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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

West Side Radio: Choose your own adventure podcast

West Side Radio: Choose your own adventure podcast

Noah Krchak, Podcaster November 20, 2018

This podcast is a choose your own adventure story. In this story one will be given choices and upon choosing their decision, they will be guided to the correct audio track. This story contains three different...

Citizen Rain (and Harry): The Post-Halloween Pilot

Citizen Rain (and Harry): The Post-Halloween Pilot

Rain Richards and Harry Westergaard November 17, 2018

Rain and Harry talk movies! This episode's topics include horror movies, reboots, Stephen King and more. The xenomorph in the original Alien-- frightening or feeble? Tune in to hear two WSS staffers' thoughts...

A spectrum of perspectives: despite progress made toward treating LGBTQ+ individuals equitably, challenges and stigmas still remain.

A spectrum of perspectives

Will Conrad and Anjali Huynh November 15, 2018

Appearances are not always what they seem. Iowa City was recently recognized as an exceptionally accepting community for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals, receiving a perfect...

Samina Naz poses for a portrait outside of West High School. Her journey to the United States has not always been an easy one.

Pakistan to the USA: the journey to paraeducation

Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief November 10, 2018

Following the death of her parents, Samina Naz was devastated. Her mother passed in 1998 and two years later, her father died of a heart attack. The loss brought her from Pakistan, her home at the time,...

Jenny Geng 21 swims at Cedar Rapids Washington High School on Aug. 25.

Season of changes: A recap of the 2018 West/Liberty girls swim and dive season

Jessica Doyle, Podcast Editor November 7, 2018

The class of 2018 brought a lot of talent to the West/Liberty High girls swim team, contributing largely to the varsity team’s undefeated dual meet season and ultimate eighth-place finish at the state...

West Side Radio: First Amendment Panel Discussion

West Side Radio: First Amendment Panel Discussion

Noah Krchak, Podcaster November 6, 2018

This podcast features Mr. Aitken and Ms. Nobel as panel speakers. The podcast dives in head first into the first amendment discussing how freedom of speech applies to students, and how the right to petition...

Being in high school, some may be considered too old to trick or treat. Despite this, there are still plenty of ways to celebrate Halloween.

8 Trick-or-treating alternatives

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Entertainment Editor October 31, 2018

No matter how sad it may be, there will come a time where we dub ourselves “too old” to trick-or-treat. Maybe the lack of costume options at Walmart was an indicator, or perhaps it was a parent bluntly...

WSS staffers Fatima Kammona 19, Grace Christopher 19 and Kara Wagenknecht 19 stand with Raina Pfeifer 22, Mckenna Proud 21 and Ellie Kouba 19.

WSS staffers learn how to play volleyball

Grace Christopher, Broadcast Managing Editor October 30, 2018

This year members of the sports coverage team on the WSS staff decided to learn how to play different sports at West High. They want to know how hard these sports actually are. The first sport they learned...

5 last-minute DIY Halloween costumes

5 last-minute DIY Halloween costumes

Jessica Doyle and Sidney Kiersch October 30, 2018

We've all been there. The end of the trimester is approaching, fall sports are starting to wrap up, temperatures are dropping and you are still dealing with the everyday stressors life throws at you. You...

Friends stand together at a “Support Trans Lives” rally at the Pentacrest on Oct. 25.

“Support Trans Lives” rally at the Pentacrest

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor October 29, 2018

The "Support Trans Lives" rally, held Thursday, Oct. 25, was in response to the Trump Administration's attempt to change the definition of sex under Title IX, the civil rights law that prevents gender...

Justin Thomas 19 (3) watches as Tate Crane 20 (10) brings the ball down the field as Cedar Rapids Kennedys Cam Jones 19 trips him up on Oct. 26, 2018. I was running over to block for Tate, so when he went down I went straight to catch him or help him up, Thomas said. Whenever your teammate hits the ground you help them up. Its part of being a team and he would do the same for me.

West to rematch Bettendorf

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor October 27, 2018

After defeating City High 54-13 last week, the Trojans came into the first round of playoffs on a seven game winning streak. Will Hoeft '20 started the night off with a touchdown for the Trojans and Landon...

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