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The student news source of Iowa City West High

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

This 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.

Homemade khachapuri

Tried and true: recipes from West

Ivy Hendrickson, Deeksha Raghavan, and Josie Schwartz February 21, 2022

In every culture, no matter where, food plays an important role in highlighting family values and bringing people closer together, and Katie Nodia ‘25 (she/her) knows this better than anyone. Cooking...

Kolby Ripperton ‘23 bowling at Colonial Lanes against Dubuque Hempstead.

Bowled over

  Crash. Pins dance around as a ball rumbles through them, lights flashing as scores go up. A person stands posed, as if time had stopped as soon as they had let go of the ball. A few cheers...

Class Registration

Class Registration

Rosellyn Rubio, Jumana Altom, Sin Luena, WSS Intern February 21, 2022

Should I take Chemistry honors or Chemistry? Would this class help me in the future? I want to take this class but some have told me to take this one because it's “better”, which should I take? Registration...

Living up to the legacy

Living up to the legacy

Vera Tanas, Elena Garcia, and Nora Daly, FOJ Interns February 21, 2022

How would you feel if all the time when you were at school, one of your parents was right there with you, around for the ups and downs of your school day? For some students, this question is a reality....

Change... for the better?

Change… for the better?

Mrudani Ramkumar, Jessie Li, Esther Park, and Abby Guo February 21, 2022

Briiiiiing!! Riiing! The loud noise jolts you awake as you fumble for the snooze button. After sloppily getting ready for school, you rush out the door, panicking about the four tests you have today...

Managing The Stars

Zachary Logsdon February 21, 2022

After a long day of school work, Jack Moreland ‘24 walks into the West High gym. He unlocks the gym doors and rolls out the squeaky rack of basketballs. He does this for the love of the game and knows...

Playing soccer,  Nathanaeli Baraka Madumba on the green team goes against Trey  Montgomery on the yellow team, in a one versus one situation.

West High Boys Soccer Underclassmen

Zein Abu-Hijleh and Anthony Medina February 21, 2022

  Pictures were taken at a West High open play.   The West Soccer team is known for having a great program. This was true for the team last year. The Trojans entered the State Tournament...

How School Affects Students’ Mental Health

Eli Maze, Anna Yuki, and Chloe Albright February 21, 2022

Nearly 75% of the students’ self-reported feelings related to school were negative, the Yale Child Study Center found in a survey of over 20,000 participants from January 30, 2022. This negative emotion...

Front Row: Matthew Bedell 24, AJ Kroemer 25, Mishka Mohamed Nour 22

Middle Row: Mike Zeng 25, Kamakhee Kuchhal 24, Tyler Lieberman 25, Jinann AbuDagga 25

Back Row: Wesal Haroun 24, Haneen Eltyeb 25, Aaron Das 25, Ian Wells 24

Trobotix: Inspiration, Motivation, and Creation

Reem Kirja, Haneen Eltyeb, and Ashlyn Brady February 21, 2022

   West High is full of diverse clubs and organizations, some of the popular ones being Speech and Debate and Theater, but in the pile lies a creative and mostly unknown organization. West High’s Robotics...

Teachers side of the story

Teacher’s side of the story

Jordan Smith and Jaidon Lowman February 21, 2022

Teaching has completely changed over the last 30+ years. Talking non-stop for hours. Dealing with kids all day. Repeating yourself over and over. Day in, day out. This is the agenda for teachers at West....

Perspectives on Learning

Perspectives on Learning

Maddie Schroeder and Ashley Bedford February 21, 2022

You sit in front of a blank screen as you try to contemplate what to write about for your essay worth half your grade. The cursor is blinking at you. Exhausted, you try and hold your head up with your...

The people behind the counter

Airi Thompson and Yaya Orszula February 21, 2022

A crowd gathers together in front of the large garage door that shields the Trojan Cafe from hungry students. The teens talk to each other and stare at their phones impatiently waiting for the doors to...

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