• FINALS WEEK 11/19-21
  • 11/19: Girls wrestling @ City
  • 11/21: Girls wrestling vs. Liberty @ Home
  • 11/21-23: All-State Music Festival
  • 11/22: Girls basketball @ Solon
  • NO SCHOOL 11/22
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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
Jude Salten ’28 poses for a photo while at school in his wheelchair.

Hey Jude

Henry Timmer-Hackert and Sophie Singh
November 20, 2024
Camille Dungy '91, the 2024 winner of the Paul Engle Prize, reads her poem "Ceremony" to the creative writing class on Nov. 15.

What it feels like: winning the Paul Engle Prize

Marie Stier, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 18, 2024
Community Inclusion Club members posing at the West High homecoming parade.

Community Inclusion Club: an overview

Lila Eastvold, Photographer and reporter
November 14, 2024
Beth Fettweis stands in front of the finals schedule for her English classes.

Beth Fettweis: the best of both worlds

Maya Mueller and Anna Greenlee
November 14, 2024
Brennan and Kingston Swayzer '27 pose for their photo Nov. 4.

Coaching crossover: Brennan and Kingston Swayzer

Keith Moody, Online Assistant Sports Editor and Yearbook Sports Co-Editor
November 13, 2024
Jack Wallace '24 watches from the sideline vs. Prairie on Oct. 14, 2022.

Jack Wallace: “football is life”

Kellen Craig, Sports Reporter
November 12, 2024
Andrea Harms sits at her desk in her classroom.

A passion for biology: Andrea Harms

Anna Gibson, Reporter
November 11, 2024
Molly Sofranko instructs art club in the art room Nov. 4.

Lessons learned: Molly Sofranko’s 30 job journey

Ella Ciliberto, Online Assistant Design Editor
November 10, 2024
Genna Ray '25 speaks into her headset while looking down at the stage.

Behind the headset

Jordan Smith, Reporter
October 31, 2024
The duality of the diplomat: Keith W. Mines

The duality of the diplomat: Keith W. Mines

Loren Barjis, FOJ Intern
October 18, 2024
Business owner Raghd Kirja ‘28 with a set of nails custom-made she created.

West High entrepreneur starts business from bedroom table

Mingmei Lumetta, FOJ Intern
October 17, 2024
Jack Twait '25 poses for a headshot portrait. Photo courtesy of Jack Twait.

BPA senior spotlight: Jack Twait

Ella Ciliberto and Jake Beneke
October 16, 2024
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