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West Side Story

The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

Fashion profile: Hannah Sheldon '15

Fashion profile: Hannah Sheldon ’15

Julia Truszkowski February 28, 2014

Photos by Lizzie Pruneau West Side Story: Describe your style Hannah Sheldon '15: I would probably describe it as different. It's pretty girly because I wear a lot of dresses. WSS: How...

On the arts: foods 2

On the arts: foods 2

Paul Curry February 27, 2014

If a picture is worth a thousand words, than a tasty cheesecake from Mrs. Greene's foods 2 class is worth a thousand calories. Join the West High On the Arts Investigative team as we plunge the depths...

What does love mean to you?

What does love mean to you?

Brittani Langland February 13, 2014

By Brittani Langland Apoorva Raikwar, Brooke Lofgren, Rebecca Wen, Tyler Voss, Paul Curry, and Shirley Wang Valentines day at West High means everyone has love on their minds. The WSS asked students...

Lexi Weber '14 stands with the speaker of the house to welcome a group of visitors.

At the Capitol: the life of a page

Shirley February 8, 2014

With the buzz of resolutions to bring in the new year, the Iowa state legislature has an agenda of its own. The WSS gets an inside look into the new session as Lexi Weber '14 talks about her role as a...

West graduate performs on The Colbert Report

West graduate performs on The Colbert Report

Brittani Langland February 6, 2014

Bridget Kearney, a 2003 West High graduate, and her band, Lake Street Dive, performed on The Colbert Report on Feb. 5. Watch them play their song "Rabid Animal." The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert...

'The Daily Show' visits Coralville

‘The Daily Show’ visits Coralville

Brittani Langland February 6, 2014

Although it was originally scheduled to air in January, "The Daily Show" segment featuring the Coralville city council election aired last night. Watch correspondent Jason Jones's feature here. The...

Fashion profile: Kathryn Quelle ’15

Tyler January 29, 2014

Photos by Madie Miller and Nick Deerberg West Side Story: Describe your style. Kathryn Quelle '15: Modern chic but somewhat casual. WSS: How has your style evolved? KQ: It's matured...

Recap: MLK Day

Recap: MLK Day

Megumi Kitamoto January 29, 2014

Photos by Lizzie Pruneau Having school on Martin Luther King Day was a first for the Iowa City Community School District, despite the controversy in the community. However, fifteen percent of ICCSD...

Black History Month: Thurgood Marshall

Black History Month: Thurgood Marshall

Hilah Kohen January 24, 2014

Thurgood Marshall was born in 1908 to a railroad porter and an elementary school teacher living in Baltimore, Maryland. Marshall's father instilled in him a passion for defending the U.S. Constitution...

WHS dance marathon 2014

WHS dance marathon 2014

Brittani Langland January 23, 2014

By Brittani Langland , Apoorva Raikwar, and Kaitlyn McCurdy Dance Marathon is an organization that supports children and their families battling pediatric cancer at the University of Iowa Children’s...

Black History Month: Black Panthers

Black History Month: Black Panthers

Stephon Berry January 23, 2014

By Lauren Knudson Black Panthers are not only an exotic animal that live in Asia and Africa but also a prominent 1960’s pro civil rights party. When one thinks of the civil-rights movement of the...

The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

Blake January 19, 2014

The cotton club was a popular nightclub in Harlem, operating during the Prohibition era. Although it was a white-only institution, most of the performers were black. Some of the more notable performers...

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