The Freedom Forum in Washington, D.C. awarded Wesal Haroun ’24 in the annual Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference for 2023. Students selected for the program receive an all-expenses-paid trip and a $1,000 scholarship to the college of their choice.
The Iowa High School Press Association awarded four “Best of the Year” titles this week, with half of them coming to West High. IHSPA named Alaina Greenlee ’23 Videographer of the Year for the second consecutive year and Will Cheng ’23 Designer of the Year.
Quill and Scroll, a journalism honor society, recognized West Side Story members in its 2023 International Writing, Photo/Design and Multimedia Contest.
Will Cheng ’23 received second place Features...
The Iowa High School Press Association recognized both the Trojan Epic yearbook and West Side Story at its state journalism conference Oct. 20. The West Side Story staff was named a 2022 All-Iowa News Team of the Year, and the 2022 Trojan Epic was named second place Yearbook of the Year.
The Iowa High School Press Association awarded five “Best of the Year” trophies this week, with four of them coming to West High. IHSPA named Alaina Greenlee ’23 Videographer of the Year, Kailey...
The Iowa High School Press Association and the Iowa Newspaper Foundation chose Kailey Gee ’22 as Iowa’s Journalist of the Year. Along with the honor, Gee receives a scholarship and is now eligible...
The nation’s top scholastic news sites were recognized March 2 by the National Scholastic Press Association, which announced 47 finalists in its annual Pacemaker competition. The West Side Story's wsspaper.com is one of two Iowa news sites recognized. Owen Aanestad '22 is the WSS online editor-in-chief.
Honoring the nation’s best, National Scholastic Press Association named West Side Story one of its 29 prestigious Pacemaker winners Saturday, which honors scholastic student newspapers, newsmagazines...
National Scholastic Press Association announced finalists for its 2021 individual contests, with each contest category including up to 10 finalists nationwide. Winners will be announced at NSPA/JEA’s...
The Iowa High School Press Association recognized both the Trojan Epic yearbook and West Side Story staffs at its state journalism conference Oct. 21. The West Side Story staff was named a 2021 All-Iowa...
The National Scholastic Press Association named the 2020-2021 West Side Story staff a Newspaper/Newsmagazine Pacemaker finalist on Oct. 21. Pacemaker finalists will be recognized and the Pacemaker winners...
The Freedom Forum Institute in Washington, D.C. awarded West Side Story staffer, Hanah Kitamoto ’22, as Iowa’s winner in the annual Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference for 2021. The program...
(she/her) Lilly Graham is a junior at West, and this is her second year on staff. Lilly is the News Editor for the print edition. Outside of school, Lilly enjoys playing tennis and spending time with her...
