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The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

West High Weekly 1.20.23

Alaina Greenlee, Zoe Smith, and Camille Gretter January 20, 2023

To kick off 2023, West High Weekly news anchors Alaina Greenlee '23 and Zoe Smith '24 recap the latest news around West High including West Side Story's publication day, the Beauty and the Beast cast and...

Life after a Trojan: from West to master of the digital canvas

Life after a Trojan: from West to master of the digital canvas

Paige Albright, Managing Co-Editor, Podcast Editor January 19, 2023

On this episode of Life after a Trojan  award-winning artist Brian Britigan speaks about his career and how he came to work for companies like The New York Times. He graduated from West High in 2006,...

Not every introduction is like the other. Let these students speak about the names that is the source of so much repetition.

Let us introduce ourselves

Nicole Lee and Howaida Musa January 18, 2023

One of the first things people remember each other by is their names. It defines a person in a way that no other words can. All names are different. This makes the effort we put in to recognize this fact...

Players celebrate after a buzzer beater.

The most average basketball in the 319?

Zoe Smith, Editor-in-Chief January 17, 2023

Walking into the south gym on any given day, there will always be West sports teams preparing for their season. Whether it’s an open gym before spring soccer season, the west high dance team preparing...

Low Stats, High Rolls Episode 4

Lee Corlette, Podcaster January 11, 2023

In the fourth episode of Low Stats, High Rolls, the team is introduced to the Pearl Game, a cut-throat, point-based test where they need to collect all four pearls to win. They prep for this new trial,...

Low Stats, High Rolls Episode 5

Lee Corlette, Podcaster January 10, 2023

In the fifth episode of Low Stats, High Rolls, our adventurers rush into the battlefield and gain a quick and easy win. But their victory doesn't last, as a new and powerful opponent enters the field and...

West High Weekly 12.23.22

Alaina Greenlee, Camille Gretter, and Zoe Smith December 23, 2022

News anchors Alaina Greenlee '23 and Zoe Smith '24 run through the last school news of the year including Theatre West's auditions for Beauty and the Beast, recap Jazz Cafe and more. Additionally, Coach...

Listen as Helen and Yaya Orszula 24 along with Eleanor Weitz 24 list their top three favorite cold entrées the school has to offer.

Cool cold entrées

Yaya Orszula, Helen Orszula, and Eleanor Weitz December 22, 2022

Helen and Yaya Orszula ’24 along with special guest Eleanor Weitz ’24 rank their top three cold lunch entrees! From turkey and croissants to pretzel buns, find out what to get when the hot lunches...

Prospects of Model UN

Lee Corlette, Podcaster December 20, 2022

In today's episode of Club Connection, we talk about the benefits of Model UN. Our guest today is Reem Kirja '25, a member of Model UN who joined her freshman year and gives us some insight about why she...

Spotify wrapped is finally here! Students throughout West High are eager to find out their results for 2022.

Spotify Wrapped 2022 breakdown

Click here to see West High Students’ Spotify Wrapped 2022 results! Spotify Wrapped is an annual summary of how users listened over the year. The 2023 Spotify Wrapped included features such as an...

West High Weekly 12.9.22

Alaina Greenlee and Camille Gretter December 9, 2022

Senior news anchors Alaina Greenlee and Camille Gretter look to Theatre West's spring musical, "Beauty and the Beast", and recap the new bell schedule and tardy policy. Coach Camille turns over to her...

The Melodies of Midnights Ep.1

Now,” “Red,” “1989,” “Reputation,” “Lover,” “Folklore,” “Evermore” and Now "Midnights". The day has come, and Taylor Swift’s new album Midnights has just recently been released....

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