• 12/16: Pajama + stuffed animal day
  • 12/17: Jersey day
  • 12/17: Girls basketball vs. Wahlert Catholic
  • 12/17: Boys basketball @ Wahlert Catholic
  • 12/17: Boys swimming @ Linn-Mar
  • 12/17: Band concert in Arganbright Auditorium
  • 12/18: Pink out day
  • 12/19: Throwback Thursday
  • 12/19: Boys wrestling @ Linn-Mar
  • 12/19: Girls wrestling @ Solon
  • 12/20: 2 HOUR EARLY RELEASE
  • 12/20: Ugly sweater day
  • 12/20: Boys and girls double-header vs City
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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
Reaching new heights

Reaching new heights

Alex Carlon, Online Editor-in-Chief
October 1, 2018
Mr. Witt talks about his 14 years of teaching math.

The art of mathematical teaching

Luke Krchak, Reporter
September 25, 2018
On his Youtube channel, BrodytheCuber, Brody Lassner '20 has tutorials on how to solve Rubik's cubes faster.

From a kid with a toy to a champion with a platform

Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief
September 20, 2018
The Little Actions

The Little Actions

Natalie Katz, Print Editor-in-Chief
June 3, 2018
Continuing their passion

Continuing their passion

May 24, 2018
Kai Kai the leopard gecko lounges on a table in Ms. Eustice's classroom. Ms. Eustice acquired Kai Kai and her friends, Saba and Lydian, just this past trimester.

The strangest pets at West

Ting Gao, Reporter
May 8, 2018

A word is worth a thousand pictures

Jessica Moonjely and Abbie Callahan
April 26, 2018
In this Club Connection, West Side Story answers the question, "What is Writers' Workshop Club?"

Club Connection: Writers’ workshop club

Ting Gao, Reporter
April 24, 2018
The following day, Al-Ani sees two young boys in the refugee camp and asks them the same question.He discovers they are not siblings, but rather just two kids sticking together. While Al-Ani was given permission to take their photo, he does not always ask before the shot. "Sometimes you meet someone in the street, he's crying, so you have to ask him, 'Why you crying:' But here, you don't have to ask, you have to take the picture."

A powerful perspective

Anna Brown and Alyson Kuennen
April 6, 2018
In the United States, every 13 minutes on average, someone in the United States takes their life.

13 Minutes

Fatima Kammona, News Editor
March 27, 2018
A self-portrait captured near Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, in July 2017.

A hobby of art and a passion for helping

Sophie Stephens, Online Managing Editor
March 23, 2018
Mukeh Lamin '19 poses for a headshot on Jan. 24.

5,000 miles away

Anjali Huynh and
February 20, 2018
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