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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

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.

A Look at AP Class Culture

A Look at AP Class Culture

Jack Furlong, WSS Intern February 21, 2022

  One. Two. Three. Four. Five. These numbers are the culmination of all your work this year in one final test. You take a deep breath. You have one shot, one chance to show your knowledge and earn...

The Effect of Plant Based Diets

The Effect of Plant Based Diets

Marie Stier, Print Features Editor February 21, 2022

     Food has always been a prime example of the diversity of cultures. People can find and experiment in both their identity and community. The United States, being a multicultural country,...

Trojan Bolts Boys Swimming

February 21, 2022

The swimmers are in position to leap off the pedestal as the announcer says “On your mark”. The crystal clear water glistening in the light with every ripple from the past race. Everyone is on the...

Chinese Lunar New Year

Chinese Lunar New Year

Anna Song and Gianna Liu February 17, 2022

Boom Boom Boom, the drums beat loudly. Hundreds of people parade down the street, brilliant colors of gold and red blend together. Big dragons dance under the illuminated moon in the sky. The children’s...

A humid, cloudy day in Grenada is made much better by the view from this cliff. This cliff is actually well-known throughout the small island of Grenada because decades ago, native people fighting for their rights against British colonial powers jumped off this cliff to their deaths as a sign of protest.

Young travelers

Ella De Young, Print Managing Editor June 9, 2021

The sun shines on your face, while your feet sink into the squishy sand. You look ahead to see glistening waves crashing. All you can do is smile as you’re finally getting a break from the stresses of...

To Be Continued: The Many Layers of Netflix

Nicole Lee and Lucybelle Gerlieb June 7, 2021

Click Here! Join Lucy and Nicole's final FoJ project in which they made a podcast where they complain/worship Netflix.

Nature is The Best Art- Twisted branches, naked from winter’s rasp, come the buds of spring.

Hawa Elola’s photo essay

Hawa Elola, WSS Intern May 24, 2021

I’ve always loved photography and the way each photo can bring emotion out of you. Whether it be fascination or a sense of peace, photography allows us to share and communicate our feelings and passions....

(FOJ Bridges) A Review of Warframe

(FOJ Bridges) A Review of Warframe

Cayden Bridges, WSS Intern May 7, 2021

In March of 2013, the open beta for the free-to-play video game “Warframe” launched. An enigma in genre, sometimes called an MMORPG, or just a shooter in general, it initially received average and...

Lily Prochaskas Opinion Article

Lily Prochaska’s Opinion Article

Lily Prochaska, Print Sports Editor May 6, 2021

As someone who’s struggled with body image, I have experienced the double-edged nature of social media in relation to how we see ourselves. I always compare myself to the girls I see on social media,...

Masks: Helpful or Harmful?

Masks: Helpful or Harmful?

Defne Bayman, Communications Coordinator, Artist, Reporter and Photographer May 6, 2021

Despite being such a helpful tool in the fight against Covid and the road to returning life to how it was previously, masks are still debated over for different reasons. Seeing the reasoning behind both...

2021 is looking to be the most transphobic year yet

May 6, 2021

So far this year, 127 anti-transgender bills have be introduced into states houses across the nation this year. Trans murder rates are looking to double last years numbers, which was already a record number....

Representation Done Well

Adithi Anand Rajan, WSS Intern May 6, 2021

Over the past decade or so, representation in media has been a widely discussed topic. The ongoing discussion on how to properly do representation has also garnered a lot of attention. Communities...

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