While most people associate a heart as the symbol that continually represents romance, Kristin and Wayne Thelander see kidneys as their display of true love. Kristin has been aware that she has Polycystic...

Whether your looking for some performances around town or some ideas of how to get crafty at home, there's lots to do during winter break, and the West Side Story can guide you into making your holiday...

Sophomore Daniel Grimes ’18 speaks three languages. He is a pianist. He is a runner. He is a swimmer. He is a bicyclist. He is an older brother. He is a singer. He also just so happens to have been born...

A CHANGING CONCEPT West High is praised for its outstanding athletics and music departments, making success critical for students and teachers. This praise would not be existent without the idea of...

Twitter recently came up with a new feature that allows users to create polls. Some polls attempt to be funny with questions such as “Would you rather lick the bottom of Donald Trump's foot or stand...

With this week being Transgender Awareness Week ending with today, Transgender Awareness Day, COLORS, West High’s gay-straight alliance has been celebrating the week. COLORS’s aim is to get the school...

Every Wednesday, the West Side Story selects an article from the archives to feature on our website. For a copy of all our archives since 1968, go to our print page, located here.  With several connections...

Every Wednesday, the West Side Story selects an article from the archives to feature on our website. For a copy of all our archives since 1968, go to our print page, located here. With the theme ‘Black...

For Spencer Meacham ’16, every passing period between classes is an opportunity to turn the halls into his own personal fashion runway not just for his outfit of the day, but for his new clothing line,...