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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.
![A view of Pump It Ups new space in the new commons area. As part of Pump It Ups rebrand, theyre going to get a new space with locked doors and seating in front. BPA plans to rename Pump It Up and change the colors as well.](https://wsspaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_8276-1200x900.jpg)
2024 is a major year of change for schools in the Iowa City Community School...
![Summer break: the year-round question](https://wsspaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Summer-1-1200x675.png)
Stress, physical and mental fatigue, plus mind numbing boredom. Many students...
Have you ever found it weird to be paying for period products when they’re...
![A violent tornado moving through the city of Orchard Iowa on 6/13/2008.](https://wsspaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-17-1.30.30-PM.png)
On March 31, 2023, a horrific tornado outbreak would take place across large...
Artificial Intelligence. Is it jeopardizing schools or is it helping? Students...
![CD of Avatar the Last Airbender book 1](https://wsspaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/421780230_32a75ae452_b.jpg)
![Mean Girls (2024) promotional image. Credit: Paramount Pictures](https://wsspaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mean-girls-1200x675.jpg)
Introduction Twenty long years after the release of the original movie, “Mean...
![Sleeping in for success](https://wsspaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2272656387_48fc336979_b.jpg)
The worst feeling is waking up early while it is still pitch black outside,...
![Graphic illustrates slang used in todays society.](https://wsspaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-10.24.51-PM-1200x1200.png)
If you’ve ever eavesdropped on a teenage conversation, or even had a conversation...
![Trying Crazy Combos](https://wsspaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-12-at-3.52.06 PM-1200x663.png)
Everybody knows that opposites attract, it's an age-old story. The best couples...
AI, is it as good as it seems? Using AI has caused people to take shortcuts...
![Brightening the dark storefront, where Hot & Rolls sign should be, an array of lightbulbs illuminate the night sky. On March 26, I ventured into this dimly lit building to try new Mediterranean Flavors.](https://wsspaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_7018-1200x900.jpg)
Although there were no signs on the exterior of the dingy gray building,...