Upcoming events
  • Seniors vote on faculty speaker later this week
  • Boys soccer tournament- March 29th-30th @West
  • Women of Troy relays- March 26th home@4:30
  • Chamber ensemble concert- March 28th- Band room@7:00
  • Senior poets: send poems to Mr. Robins
  • College fair Wednesday in Cafeteria
  • Girls soccer vs. North Scott- Tuesday JV@5:30 V@7:00
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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

ChatGPT is impacting the nature of the workforce as well as parts of the education system.

Let’s Chat: GPT

Heidi Du, Maya Chu, and Mrudani Ramkumar April 20, 2023

Write me a 1000-word essay analyzing the Hero’s Journey in “The Odyssey.” Can you explain meiosis to me in simple terms? Give me a programming function to loop through a file. How about writing a...

A West High student works on their homework and classwork on April 17.

West High gets graded

Camille Gretter and Ashlyn Brady April 19, 2023

The administration of vaccines and rapid tests has pushed the COVID-19 pandemic and its societal modifications into the back of people's minds. The lives of students are returning to normal, and West High...

AP Biology and Biology teacher, Andrea Harms, sits at her desk during AFT while students chat in the background.

Q&A with HOSA teacher advisor Andrea Harms

Reem Kirja, Print Profiles Editor April 18, 2023

In the corner of the science hallway, one can find a teacher with big dreams for a small club in her room. Andrea Harms, the AP Biology and biology teacher at West High, officially became the teacher advisor...

Welcome to the madness

Zoe Smith and Paige Albright April 13, 2023

Frese and Witthoft won the teacher March Madness bracket.   The NCAA mens and womens basketball tournaments, dubbed March Madness, brings a time of underdog triumphs and heartbreak. Powerhouse...

Mayasa Hamid 23 plans to continue her academics at Boston University in the fall.

Quest through West

Isabella Tisdale, Features and Visuals Editor April 13, 2023

As the sun falls on Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, eight-year-old Mayasa Hamid, says goodbye to her life in Sudan and boards a plane to Atlanta, Georgia. Hamid touches down in Atlanta not knowing...

A stack of Grapevines, West Highs literary magazine, is scattered across the floor.

Q & A with Grapevine advisor Tom Lindsey

Laney Prelle, Profiles Editor April 10, 2023

What is your role on Grapevine and what classes do you teach? “I currently teach U.S. humanities for two sections and three sections of composition, the dual credit through Kirkwood Community College....

Kate Van Waning 26 finishes first in the 1,500-meter run March 28 at West.

On the right track

Laney Prelle, Profiles Editor April 6, 2023

For freshman Kate Van Waning, track and cross country run in her family. “I’ve always grown up running and it’s just a part of my family. My parents are both big runners. I would go on runs with...

The members of Mock Trial Club right before their trial.

The final trial

Tessa Gibson, Profiles Editor April 3, 2023

Mock Trial Club has officially ended its season, having its final trial on Wednesday, March 22. Unfortunately, they did not make it state however it wasn’t a fully negative experience. “We've grown...

Recruiting Trail with Meena Tate

Alaina Greenlee, Video Editor March 27, 2023

In the first Recruiting Trail episode of 2023, senior point guard Meena Tate explains her commitment to Dartmouth College back in June. Get insight from former head women's basketball coach BJ Mayer as...

Love is all around west high. Is that love genuine?

High School sweethearts and heartbreak

Yaya Orszula, Abby Guo, and Elena Garcia Van Auken March 8, 2023

Most teenagers have seen the movies where the nerdy girl gets the gorgeous football player, but that’s not what high school relationships are about. They’re about finding your identity, what you do...

Keiko and her mom, Reiko, smile for a selfie during Reikos month long hospital stay.

What it feels like: finding out your mom has cancer

Laney Prelle and Abby Guo March 8, 2023

Keiko begins by explaining how she found out about her mom’s cancer.  I found out about my mom’s cancer on Feb. 2, 2022. I had a basketball game (the night before) and my dad was like, “Yo, I...

The boys basketball team stands behind broken glass.

At what cost

Zoe Smith and Ashlyn Brady March 7, 2023

One moment a player is on the field, running, jumping, cheering and scoring goals. For many teenage athletes, that next layup, next tackle, next shot or next hurdle could be their last. The risk of injury...

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