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How to make friends in Zoom

Helelia Wa Kalala, Social Media Editor November 17, 2020

Whether they voted or not, West students are opinionated about the results of the 2020 election.

Students react to the 2020 election

Alex Carlon, Online Editor-in-Chief November 14, 2020

Whether they were making their voices heard by casting a ballot or advocating for a candidate on social media, West students got involved this election cycle. Now that a winner has been named, here are...

The fourth installment of WSS Weebs features Amin Elkeurti '20.

WSS Weebs episode 2: A discussion with Mr. Conner

Sam Westergaard, Videographer and Photographer November 13, 2020

WSS Weebs host Sam Westergaard '21 interviews West science teacher and anime club president Jeff Conner. He talks about his interest in anime, anime club and how the club is virtual this year. The...

This episode of No Cap Recap discusses the end of fall sports season.

No Cap Recap: postseason

Owen Aanestad and Camille Gretter November 13, 2020

On this episode of the No Cap Recap WSS sports editors Owen Aanestad '22 and Camille Gretter '23 recap the fall sports season, the Trojans' success in the postseason and look into the winter sports shutdown...

A day in the life: online vs. hybrid

Helelia Wa Kalala, Social Media Editor November 11, 2020

Though students enrolled in the ICSSD PK-12 Online Learning Program and those in the hybrid model receive the same education, there are undoubtedly differences in the day-to-day routines of these students....

For her country

For her country

Athena Wu, Print Entertainment Editor November 11, 2020

On June 3, 2019, the Khartoum Massacre took place in the capital city of Sudan. Protestors were dispersed with tear gas, and paramilitary forces opened fire on a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Defense....

WSS staffers quit social media for a week

Helelia Wa Kalala and Caroline Mascardo November 6, 2020

  In this video, WSS staffers Caroline Mascardo ’22 and Helelia Wa ’23 try to go a full week without using social media. Below are the guidelines and strategies they used while filming this...

Aurora Roghair '21 announced her commitment to Stanford University Aug. 7.

Life in the fast lane

Hanah Kitamoto, Owen Aanestad, and Tosh Klever November 4, 2020

For many high school athletes, some of their best memories are a big win over their cross-town rival or a trip to the state tournament, but not for Aurora Roghair ’21.  Only a couple of months before...

In this election day podcast, Renee Gould '21 recaps the results of WSS' student election survey.

West Side Radio: 2020 pre-election overview

Renee Gould, Opinion Editor November 3, 2020

The West Side Story · West Side Radio: 2020 pre - election overview

A Joe Biden campaign sign sits in a Coralville lawn.

Power to the people: 2020 election preview

Alex Carlon, Maddy Smith, and Abby McKeone November 3, 2020

After what feels like years of campaigning, the 2020 presidential election is coming to a close. More than 30 candidates, 12 debates and countless rallies have boiled down to two months of in-person and...

Katie Milani '23 poses in her Rockette uniform. Milani became a Radio City Rockette after attending Park Point University.

Life After a Trojan: from the halls of West to Radio City Music Hall

Paige Albright, Managing Co-Editor, Podcast Editor November 2, 2020

Katie Milani graduated from West High in 2013, having had a quintessential Trojan experience: school dances, football games, the lack of air conditioning, funny class memories and great times spent with...

Part two of West Side Radio's conspiracy theories series explores QAnon.

West Side Radio: conspiracy theories podcast episode 2

Paige Albright and Renee Gould November 1, 2020

Chances are you’ve heard of QAnon. But most people don’t know how it started and spread, and the actions people are taking for and against it. The second part of West Side Radio’s conspiracy theories...

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