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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

Abigail Greenleaf searches for love in all the wrong places.

Looking back: Where to find love?

Caroline Mascardo, Editorials Editor and Copy Editor March 12, 2020

Originally published in April 25, 2003 issue of West Side Story by Kat Rokhlin Where to find love? eHarmony.com eHarmony.com boasts its ability to find the perfect match for you. It requires you...

Achieving success in biliteracy

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor March 12, 2020

Most schedules at school have a strict structure: go to class, do the homework, repeat. But the new Seal of Biliteracy classes are set up differently. Instead of following a set curriculum, they spend...

Looking Back: The dwindling of traditions and school spirit

Looking Back: The dwindling of traditions and school spirit

Amelia Stevens, Reporter March 5, 2020

Seniors make their mark Published in the May 11, 1979 edition of West Side Story By Margaret Sines For seniors this is the last year to group together with their buddies in a high school social situation....

West Side Story investigates vaccine enforcement within the Iowa City Community School District.

Calling the shots

Annabel Hendrickson and Marta Leira March 4, 2020

One thousand four hundred eighty-five students. All with different backgrounds, and most importantly, different germs. With 1485 opportunities for disease, the school can provide a breeding ground for...

Optimizing matchomatics

Optimizing matchomatics

Marta Leira, Isaac Young, and Ken Wilbur February 28, 2020
Two staffers detail the social experiment they conducted with the annual matchmakers survey.
A portrait of Kate Wickham is proudly displayed in the main entrance of the school. The Kate Wickham Memorial Trust Fund was established in early 1954.

A dedication to education

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor February 28, 2020

Hosting around 500 students, Kate Wickham Elementary is one of the almost twenty elementary schools in the ICCSD. Opened in 1997, Wickham has had thousands of students pass through, but few know who the...

The display case in the Commons and an exhibit in the library have become the only predominant advertisements of Black History Month at West High this February.

Looking back: Black History Month paid little attention at West

Caroline Mascardo, Editorials Editor and Copy Editor February 28, 2020

  This archive has been modified for clarity and length.   Woodson unacknowledged: Black History Month paid little attention at West Originally published in the February 28, 1997 edition...

Transitioning from high school to college is huge, and adding sports into the mixture creates a different perspective on the college experience.

Looking back: Sports ladder to success

Camille Gretter, Online Editor-In-Chief February 27, 2020

“Sports ladder to success” by Mathis Petrak February 14, 1975 The Super Bowl, the World Series, Wimbledon, the Stanley Cup and all-star competition are the material childhood dreams are made of....

Hayate Mustefa 23 wears a niqab, a garment that incorporates a face covering in addition to a headscarf.

More than a head covering

For some women, leaving the house without having their favorite ring, watch or scrunchie is an abnormality. For many, there is a specific article of clothing that they would not feel comfortable going...

Dan Martin, Dean of Industrial Technologies at Kirkwood Community College and Russ Johnson, Career Center Facilitator, discuss the importance of trade careers and education.

Trading up

Isaac Young, Opinion Editor February 26, 2020

As many students approach the end of their high school careers, they are repeatedly met with the same question from parents, teachers, counselors and even friends: “What are your plans for college?” When...

Advika Shah 22 executes a dance position for the camera. Every gesture and limb carries a unique meaning in this form.

Sampradaya Bharatanatyam Troupe of Iowa City

Paras Bassuk and Caroline Barker February 25, 2020

  Bharatanatyam is a story-based dance form that has been taught for centuries.   Characterized by its meaningful gestures, facial expressions, and coordination, learning Bharatanatyam...

In this profile, Ellie Garcia 20 opens up about her experience with alopecia. She says she is thankful for how it helped me grow.

Regrowing confidence

Fareeha Ahmad, Profiles Editor and Yearbook Copy Editor February 25, 2020

Like any typical teenager, Ellie Garcia ’21 loves sweet treats and spending time with friends. On one hot summer day in Maryland, before her freshman year, she decided to go out and get ice cream with...

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