Many teachers,...

On the arts: Cameron Braverman 15

On the arts: Cameron Braverman ’15

Nick Deerberg, Photographer December 15, 2014

"I just decided to go for this and see what happens." Cameron Braverman '15 shares his music experience with WSS and talks about his upcoming mixtape.   WSS: So what exactly were you going...

Art by Shanthi Chackalackal

Dancer problems

Chanel Vidal December 15, 2014

Compiled by Chanel Vidal and Shanthi Chackalackal “Dance is easy.” “Dance is just an art.” “Psh, dance isn’t a sport, what are you talking about?” I hear it every day when I mention...

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