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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

Kareem Shoukih 20 poses for a photo in the West High courtyard on May 6, 2019.

Miles apart

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor May 6, 2019

Moving to a new school is difficult. Even if a student only moves to the next district over, they must struggle to adapt to a new culture, all new faces, and a completely different setting. But when Kareem...

Prisca Namutchibwe 19 poses for a photo outside of West High on Wednesday, March 27. She is currently working on a poetry book which she hopes will come out before she graduates.

Amplifying the voices of a nation

Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief April 25, 2019

A phone in one hand, a mic in the other, Prisca Namutchibwe ’19 took the stage at Walk it Out. The night of March 9 had consisted of students from various cultures of the world modeling on stage and...

As spring gets in full swing a mallard stands in the grass looking for food in Iowa City.

Green hope

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor April 21, 2019

Earth Day celebrates the planet and serves to raise awareness of the damage society is doing to the earth. One way to raise awareness is to host or attend events for Earth Day. Here are a few happening...

Phoebe Burt ‘21 and her father Kevin Burt sing and play “Lean On Me” by Bill Withers at Wildwood Saloon in North Liberty earlier this year.

A household in harmony

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...

Not seeing double

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor April 19, 2019

Identical twins Lizzy Slade ‘21 and Makayla Slade ‘21 may look alike, but that is where most of the similarities end. Lizzy wakes up at 7:00 a.m. every morning to get ready for school. She gets...

The wonder twins

The wonder twins

Lily Meng, Online Co-Copy Editor April 18, 2019

Towering at around five feet tall, these two students have dominated the academic atmosphere. You may have seen them in your AP US History class, holding sparkly trophies at math competitions or gracing...

As a high school student, Abbie Callahan 20 has taken her music career all the way to American Idol.

High school student goes to American Idol Hollywood Week and releases EP album

Jenna Wang, Editorial Editor April 14, 2019

Just after Abbie Callahan ’20 let everyone know that she had auditioned for American Idol in front of judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan, she announced that she had won the shiny gold ticket....

The ISASP tests will begin on Tuesday, April 16 and last through Thursday, April 18.

Testing new tech

Anna Brown, Print Co-Copy Editor April 14, 2019

It’s that time again. A time for students to be surrounded by unfamiliar faces and wander to unknown places. A time of walking aimlessly among rows of desks searching for your name card. However, this...

This marijuana was provided by the Coralville Police Department for photographs before it was disposed of properly.

High stakes

Sophie Stephens, Online Managing Editor April 12, 2019

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...

Lily Meng 19 holds a bottle of caffeinated water called Hydrive. This water can be bought at West.

Caffeine: a miracle or menace?

Lily Meng, Online Co-Copy Editor April 9, 2019

We’ve all been there. Finals week. The two treacherous weeks when your teachers schedule loads of finals and projects. You pull an all-nighter to finish, but you can’t complete that daunting task without...

Miguel Cohen-Suarez 22, Lil Income, started rapping on SoundCloud less than a year ago. Now he as over 700 listeners on the platform.

Head in the SoundCloud

Alex Carlon, Online Editor-in-Chief April 7, 2019

Disclaimer: some of the songs embedded in this article contain profane lyrics. Drake, Kanye West, Eminem: these are the names that come to mind when one thinks of “rap.” But, over the past few years,...

Caleb Kwok 20 displays the college spreadsheet he made to help compare colleges from across the country.

Streamlining the college search

Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief March 24, 2019

ACT, SAT, tuition, housing, acceptance rate, size... All of these are factors that college-bound students must take into account when deciding which schools they want to apply to or attend. This information...

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