Social media has been awash with alien and Area 51 themed memes for the past few weeks. Several West Side Story staffers wanted to get to the bottom of this extra terrestrial craze. In this out-of-this-world...
As the focal event of Pride Week, thousands of members of the Iowa City area headed downtown on June 15 to celebrate inclusivity and the LGBTQIA+ community during the Iowa City Pride Festival. Local drag...
Every story starts as an idea. Then come the sources, the interviews and the rough drafts. A story needs pictures, designs and approval from editors and then finally it is published to world. There are...
In the final episode of the 2018-19 school year, reporter Ken Wilbur '20 discusses an intense conflict on "Breaking borders". Rabi Alaya ‘20 shares impassioned opinions over the war in his native Syria...
As graduation nears, many seniors are reflecting on their four years at West High. WSS seniors Lucy Polyak, Maddi Shinall, Sophie Stephens and Kara Wagenknecht record one last podcast to talk about high...
Every year on May 4, millions upon millions of fans of all ages and generations across the world take the time to celebrate the existence of the prevalent Star Wars universe. The series, which currently...
Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
• April 30, 2019
Olympian, collegiate and high school athletes all gathered together at Drake Stadium for the annual Drake Relays starting on Thursday, April 25 and concluding on Saturday, April 27. Over 20 West track...
Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
• April 19, 2019
The track and field teams traveled across town to City High to compete in the annual Forwald/Coleman Relays in hopes of qualifying for the Drake Relays for the last time. The Drake Relays start Thursday,...
Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
• April 14, 2019
The Trojans hosted Pleasant Valley, Solon, Monticello, Muscatine and Grinnell for the annual Hollingsworth relays. The meet honored the first ever West track and field coach Gary Hollingsworth and West...
Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
• April 10, 2019
The West soccer teams headed across the street to the University of Iowa soccer field to take on City on Tuesday, April 9. The girls played first and eventually fell 0-1 in the final minutes of a game...
Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
• April 7, 2019
The Eastern Iowa Track and Field Festival was held at West High on Saturday, April 6. With an emphasis on qualifying for the Drake Relays, the meet did not disappoint. 20 athletes achieved the Drake Relays...
Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
• April 5, 2019
A new tradition will begin this Saturday at West High: the Eastern Iowa Track and Field Festival. Teams and individuals from across Iowa will show up and compete in hopes of qualifying for the Drake Relays...