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  • Seniors vote on faculty speaker later this week
  • Boys soccer tournament- March 29th-30th @West
  • Women of Troy relays- March 26th home@4:30
  • Chamber ensemble concert- March 28th- Band room@7:00
  • Senior poets: send poems to Mr. Robins
  • College fair Wednesday in Cafeteria
  • Girls soccer vs. North Scott- Tuesday JV@5:30 V@7:00
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Maria Gamon 19 performs Freedom by Eddie James alongside Showtime, Wests junior varsity show choir at Liberty High on Wednesday, Jan. 9

ICCSD high school show choirs perform at fundraising event

Anjali Huynh, Print Managing Editor, Co-Copy Editor January 11, 2019

West show choirs Showtime and the Good Time Company took the stage in a joint concert with show choirs from Liberty and City High Schools on Wednesday, Jan. 9. This show, formerly known as "Dollars...

Rain Richards 19 and Harry Westergaard 19 are joined in this episode of their recurring podcast by Ken Wilbur 20.

Citizen Rain (and Harry): Sherlock Holmes with Ken

Rain Richards, Harry Westergaard, and Ken Wilbur January 10, 2019

Rain, Harry and Ken talk Sherlock Holmes! This episode is shrouded in mystery. From "Holmes and Watson" to "Sherlock", it seems almost every adaption of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's work is a hit. Why is the...

Matayia Tellis 21 stands at the free throw line as she adds two more points to Wests score during the second half on Friday, Jan. 4.

Basketball teams defeat Linn-Mar

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor January 5, 2019

The girls started an exciting night against Linn-Mar with a win. Sydney Allen '19 ended the first quarter with a buzzer-beating shot, making the score 13-12 West. The Women of Troy added 15 more...

Landon Green 19 tries to take City Highs Jason Lemus 20 down on Thursday, Jan. 3. Green won by major decision.

West faces City in dual meet

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor January 4, 2019

The fans were loud as West High and City High battled their crosstown rival in a dual meet on Thursday, Jan. 3. West fought hard, but ultimately fell to City with a final team score of 28-49. Will...

Unlike Christmas, which is celebrated on a specific day, Hanukkah takes place over the course of eight days. The start and end dates vary each year, but typically fall in the month of December.

Celebrating Hanukkah in a Christmas-crazed school

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor December 27, 2018

West High is home to many diverse groups of students. Despite this, the celebration of Christmas is overwhelmingly apparent in the school. From students talking about the holiday, singing and listening...

WSS staffers pose with the girls cross country team after filming on Friday, Nov. 9.

WSS staffers try cross country

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor December 23, 2018

With help from the Iowa City West varsity girls cross country team, WSS staffers attempt to run cross country. To see how they did, check out the video below. 

Emily Hill 20 joins WSS staffers to discuss how comedy has impacted their generation in this episode of the West Side Radio.

West Side Radio: A very Mulaney podcast

While stand-up comedy has been around for centuries, its availability to the public has grown with the rise of Netflix. Comedians whose stand-up performances and sitcoms were popular in the 90s, like Jerry...

I was determined to get an education because I know that that was the only way for me to get out of poverty and make my world better, because I did not want to live in the same situation. I wanted a better life for me and my family, Veronica Kharunda 19 said.

Resilience

Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief December 16, 2018

Education was not a guarantee for Veronica Kharunda ’19. The first school she attended was at a refugee camp in Kenya when she was 10 or 11. Children ranging from five to 20 years old attended before...

Sean Brown 19 passionately explains Macedonian politics to Ken Wilbur 20.

West Side Radio: Breaking borders with Sean Brown ’19

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor December 14, 2018

West Side Radio adds its first installment of the series Breaking Borders. Hosted by podcaster Ken Wilbur, the series focuses on undoing prejudice against immigrants by having open dialogue with citizens...

English teachers John Boylan and Tom Lindsey talk about how the Me Too movement has impacted the material they cover in their U.S. Humanities classes.

West Side Radio: The Me Too movement’s impact on the U.S. Humanities curriculum

Jessica Doyle and Harry Westergaard December 12, 2018

In the midst of the Me Too movement, actor Dustin Hoffman was accused by multiple women of committing sexual misconduct over the years. He starred in the films "Death of a Salesman" and "The Graduate,"...

The Trojans bench erupts in cheers after Charlie Moreland 20 scores a three-pointer during the second half on Friday, Dec. 7.

West basketball teams battle City

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor December 8, 2018

Staffers discuss the show Friends as they sit on the couch and assume the role of one of the shows characters.

West Side Radio: The one with the podcast

Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler and Ross entertained audiences with their daily shenanigans and coffee shop get-togethers from 1994 to 2004 on NBC, but Friends has still obtained a large following...

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