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  • 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
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  • 12/19: Girls wrestling @ Solon
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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.

Out of Pocket Spending

Waad Dafalla, Anna You, and Minna Abdalla February 16, 2023

From the posters on the walls to the pencils in the cup holder, teachers put much effort into their classroom environment. According to an article by NEA, well over 90 percent of teachers spend their own...

The Avila Siblings Pre Game Routine

Elle Barnett February 16, 2023

 Do you have a routine? One that calms the nerves? Mentally prepare you? Wins competitions? Maybe you jam to music. Stretch your body. Meditate. As athletes, you're dependent on a pre game routine. Especially...

Teens and Screens

Charlotte Stephens, Annie Dickens, and Emily Rabe February 16, 2023

“The phone is the 21st century’s greatest distraction.” French teacher, Heather Wacha, says. Most teens have a dependence on technology, specifically their phones. “If we are sitting in a position...

SnoCo or SnoNo

Shahd Suleiman, WSS Intern February 16, 2023

Years pass without a single winter formal. The thought passes through students' heads, teachers fathom what good could come from it, and the school is left utterly untouched by the clutches of a poorly...

Gentle Parenting

Gentle Parenting

Rosellyn Rubio, WSS Intern April 25, 2022

While authoritarian parenting focuses on obedience and seeing results from high expectations imposed on the child, gentle parenting seeks to understand the reasoning behind the child's actions while maintaining...

Leslie Kimura 24’ and Sara Alaya 22’ getting ready for their leg of the 4x8 at the Eastern Iowa Track & Field Festival

Running Through Time

Leslie Kimura, WSS Intern April 20, 2022

School. The place you go five days a week. Seven hours a day. The place you doze off your first few periods. The place that you dread going to as you wake up at 7:30. That's school. School is tiring and...

Grammys or Scammys??

Grammys or Scammys??

Gianna Liu, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief April 20, 2022

BTS, the first korean group gets nominated for their second grammy..... and faces their second lost. 

Questions that digital artists are frequently asked.

Tech-nically Art

Erinn Varga, Print Design and Opinion Editor April 20, 2022

As someones who uses digital art as their main medium, I've personally have had these questions thrown at me. Some are out of curiosity while others at downright hostility. This comic hits someone of the...

The Future of Education; 4 Day Week, Year Long School Model

The Future of Education; 4 Day Week, Year Long School Model

Sidney Tranel, Yearbook Staff April 20, 2022

“I can't even remember how to write!” This is a common phrase I hear students say, the first week back to school. Most times they are just making a joke about readjusting into things after the long...

Real Life Skills

Real Life Skills

Ava Bruxvoort, Yearbook Sports Editor April 20, 2022

There are many life skills that we need as we get older that we aren't taught in school. There are some subjects in school that seem to be pointless or useless, other subjects that we don't get enough...

3 local businesses in Iowa City

Reviewing local businesses in Iowa City

Ivy Hendrickson, Yearbook Copy Editor April 20, 2022

It’s a warm summer day and you’re looking for something to do. You decide to walk around downtown and are instantly hit with the sight of all the different shops and stores. Downtown Iowa City is well...

Burnt Out - A comic about Highschool burnout

Burnt Out – A comic about Highschool burnout

Airi Thompson, Assistant News Editor April 20, 2022

Burnout - When extreme and continuous stress causes you to reach a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion. Burnout can cause someone to feel agitated, anxious, depressed, physically tired,...

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