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West Side Story

The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

This section includes work created by students enrolled in Foundations of Journalism, the prerequisite course to joining a publication staff at West High. FOJ students are considered interns and are not West Side Story staff members while enrolled in the yearlong English elective. FOJ students can apply to join a publication staff after completing the course.

Wesal Haroun 24 returns the ball during practice.
Wrapped up
Minna Abdalla, WSS Intern

“It’s game day and I step onto that soccer field, and the only thing on...

A group of NWJH students perform a skit in the little theater on May 1.
The Demolition of Drama
Evelyn Kraber, Assistant Copy Editor

  "The Crimson House Murder" Act One, Scene One SOUND EFFECT:...

Blond[e]
Blond[e]
Taelim Yoon, WSS Intern

After the bill requiring students to use the bathrooms that align with the sex they were assigned at birth passed, some students at West covered restroom placards with all gender flyers in protest.
Bills that ban gender-affirming care in Iowa will kill transgender youth
Miela Miller-Jacobs, WSS Intern

Gender-affirming care saves lives, and Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa State...

We Say Gay
We Say Gay
Leah Butcher, WSS Intern

  Imagine knowing there is a constant target on your back just because of...

The Best BookTok Books of Each Genre
The Best BookTok Books of Each Genre
Tia Rahmatalla, WSS Intern

Booktok has been a thriving platform on TikTok that gives book recommendations...

School should start before 8 a.m.
School should start before 8 a.m.
Sophie Goers, WSS Intern

  You finally get home, and it’s almost 9 p.m. You should be finishing...

Pressure On Social Media
Pressure On Social Media
Gretchen Van Iddekinge, Elle Barnett, Rylee DeSaulniers, WSS Intern

The perfectly contoured nose, clear skin with no imperfections, and overall...

Chess Match on Courthouse Square -- Charge at First Light by Jack W. Pearce
Chess is NOT a Sport
Callie Gao, WSS Intern

Chess is a intellectual little activity that more than 605 million adults partake...

Two pride flags flying proudly in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Going Backwards
Evelyn Kraber, Assistant Copy Editor

“It is our shared responsibility to ensure every member of our school community...

Funding our future
Funding our future
Keith Moody, WSS intern

As a child of two public school educators, it pains me to see the prioritization...

Is social media the problem?
Is social media the problem?
Maddy Cook, Reporter

Ignore limit for the rest of the day, you press. You set a time limit on your...

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