From becoming an Air Force Pilot to attending West Point Military Academy, four West students speak on why the military is right for them.
“I have been blessed beyond what I can imagine being able...
In the morning, the three meet for coffee ahead of their busy days. At lunch, they are gathered around the dining table in room 102, definitely not gossiping about their students. In the evenings, they...
Introduction
It’s a new day at school and you walk in the building with a pair of new shoes and a fresh haircut, a bounce of confidence with every step you take.
Suddenly, someone makes fun...
Imagine walking into a crowded hallway full of strangers laughing and talking among themselves. You do not know where your first period class is or how to ask for directions to get there. The strangers...
Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
• February 14, 2020
Having taught at West High for 34 years, social studies teacher Gary Neuzil has had thousands of students. Some of which have gone on to be teachers themselves. An even smaller number, just four, have...
Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
• February 11, 2020
Lucy Roth was diagnosed with cancer, a softball-sized tumor in her brain, when she was only two. She was admitted to the University of Iowa Children's Hospital immediately and went through multiple surgeries...
"Addicted to chocolate" by Pamella Bhalla February 13, 1987
Are you a chocoholic? Do you experience cravings for chocolate on a regular basis? If so, take this opportunity to add yourself to the ever...
Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief
• February 2, 2020
All it takes is an Instagram story from Chris Kim ’20 directing his followers to wear their Chong’s shirts and the next day more than a dozen students, and on occasion, a teacher, can be spotted...
Caroline Mascardo, Editorials Editor and Copy Editor
• January 30, 2020
Let students smoke
Originally published in the April 22, 1988 edition of West Side Story by Michelle Piccininni
As the trend in America has shifted putting health and fitness as...
Wrestling has recently become a sport that anyone can participate in at West High. However, the programs have lots of differences, with girls wrestling building the foundation of their program, and boys...
Coming Soon
Published in the February 1, 1980 edition of West Side Story
(Editorial)
Registration for the draft may soon be a reality if President Carter’s Proposal for registration is put...
