Iowa native wins American Idol season 16
Lucy Polyak, Opinion Editor
May 22, 2018
On Monday, May 21, the first American Idol winner from Iowa was crowned. Maddie Poppe, a fan favorite from the start, is a 20-year-old Clarksville native and had attended Central Iowa Community College up until her audition for the show. This win followed multiple performances by Poppe that night,...
What to expect at the senior assembly
May 22, 2018
Filed under Multimedia, News, Showcase, Video
Dr. Shoultz and a couple seniors let you know what you should expect at the senior assembly this Wednesday.
Color overload
Fareeha Ahamd, WSS Intern
May 11, 2018
Filed under Metro, News, Showcase
Earth can’t be spelled without art, and luckily there is plenty of art in the world. Talented artists worldwide and locally have been creating incredible artwork for centuries. The tradition is still ongoing in Iowa City with the 27th Annual Hani Elkadi Artists’ Reception that was held May 4. ...
Trevor Project founder to lead workshop in Iowa City
Harry Westergaard, Arts Editor
May 11, 2018
Filed under Metro, News, Showcase
Activist James Lecesne will lead a writing workshop at the United Action for Youth (UAY) main office in Downtown Iowa City on May 12 and 13. The workshop is part of a larger series of national programming, the Future Perfect Project, which seeks to provide “LGBTQ high school students and their all...
Unlikely exercise companions
Natalie Dunlap, Feature Editor
April 25, 2018
In the white tent on Lucky Star Farm, women gathered to practice yoga. There was no music; instead, the occasional bleating of animals interrupted the quiet. A participant might extend their leg and brush their bare foot against some fur, or raise their head from their yoga mat and come face to face ...
Students hold ‘die-in’ to protest gun violence
Maddi Shinall, Photographer
April 20, 2018
Filed under News, Politics, Showcase
Despite ICCSD students not having school on Friday, April 20, it didn't prevent them from participating in the National Walkout Day protests through holding a die-in. Protesters met in front of Van Allen Hall and marched to T. Anne Cleary Walkway, where they staged the die-in. They laid on the grou...
Civil rights activist visits West High
Fatima Kammona, Reporter
April 13, 2018
Filed under Breaking, News, Showcase
In 1954, one court’s decision would change lives of all ages, races and genders in America. In a court ruling that would send nine African American students to integrate Little Rock Central High School, these nine students would later go down in history and be known as the Little Rock Nine. One of...
IHSPA awards WSS staff with 43 design, online, photo and writing awards
April 13, 2018
Filed under News, Uncategorized
The Iowa High School Press Association awarded the West Side Story staff 43 awards in the annual spring journalism contest. IHSPA will announce 2017-2018 All-Iowa News Team finalists next week based on the schools with the largest number of awards from this contest. The 2016-2017 West Side Story staff was on...
D.C.’s Newseum Institute names Anjali Huynh Iowa’s Free Spirit Scholarship winner
April 6, 2018
Filed under News
The Newseum Institute in Washington, D.C. awarded West Side Story staffer, Anjali Huynh ’19, as Iowa’s winner in the annual Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference for 2018. The program targets rising high school seniors who are interested in pursuing a career in journalism and ...
In honor of Doctor King
Fatima Kammona, Reporter
April 4, 2018
Filed under Breaking, News, Showcase
50 years ago on April 4, 1968, James Earl Ray assassinated Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. With help from the Dean of Students, Maria Martin, students from The Truth Club, SSIKED and models from the African section of Walk It Out have printed off quotes from King and tweets about him and posted them on...
New York Times reporter visits Iowa City
Deniz Ince, Assistant Sports Editor
April 3, 2018
Imagine being a mother of color, living a block away from one of the poorest and most segregated schools in New York City in arguably one of the most under-financed public school districts in the United States. Despite attempting to speak with educators and school representatives week after week, no...
Unplanned school evacuation disrupts class
Fatima Kammona, Reporter
April 2, 2018
Filed under Breaking, News, Showcase
Seconds before the bell rung signaling for sixth period, the fire alarm went off. The alarm wasn't planned and was the cause of recent construction of the gym while doing ductwork. “In large rooms, instead of having smoke detectors, [we have] beam detectors,"said Principal Gregg Shoultz...
Copy Editor, Anchor, Reporter
This is Luke's first and only year as a member of West Side Story. He'll be kept busy with anchoring, editing and reporting, but he's gonna have fun while doing it. Luke can be found reading, writing,...
