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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

Fashion Friday: Nisha Coney '16

Fashion Friday: Nisha Coney ’16

Nick Deerberg, Photographer December 12, 2014

Juggling long school days, 30 hours of work a week, and all the other stresses of teenage life, it can be hard to take time to look classy while you're doing it. Nisha Coney '16 manages to find time to...

Profile: Math team vs West Side Story

Profile: Math team vs West Side Story

Layla Hannaford, Video Editor and Broadcast Manager December 11, 2014

West High's most successful team isn't basketball or football, it's math team. Winning every single competition so far this year, and the state competition for the past ten years in a row, the math team...

Netflix confessions

Netflix confessions

Layla Hannaford, Video Editor and Broadcast Manager December 10, 2014

Netflix is a great thing you can always turn to when you are bored, or just have nothing else to do. Some people watch one or two episodes of a show in a day, other watch one or two seasons. No matter...

Little Women documentary

Little Women documentary

Barbara Badovinac, Social Media Editor, Broadcast Co-Editor, Videographer and Designer December 5, 2014

Showtimes: Friday, December 5 at 7:30 Saturday, December 6 at 2:00 and Saturday, December 6 at 7:30 Theatre West Presents Little Women for this fall's play. Below is a video sneak preview and...

On the arts: Madison Voigt '15,  Mackenzie Voigt '17 and Pieper Stence '18

On the arts: Madison Voigt ’15, Mackenzie Voigt ’17 and Pieper Stence ’18

Layla Hannaford, Video Editor and Broadcast Manager December 5, 2014

Singing and theater performances aren’t always just a hobby; for Madison Voigt ’15, Mackenzie Voigt ’17 and Pieper Stence ’18, music is a family affair. In addition to being related, the two...

Mockingjay: Part 1 movie review

Mockingjay: Part 1 movie review

Kelsey Keranen November 24, 2014

Settling down in the third-to-last row of the theater to watch Mockingjay: Part 1 Saturday afternoon, I wasn’t entirely sure what I expected from this movie.  I vaguely recalled the novel’s plot from...

Fashion Friday: Ricky Rodriguez '16

Fashion Friday: Ricky Rodriguez ’16

Megumi Kitamoto November 21, 2014

West Side Story: What is your favorite item in your closet? Ricky Rodriguez '16: I like woven dress shirts, because they are so functional and versatile. WSS: Do you have a fashion inspiration? RR:...

Students anticipate The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 premiere

Students anticipate The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 premiere

Allie Biscupski, Online Managing Editor November 20, 2014

The Coral Ridge Marcus Theater in Coralville was abuzz Thursday night in anticipation for the November 20 world premiere of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1. West students lined up, anxiously awaiting...

Review: Taylor Swift-1989

Review: Taylor Swift-1989

Megumi Kitamoto November 17, 2014

When I first got Taylor Swift’s 1989 to review, everybody around me went beserk. “It’s SO good,” all of my friends would tell me in glee. Since 1989 seemed to hit it home with many music lovers,...

Works in Progress

Works in Progress

Paige Brazina, Design Editor November 14, 2014

West High School and City High School came together to perform their first show of the year in the West High School Auditorium on November 5th. Clad in their show choir t-shirts, they showed friends and...

Fashion Friday: Kelsey and Kasey Baller '15

Fashion Friday: Kelsey and Kasey Baller ’15

Nick Deerberg, Photographer November 7, 2014

    West Side Story: How would you describe your style? Kelsey Baller ‘15: I don’t really have a specific one. I like to be creative. Kasey Baller ‘15: I like to do what people aren’t doing...

Cool iOS 8 features

Cool iOS 8 features

Schyler Davis, Web Master November 1, 2014
Cool features of iOS 8 that you should know.
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