West Side Story

Obama visits Iowa City

Blake • April 25, 2012

With Mitt Romney’s nomination as the Republican presidential candidate looking inevitable, the race for the 2012 office has come down to two men. Both are traveling the nation to campaign...

Speech and debate to host Performance Night on April 23

Eleanor • April 21, 2012

Usually, the members of the West High Speech and Debate team practice their pieces to walls and perform them for a handful of competitors and judges in otherwise empty classrooms. But this Monday,...

A+ Achiever: Ashton Duncan wins Free Spirit Award

April 20, 2012

When Ashton Duncan, currently a junior at West High, found out she won the Al NeuharthFree Spirit award, she describes her reaction as “a lot of oh my god." The annual Al Neuharth...

Speech and debate to host performance night Monday

April 20, 2012

Usually, the members of the West High Speech and Debate team practice their pieces to walls and perform them for a handful of competitors and judges in otherwise empty classrooms....

West Side Story receives Online Pacemaker

Zora Hurst • April 16, 2012

Pictured are, first row from left, Shamis McGillin, Olivia Lofgren, Olive Carrollhach, Pombie Silverman, Abbie Skemp, Fatima Jayoma, Ashton Duncan, Zora Hurst and Juliann Skarda; second row, Adam Canady,...

The history of water

Brittani Langland • April 15, 2012

Water is a chemical compound with the chemical formula H 2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms that are connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at standard ambient temperature...

National High School Honors Orchestra strikes a chord

Zora Hurst • April 10, 2012

When Elliot Stalter '13, Harin Lee '13, and Phoebe Low '13 woke up at 3:00 am on March 21st, a Wednesday morning, they were headed for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The American String...

A + Achiever – Gold Key winners

Brenna • April 9, 2012

Northwest Junior High boasts the slogan “The Direction of Success,” and that message shone brightly through a collection of students whose written works won them spots as regional...

Annual event focuses high schools on the environment

Eleanor • April 9, 2012

Focus often eludes high school students with seven different classes covering seven different subjects and too much homework to jam in their backpacks at the end of the day – but on Thursday, April 5,...

Hoodie march for Trayvon Martin takes over Ped Mall

Frank Weirich • March 27, 2012

Local Iowa City residents took over the Ped Mall Monday night, in an effort to show their outrage and frustration involving the controversial shooting and killing of Florida teen Trayvon Martin. The...

I’m honored: West inducts a new generation into National Honor Society

Eleanor • March 26, 2012

The auditorium stage was squeezed so full of chairs it looked like the band and orchestra would be performing simultaneously, but the seats were occupied by scholars instead of...

Nodo: Quaint Northside eatery scores big on flavor and selection

Quentin Misiag • March 26, 2012

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