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  • 12/16: Pajama + stuffed animal day
  • 12/17: Jersey day
  • 12/17: Girls basketball vs. Wahlert Catholic
  • 12/17: Boys basketball @ Wahlert Catholic
  • 12/17: Boys swimming @ Linn-Mar
  • 12/17: Band concert in Arganbright Auditorium
  • 12/18: Pink out day
  • 12/19: Throwback Thursday
  • 12/19: Boys wrestling @ Linn-Mar
  • 12/19: Girls wrestling @ Solon
  • 12/20: 2 HOUR EARLY RELEASE
  • 12/20: Ugly sweater day
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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.

Helen Orszula '24, Sila Duran '23, Josie Schwartz '25 and Erinn Varga '24 pose in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

Exploration beyond the known

Jake Beneke, Jack Sun, and Maddux Neukirch February 29, 2024

On average, only 20% of American high school students will study a foreign language, according to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. In comparison, 92% of students study a foreign language in...

Tired and ready to eat some food this is Kinnu and her husband Darshan's first picture after they got married

Celebrating love and tradition

Kavya Bhatt, Print Designer February 26, 2024

People in India have always gotten arranged marriages, and they still do. More than 90% of Indian weddings are still arranged, according to Lauren Frayer . According to Rohan Kalathiya these weddings normally...

Mic’d Up: Eli Nolte

Simon Bass, Kellen Criag February 26, 2024

The Trojans take on the number 1 ranked team in the state in a heated rival game, where we mic up star player Eli Nolte throughout the game. Eli Nolte goes through warm-ups and the start of the game, talks...

Girls soccer preseason

Amaia Martinez, WSS Intern February 26, 2024

As the soccer season is soon starting, I decided to interview some of the returners of the girls soccer team and one incoming freshman. They are excited to see how the season will go with all that comes...

Food review

Food review

Alyssa McClain and Dede Noupougbe February 26, 2024

In today's episode were ranking our top 5 favorite fast food places. What's your favorite fast food place?

Here is a chart of all our answers from the ADHD survey!

Living with ADHD

Kaleshna Udas and Vivian Williams February 16, 2024

Tick tock. The clock keeps going off. You swing your legs nervously, and the teacher tells you to stay still. And you try, you really do. But your mind is so focused on other things that you can barely...

The next pandemic; technology

The next pandemic; technology

Evy Cornish, Lila Eastvold, and Emily Cupp February 15, 2024

The average high schooler spends 6 hours and 58 minutes of their day on a screen connected to the internet. Before Covid-19, an average high school student spent 4.4 hours on a screen everyday, as a result...

West High athletes weigh in on the underappreciation and oversexualization of girls sports.

Sexism in sports

Peyten Van Dyke, WSS Intern February 15, 2024

 Is sexism dead? Many people seem to believe that sexism is an issue of the past. Although the gender stereotypes are beginning to break, athletics are still feeling the brunt of these issues. Will they...

In the last few minutes before his French test, Christopher Capozzi '27 gets in some last second studying. Capozzi reported World Language tests to be the most stressful for him, and that studying right before helps him feel more prepared.

Tests and stress

Ahmed Ibrahim and Oliver Neppl February 15, 2024

Testing season can be one of the most stressful times of the year for students. According to a study done by the APA, roughly 20% of students have high test anxiety, and 87% feel like standardized testing...

56 questions for 56 years of West

Sophie Bergman, Josie Nabhan-Warren, and Kyla Huynh February 15, 2024

West High School was founded in 1968, and since then has been molded into the school we know today, the #1 high school in Iowa. With the new year bringing in 2024, West turned 56 years old, a moment of...

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