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Makhi Halvorsen '20 carries The Boot into the locker room following the team's 36-32 victory over City High at Bates Field on Oct. 25.

West wins thriller over City High and keeps the boot

Joe Goodman, Sports Editor October 26, 2019

"That was one of the best high schools games I've ever been to." That phrase was overheard from a passing City High fan following his team's loss on Friday night in the 51st annual Battle for the Boot....

The marching band playing at halftime during the West vs. Rams game on Sept. 20. The Trojans lost that game 23-21.

Shoultz replaces warning bell with marching band

Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief October 25, 2019

Today, instead of the usual 30 second warning bell that was added this year, students were surprised to hear the West High marching band blasting over the loudspeaker. Last night was the Sounds of the...

The team celebrates with the boot after their 54-13 win over City on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018.

Battle for the Boot preview

Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief October 22, 2019

The final week of the football regular season is here. The Trojans come into week nine with a 3-5 record which might seem like a slight disappointment compared to previous years, but a win over crosstown...

Running back Marchaun Hoover '20 is embraced by running back coach Bobby Thompson and teammate Tyuss Bell '21 after scoring the game-winning touchdown against Davenport North on Trojan Field on Oct. 11. Before the drive, coaches were reminding Hoover that this would be his last drive on Trojan Field which he used as motivation to muscle his way into the end zone for the final score.

Hoover heroic for playoff-hopeful Trojans

Joe Goodman, Sports Editor October 12, 2019

Through the ups and downs of this year's football season, it was certainly nice to see the seniors leave Trojan Field with a victory. The Trojans defeated Davenport North 21-14 at Trojan Field on Oct....

Maia DeGrazia '20 entered her senior year while recovering from spinal fusion surgery. "I was coming back to school looking normal and feeling like hell," said DeGrazia.

Postoperative

Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief October 1, 2019

Ken Wilbur '20 and Mami Selemani '20  pose for a photo on the front lawn after finishing their podcast.

West Side Radio: Breaking borders with Mami Selemani ’20

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor September 26, 2019

Host Ken Wilbur '20 and guest Mami Selemani '20 discuss Selemani's life growing up away from her family's home. Selemani's family is from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but left the country two...

Protesters gather to protest the Maduro government in Caracas, Venezuela.

West Side Radio: Breaking borders with Carmela Cohen Suarez ’20

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor September 17, 2019

  The current political and economic situation in Venezuela is beyond precarious. Protests have only escalated, with sky-high inflation and economic sanctions pushing over four million refugees out...

Summer 2019 was full of major turnabouts in the film industry.

Summer 2019 in film: a recap

Edward Keen, Arts Editor September 4, 2019

Last May, I predicted this summer to be a hectic season in the film industry, and such a prediction was correct. Aside from the vast and varied handful of movies that studios released in this period, a...

Area 51: One big meme or capitalism at its finest?

Area 51: One big meme or capitalism at its finest?

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...

“The first time I went to Pride last year, I was surrounded by all these people just like me and filled with love," said Michelle Kim '20. "This year had the same energy and more people and that’s what I love about Pride. It just brings like-minded people together to celebrate love.”

Iowa City Pride Fest 2019: Celebrating Culture and Inclusion

Paras Bassuk, Photographer June 16, 2019

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...

West Side Story staffers share their stories behind the stories they cover.

The story behind the story

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor May 31, 2019

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...

WSS staffer Ken Wilbur and Rabi Alaya '20 pose for a picture in the  West High courtyard.

West Side Radio: Breaking borders with Rabi Alaya ’20

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor May 24, 2019

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...

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