Paige Albright, Managing Co-Editor, Podcast Editor
• March 31, 2021
As March commemorates Women's history around the globe, WSS takes a closer look into Iowa's past surrounding the rights of women. Given that Iowa had a progressive past when it comes to equal rights for...
Just like fashion trends, hairstyles evolve throughout time. There are endless possibilities to the way you can style your hair, from braids to curls. The way people do their hair can tell us a lot about...
Maddie Yacopucci ’22 (GentleCubCreations)
What began as an online store selling acrylic paintings slowly turned into an international jewelry business. For Maddie Yacopucci ’22, all it took was...
Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
• February 28, 2021
West Side Story Staffer Maddy Smith ’22 is involved in all three sections of the West High journalism program. She is the student life editor for the Trojan Epic, and she writes and takes photos for...
Fareeha Ahmad, Profiles Editor and Yearbook Copy Editor
• February 28, 2021
Throughout high school, math teacher Hanan Rahmatallah was ambitious. She was involved in a diverse range of activities from singing to playing sports. She especially enjoyed the wonders of creating. Inspired...
Misha Canin, Print Managing Editor and Business Co-Editor
• February 27, 2021
WSS is covering the changes in learning models and their subsequent effects on students. To read the previous installment in the series, "The hybrid gap," click here.
“Make sure you’re taking...
Trudging through the West High doors, you spot a pair of students in a corner facing a phone propped up on a table, shimmying their hips and lip-syncing to the latest TikTok dance trend. Continuing down...
The world couldn't have turned into what it is today without protests or pushback from the people. From the civil rights movements in the early 1900s all the way up to today’s Black Lives Matter and...
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• February 24, 2021
Six foot nine Pete Moe ‘22 is easy to spot in the hallways, regardless of the recently crowded West High halls. Knowing almost no one beyond his new teammates on the basketball court, Moe found himself...
Within a student’s school life, they may be accepted into a program for “gifted and talented” students. Beginning in elementary school, a student in the program learns at an accelerated pace, usually...
Looking back on 2020, we can see a change in the trend of consumer and domestic behavior. WSS staffer Tosh Klever '21 interviewed University of Iowa Office of Sustainability Director Stratis Giannakouros...
