• MONDAY 4/14: boys soccer @ Dowling Catholic
  • TUESDAY 4/15: girls golf @ Finkbine, boys track & field @ Prairie, girls soccer @ CR Washington
  • WEDNESDAY 4/16: boys soccer vs. CR Washington, girls/boys track & field @ City
  • THURSDAY 4/17: WSS publication day, girls tennis vs. Prairie, boys tennis @ Prairie
  • FRIDAY 4/18: NO SCHOOL, boys tennis vs. Western Dubuque
  • SATURDAY 4/19: girls soccer vs. Bettendorf, girls tennis @ Dubuque Senior/Western Dubuque, boys soccer @ Valley
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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.

Crochet Hooks, They Are Coming For You

Protected: Crochet Club

Sophia Vignato, FOJ Student
February 14, 2025
Mrs. Viana Qadoura gives a speech to the Coralville Mayor and the city officials and administrators about the Proclamation for World Hijab Day at the Coralville City Council.

Protected: World Hijab Day

Ayaat Ibrahim and Zainab Naveed
February 14, 2025
Preparing for action

Protected: Preparing for action

Michael Moody and Zeke Williamson
February 14, 2025

Protected: Remembering a Legend: Grace Hopper (Timeline)

February 14, 2025
Hopper in a computer room in Washington, D.C., c. 1978

Protected: Remembering a Legend: Grace Hopper

Tada Goto, WSS Intern
February 14, 2025
Shelby Zukin (choreographer) and Rana Saba '25 rehearsing a scene as their castmates admire them in awe.

Protected: Lights, camera, action: the journey of a play

Rabiyatou Bah and Rzaz Osman
February 14, 2025
Emmerson Reimers ’28 and Endrit Ramku ’27 pose. Both agreed on many aspects of the policy in interviews. Photos by Taha Salem and Sonya Zhu.

Protected: Behind the policy: how phone ban affects students

Sonya Zhu, FOJ Intern
February 14, 2025
Colin Whitters ’26 gets ready to block for quarterback Jack Wallace ’25 to hand the ball over to Campbell Janis ’26 to run the ball in hopes for a first down.

Protected: Colin Whitters ’26: building his future one block at a time

Emmerson Reimers and Niki Wendlandt
February 14, 2025
New headphone policy: student and teacher thoughts

Protected: New headphone policy: student and teacher thoughts

Sophia Austen, WSS Intern
February 13, 2025
The varsity girls basketball team holds hands before starting the game. Photo by Sophia Bergman.

Protected: From practice to perfection: girls basketball team’s journey

Felicity Aggers and Misheel Munkh-Erdene
February 13, 2025
The duality of the diplomat: Keith W. Mines

The duality of the diplomat: Keith W. Mines

Loren Barjis, FOJ Intern
October 18, 2024
Business owner Raghd Kirja ‘28 with a set of nails custom-made she created.

West High entrepreneur starts business from bedroom table

Mingmei Lumetta, FOJ Intern
October 17, 2024
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