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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

Arts and entertainment for your spring break

Arts and entertainment for your spring break

March 11, 2013

Stuck in Iowa City for all of Spring Break? Lucky for you, the WSS has plenty of ideas to keep you busy for all nine days. Apoorva Raikwar '14 demonstrates how to make a sequin collar in a few simple...

A primer on speech and debate

WSSIntern March 4, 2013

By Akash Borde Take an inside look at what goes on at a forensics tournament as West High's nationally acclaimed Forensics program travels to Burlington, Iowa on Feb. 8-9 at the Eastern Iowa Districts...

My friend, my model, my part-time mom; my sister

WSSIntern March 4, 2013

By Alora Kraus This is a photostory recognizing Emme Kraus for being such a great sister to me.

Elena Wilson'13 trains for the tennis season at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreational Complex in Iowa City.

West High girls tennis coach resigns

February 28, 2013

By Brittani Langland The Iowa City West High girls' varsity tennis coach, Richie Redfern, has resigned from his position. “He received a great full time job to work with a local TV network,”...

The beauty of a walk

WSSIntern February 28, 2013

By Julia Shriver A video that showcases the various beauties of walking to school, featuring pictures that I took this winter of the Clear Creek Nature Trail, a path that I walk on to get  to...

Add your West High hero nomination

Add your West High hero nomination

February 13, 2013

The West Side Story is covering real-life heroes in West High. Please nominate any students or staff you think deserve to be recognized. The definition of hero is up to interpretation but the nominee should...

Iowa City Show Choirs perform in Dollars for Scholars Concert

February 3, 2013

West's show choirs perform at the fundraiser Dollars for Scholars Concert on Feb. 3.

Zach Wahls '09 visits West

Zach Wahls ’09 visits West

December 14, 2012

By Paul Curry Zach Wahls '09 speaks in the WSS newsroom about his past, present and future plans. After speaking on The Ellen Degeneres Show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, MSNBC and at universities...

What does religion mean to you?

December 13, 2012

By Velarchana Santhana and Brittani Langland The West Side Story interviewed some students about what religion means to them.

What to do over winter break

December 13, 2012

by Alyssa McKeone and Megumi Kitamoto Don't know what to do over winter break? Get inspired by watching us (attempt to) sled, eat cookies and procrastinate doing homework. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ9NhyAbuqg&feature=plcp

A look at Youssef El-far’s handball career

December 6, 2012

By Hannah Merrill Taking time to focus, Youssef El-far '14 clutches onto the ball until he lunges forward to hurl it at the wall, demonstrating how one throws a handball.  El-far has been playing handball...

Young at heart.

Humans of Iowa City

November 23, 2012

Photos by Hannah Muellerleile Inspired by Brandon Stanton’s project, Humans of New York, the West Side Story has begun to seek and capture on film the people that make Iowa City, well, Iowa City.          

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