The West Side Story goes behind the scenes of another All-State choir quartet rehearsal to talk to more students about why they are interested in auditioning for All-State. Selected West High students...

By Rebecca Wen and Kelsey Keranen Photographs taken at the Iowa City Book Festival last Saturday and Sunday.

By Julia Truszkowski As a seventeen year old at the peak of her “who cares what the world thinks, Imma do what I want,” rebel phase, I’m raising a fist and sticking my tongue out right along with...

Compiled by Jaycie Weathers   Students dressed up for spirit days Sept. 30-Oct. 5, leading up to the homecoming football game and dance. The WSS put together an overview of the spirit days...

by Kaitlyn McCurdy In March 2013, Justin Timberlake released “The 20/20 Experience,” and within a week, it sold 968,000 copies. As of September, it has sold 2,218,000 copies. Now, we have...

Compiled by Megumi Kitamoto Photos by Shirley Wang Whenever Lauren Dunkelberg '14 walks down the hallways, her bright colors, matching necklaces and cute accessories definitely warrant a second glance....

The West Side Story goes behind the scenes of an All-State choir quartet rehearsal and discovers more about the audition process. Selected West High students will audition in Fairfield, IA on Oct. 26. By...

By Jaycie Weathers   On Sept. 24, Best Buddies held an event for members in front of the ninth grade center to tie-dye white shirts and hang out with friends, while getting a little messy in...

  West High's Student Senate hosted the second annual Back-to-School Olympics in the courtyard Friday, Sept. 20th after school. Five student teams and one teacher team competed in four events-a relay...

Many teachers at West High are creating Twitter accounts to update their students about their classes. By: Lauren Knudson     [View the story "West High teachers take on Twitter "...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjsplR_UEo4&feature=youtube_gdata Faron Rush '14 does an exclusive freestyle rap for the West Side Story. Check out his feature in the upcoming Sept. 27 issue of the...