I started sophomore year without many friends. Most people in my close friend group had been split up because of new district lines or because of families moving away.
A few months into sophomore year...
Jessica Moonjely, Print Profiles Editor and Managing Editor
• April 19, 2019
Having a professional musician as a father, it is no surprise that Phoebe Burt ‘21 was humming before she could talk. Phoebe and Kevin Burt discuss how music has helped the two grow more in tune with...
It’s a summer night, just a few weeks before you start high school. You are sitting with your friends in the house when they say they’re going outside. Out of curiosity, you follow them to the back...
Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
• April 5, 2019
A new tradition will begin this Saturday at West High: the Eastern Iowa Track and Field Festival. Teams and individuals from across Iowa will show up and compete in hopes of qualifying for the Drake Relays...
The National Scholastic Press Association recognized three West Side Story pieces at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Dallas on Nov. 18.
Broadcast Editor-in-Chief...
The National Scholastic Press Association recognized two West Side Story pieces as finalists in its annual Multimedia Story of the Year contest. Each piece is one of 10 finalists nationwide in its...
While driving and jamming out to “Go Gina” by SZA, the realization that West Side Story News Editor and Photographer, Alyson Kuennen, was one of 10 finalists nationwide in the National Scholastic Press...
Iowa High School Press Association awarded the West Side Story staff an All-Iowa News Team finalist for 2016-2017. Points for the finalists are awarded to schools for placing in individual categories of...
Aaron Carter, Writer and Sports Editor
• March 27, 2016
Wali Parks ’16 doesn’t like to sit still, especially coming off a loss in the biggest game of the year. Parks and West High fell just short in the 4A State Championship against West Des Moines Valley,...
The Iowa High School Press Association named Allie Biscupski ’17, Michael Moonjely ’17 and Isabelle Robles ’17 as three of the 10 Emerging Journalists in the state at its high school journalism...
Four students on the 2014-2015 West Side Story staff are finalists in the National Scholastic Press Association’s 2015 Individual Award Contest. Pictured above (left to right) are seniors Kelsey...
