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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

Spot the difference

Spot the difference

Erinn Varga, Print Design and Opinion Editor March 8, 2024

   

Many movies are set to come out this year

2024 Movies

Tyler Shane, Print Assistant Design Editor March 6, 2024

"Argylle" Argylle tells the story of an award-winning author, Elly Conway, and her cat, Alfie. Elly has trouble writing the ending of the 5th installment of her spy novel series when her mother suggests...

First date chronicles

First date chronicles

Jane Lam, Print Assistant Copy Editor March 5, 2024

A design of Taylor Swift is surrounded by some of her most famous albums.

Listening to every Taylor Swift album for the first time … ready for it?

Samuel Rosenthal, Podcaster and Reporter March 5, 2024

Declared “2023 Time’s Person of the Year,” winner of the Grammy’s “Best Album of the Year 2023,” becoming the first person to ever win “Best Album” four times in Grammy history, a hundred-million-grossing...

Young Footliters is putting on “The Wizard of Oz” for their production this spring

Young Footliters auditions

Carter Birch Houchins-Witt, Print Entertainment Editor March 4, 2024

The auditions for the summer musical for Young Footliters theatre camp are approaching. The musical this year is “The Wizard of Oz,” which performs June 28-30. Auditions take place on April 4, 5 and...

West orchestras host concert and perform at adjudicated music festival

Jessie Li and Anna Song March 4, 2024

Concert Strings, Philharmonic Strings and Symphony Strings performed in Arganbright Auditorium led by Orchestra Director Jon Welch on Feb. 28 at 7:00 p.m. The concert was titled “Music from Around the...

Film Club meets in the Little Theater every other Friday after school.

Finals with West High’s Film Club

Jules Keranen, Entertainment Editor February 28, 2024

Film Club has canceled their bi-weekly showing due to finals being this week. They will be showing “Grave of the Fireflies” on Friday, March 8 after school in the Little Theater.  "Grave of the...

A Goodwill cart overflowing with clothes.

Over-consumption vs. personal style

Jules Keranen, Entertainment Editor February 26, 2024

When brands like SHEIN, Romwe, Zara and Forever 21 churn out clothes as fast as marketable and target mostly Gen-Z as their consumer audience, there’s a huge uptick in fast fashion over-consumption....

Ryan Middleton directing West's Jazz Collective at the Coe College Jazz Festival.

Update on West’s jazz competitions

Joe Corlette, Podcast Editor February 26, 2024

With winter sports competitions winding down, it’s time to shift focus to the arts competitions at West. During the month of February, West High’s Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Collective performed in three...

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...

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