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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

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.

Holding his mask in one hand and walking his dog past Jessup Hall in downtown Iowa City, a man is happy to have his picture taken. Seconds later, he waved at the camera.

Ella’s photo essay: downtown Iowa City

Ella De Young, Print Managing Editor April 9, 2021

Downtown Iowa City is the best place to capture a variety of different people going about their daily lives. College students, parents, teenagers, little children, and elderly citizens all come downtown...

Reel Ibrahim is at the park, getting ready to launch down the slide while being careful not to slip down.

Rawans Photo Essay

Rawan Ibrahim April 9, 2021

When visiting beaches, meeting places, and other public places, we should all be mindful of Covid. So, how would people respond to the situation if they were visiting a park? I went to a couple of...

Early morning classes usually take place while the sun is still around the horizon. The path to West High’s West entrance tends to be exposed to sunlight peeping through a few trees. Trekking up the small hill towards the entrance every day can be a small hassle but getting to see how the sky changes and how that changes the look of the windows of West and the surrounding trees can make it feel different every time.

Adithi’s Photo Essay

Adithi Anand Rajan, WSS Intern April 9, 2021

Stillness is very common during the early morning. Colors look to take on a dull blue-ish tint and everything looks cold. Most people usually don’t pay attention to small details in their surroundings...

After a huge rainstorm, raindrops chase down a car's window, reflecting a house. Taken in Coralville Iowa after a big rainstorm.

Spring in Iowa

Luke Longmire April 9, 2021

I have never really liked taking pictures but learning in class about how to take pictures has changed that. Now I can take decent/good pictures so for this photo project I decided to try and capture spring...

I captured these clouds right after sunset on April 4. The colors and patterns of the clouds really stuck out to me. I was also trying to capture the silhouette of the power lines and trees in front of the colored sky.

Maddie Otis Photo Gallery

Maddie Otis, WSS Intern April 9, 2021

Photography has always been something that I really admired, and although I wasn’t good at it, I would always go out and have “spring photoshoots” with my parent’s phone when I was little....

Afternoon of March 31st, 2021 above highway 218, Rosenthal 24' takes a picture of traffic racing in below 50 degree weather. “I tried to get a picture of movement through the line of the horizon, to seem as though they're coming and going from who knows where.

Spring Photo Biker

Samuel Rosenthal, Podcaster and Reporter April 9, 2021

In anticipation of the NCAA championship game against Baylor and Gonzaga, the Airliner was filled with cheering fans late Monday night.

Courtney’s Photo Essay: Downtown Iowa City

Courtney Vest April 9, 2021

The photos below incorporate different aspects of being in downtown Iowa City. I was inspired by all of the unique sounds and sights that draw your attention. I was able to use the information I learned...

In memory of Maggie, the labradoodle that took over everyone's hearts and got a restaurant named after her, this metal statue stands. Every visitor who comes to the farm sees it as soon as they drive in, so they know whose farm they are on now.

Spring on Maggie’s Farm

Zoe Smith, Editor-in-Chief April 9, 2021

I took these pictures on my grandparents' farm early on Easter morning. It made me so incredibly happy to see them now that they are vaccinated. My grandparents' farm is such a beautiful place that I can’t...

Playing alone: A child in a mask plays on the playground in front of the Iowa City Public Library. The park, which was crowded during pre-COVID days, is completely empty, even on a bright and sunny day.

Living With The Virus

Defne Bayman, Communications Coordinator, Artist, Reporter and Photographer April 9, 2021

Due to the coronavirus, major events were cancelled, millions of non-essential workers were fired, schools and college classes were stopped and the country went on lockdown. Since then, wearing masks...

Nevertheless, water is still beautiful in many ways. Take the time to appreciate the beauty and clearness of it.

Photo Essay: Portraying Water In All Its Forms

Akshethaa Naveen-Kumar, Yearbook Co-Editor-in-Chief April 9, 2021

Water. What do you think of first when you hear the word water? Do you think of a glass of drinking water? Or an ocean? Or maybe ice cubes? It’s amazing that one thing- a single element- can be so many...

It was such a beautiful yet awfully quiet day in the neighborhood, Once I took the picture i saw that zig zags formed on the hard gray concrete roads.

Pandemic Photography?

Mo Musa, Author April 9, 2021

    2020 has been a tough year for all of us. Many of the things we talked about in 2020 and even now all relate to the pandemic, because that's pretty much all we have done....

In West Liberty, Iowa, small aster flowers bloom among the grass in a friend’s lawn. A lone flower grows secluded from a giant patch of its white and purple family.

Abby Kacmarynski’s photo essay

Abby Kacmarynski, WSS Intern April 9, 2021

The theme I chose for my photo gallery is Spring in Iowa. This time of year, lots of flowers and leaves are budding and blooming, displaying many bright colors amid the plants still bare from the winter....

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