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West Side Story

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West Side Story

10 best films of 2016

10 best films of 2016

Harry Westergaard, Arts Editor, Co-Copy Editor January 25, 2017

Although 2016 wasn’t necessarily groundbreaking, it was an interesting year for film to be sure. As usual, it wasn’t until the summer season started to creep in that the market became saturated —...

A crowd of marchers fight for a range of issues, but as a whole, they are protesting against President Donald Trump, who was sworn in yesterday.

Photo Gallery: Women’s March on Chicago

Pareen Mhatre, Photo Editor, Online Managing Editor January 22, 2017

Fashion to the rescue

Anjali Huynh, Print Managing Editor, Co-Copy Editor January 8, 2017

What began as a collaboration between the Iowa Fashion Project (IFP) and Friends of the Animal Center Foundation (FACF) became a reality, as twelve dogs gathered on Dec. 16 to make their debut entrance...

Leela Mahajan '20 (left) and Olivia Barker '20 (right) have been close friends for the past seven years.

Fashion and friendship Friday: Leela Mahajan & Olivia Barker

Pareen Mhatre, Photo Editor, Online Managing Editor December 2, 2016

Maddie Molina '19 sits on a bench in downtown Iowa City, showing her outfit (jacket from American Eagle, shirt from American Apparel, jeans from American Eagle, paired with Adidas Superstars)

Fashion Friday: Maddie Molina

Pareen Mhatre, Photo Editor, Online Managing Editor November 18, 2016

West Side Story: How would you describe your style? Maddie Molina: It's not really a set style. I wear a lot of different kind of things, like I'll get in the mood to wear 70's stuff or I'll wear...

Fashion Friday: Sidney Kout

Fashion Friday: Sidney Kout

Olivia Dachtler, Photographer September 23, 2016

West Side Story: What motivates you to get up and ready in the morning? Sidney Kout: I pick my outfits out every morning the morning before so I wake up and it’s right there, ready for me. WSS:...

The cast of "21 Guaranteed Ways to Get Detention."

Budding actors shine in “21 Ways to Guarantee Detention”

Junhee Lee, Mason Wang August 10, 2016

Created with flickr slideshow.   While “21 Guaranteed Ways to Get Detention” follows the mischief of the wild and troublesome students of the fictional McKinley Grove High, the play...

Ruth B brings forward mature vocals in her EP "Intro"

Ruth B brings forward mature vocals in her EP “Intro”

Isabelle Robles, Digital Editor-in-Chief February 18, 2016

Ruth B is more than a six second clip on the internet. The 20-year-old singer songwriter from Canada proved this in her first EP, Intro, released this past November. The album contains four songs including...

Review: Anti by Rihanna

Review: Anti by Rihanna

Sharon Xiang, Co-Editor-in-Chief February 7, 2016

The three-year wait for Rihanna’s new album did not disappoint. When Anti suddenly dropped on January 28th, I was initially disappointed to see that I could only listen to it on Tidal a.k.a. the music...

Students put on a SPITacular show

Students put on a SPITacular show

Isabelle Robles, Digital Editor-in-Chief January 16, 2016

This past Friday, Jan. 15 and Thursday, Jan. 14 4o students performed in the annual Student Produced Innovative Theatre (SPIT). The evenings included two shows; a one-act drama Booby Trap directed by seniors...

Bands perform at Jazz Café 2015

Bands perform at Jazz Café 2015

Cameron Cook, Eleanor Ho, and Shawn Thacker December 19, 2015

On Saturday Dec. 12, West High’s jazz bands came together in a festively decorated cafeteria to perform what they worked on this year. All three bands also had a chance to play with the guest saxophonist...

West Side Story podcasts now available on SoundCloud

West Side Story podcasts now available on SoundCloud

December 1, 2015
West Side Story podcasts are now available on SoundCloud.
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