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  • MONDAY 4/7: boys tennis @ CR Washington, boys soccer @ Prairie
  • TUESDAY 4/8: girls tennis vs. Dubuque Hempstead, girls soccer vs. CR Jefferson, boys tennis @ Dubuque Hempstead, girls track & field @ Williamsburg, boys track & field @ Western Dubuque
  • WEDNESDAY 4/9: theater teasers during periods 3 & 6, girls golf @ City
  • THURSDAY 4/10: 'Sound of Music' performance @ 7:00, boys tennis vs. Wahlert Catholic, boys soccer vs. Liberty, girls tennis @ Wahlert Catholic, boys track & field @ Clear Creek Amana
  • FRIDAY 4/11: 'Sound of Music' performance @ 7:00, girls track & field @ Clear Creek Amana, girls soccer @ Urbandale
  • SATURDAY 4/12: 'Sound of Music' performances @ 1:00 & 7:00, boys/girls track & field @ home, boys tennis doubleheader @ home, girls tennis double header @ Xavier & CR Jefferson
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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

Album review: "Take Me Home" by One Direction

Album review: “Take Me Home” by One Direction

November 13, 2012

By Kaitlyn McCurdy Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik. If you don’t know at least one of those names, I worry about you. There’s no way you could have made it...

Aliens through time

November 1, 2012

Aliens? Are they here to help or to harm? The only thing we know is that before color film they were hilarious. This short compilation takes a look at how science fiction has evolved through time,...

West to host Works in Progress show

West to host Works in Progress show

October 29, 2012

by Pombie Silverman The Iowa City Community School District’s high school vocal departments will be hosting the annual Works in Progress show on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012.  This year’s program will...

Album review: "Red" by Taylor Swift

Album review: “Red” by Taylor Swift

October 26, 2012

By Kaitlyn McCurdy When I sat down to review “Red,” Taylor Swift’s fourth studio album, I was nervous. The album is completely different from Swift’s prior releases, and it’s going to be absolutely...

Listen: DJ BARON, aka Idan Nadler '16

Listen: DJ BARON, aka Idan Nadler ’16

October 25, 2012

By Pombie Silverman Check out Idan Nadler's '16 beats.

Fashion profile: Jaycie Weathers '15

Fashion profile: Jaycie Weathers ’15

October 20, 2012

By Fiona Armstrong-Pavlik Jaycie Weathers '15 knows how to make her self-described "pretty practical" style into something special.  Drawing inspiration from the seasons, accent colors and patterns...

"I promise not to look at the camera."

This man was playing a heartbreaking song. 
The only part I could for-sure catch: "...and then I saw him look into your eyes..."

Humans of Iowa City

October 19, 2012

Photos by Hannah Muellerleile Inspired by Brandon Stanton's project, Humans of New York, the West Side Story has begun to seek and capture on film the people that make Iowa City, well, Iowa City.              

Anime club: new and improved

October 19, 2012

by Megumi Kitamoto The Anime Club is back again at West with a new advisor: Jeff Conner, science teacher by day and anime maniac after school on Fridays. "I was really excited when I found out that...

DIY with Apoorva Raikwar '14

DIY with Apoorva Raikwar ’14

October 18, 2012

Video by Hannah Muellerleile Apoorva Raikwar '14 displays her fashion sense and her DIY skills by showing the West Side Story how to make an adorable DIY sequined collar for less than 10 dollars in...

Album review: Carly Rae Jepsen's "Kiss"

Album review: Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Kiss”

October 15, 2012

By Kaitlyn McCurdy Carly Rae Jepsen absolutely exploded in the summer of 2012 with the help of fellow Canadian Justin Bieber and her hit single "Call Me Maybe." With the release of her second album,...

Casual Vacancy review

Casual Vacancy review

October 14, 2012

By Aileen Norris I grew up as a "Potterhead," a nickname for an avid fan Harry Potter series. My best friend and I would use floo powder to transport us to Diagon Alley as a kid. I almost ferociously...

Fashion profile: Apoorva Raikwar '14

Fashion profile: Apoorva Raikwar ’14

October 12, 2012

When you see Apoorva Raikwar '14 walking down the halls, there's a good chance she either made or altered what she's wearing. In fact, the white maxi skirt Raikwar is wearing in these photos is one...

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