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  • MONDAY 4/7: boys tennis @ CR Washington, boys soccer @ Prairie
  • TUESDAY 4/8: girls tennis vs. Dubuque Hempstead, girls soccer vs. CR Jefferson, boys tennis @ Dubuque Hempstead, girls track & field @ Williamsburg, boys track & field @ Western Dubuque
  • WEDNESDAY 4/9: theater teasers during periods 3 & 6, girls golf @ City
  • THURSDAY 4/10: 'Sound of Music' performance @ 7:00, boys tennis vs. Wahlert Catholic, boys soccer vs. Liberty, girls tennis @ Wahlert Catholic, boys track & field @ Clear Creek Amana
  • FRIDAY 4/11: 'Sound of Music' performance @ 7:00, girls track & field @ Clear Creek Amana, girls soccer @ Urbandale
  • SATURDAY 4/12: 'Sound of Music' performances @ 1:00 & 7:00, boys/girls track & field @ home, boys tennis doubleheader @ home, girls tennis double header @ Xavier & CR Jefferson
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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

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West Robotics begins LED light bulb fundraiser

Shamis October 12, 2011

West High Robotics has started a fundraiser to raise money to help build robots and attend competitions. The fundraiser consists of selling FIRST ® Green e-watt saver LED light bulbs. The light bulbs...

October 11th Fall Choral Concert

Tyler October 11, 2011

  The sounds of high schooler’s singing fills the auditorium as the Fall Chorale Concert began on October 11th at 7:30. Four choirs performed songs ranging from gospels to love songs and everything...

Occupy Iowa City

Brenna October 8, 2011

A cheer rises and drums are pounded in exuberance as a man wielding a microphone speaks. “Ultimately, if the war does go on for another 20 years, it may never be decided. […] We hope that people...

Sacco has written and drawn two books showing the Palestinians' perspective on the conflict: Palestine and Footnotes on Gaza. Image courtesy of http://arafiqui.wordpress.com/tag/gaza/.

Gaza, and other comic strips

Eleanor October 8, 2011

                                                  Comic journalism may sound...well, comical, but hearing renowned artist and...

Ponseti racers

Caroline October 5, 2011

On the morning of homecoming, West High students woke up early to participate in the Ponseti Races, before the dance festivities began. The Ponseti Races are held to raise money for the club foot cure...

Obama is back In Iowa City

Blake September 26, 2011

  I went down to the newly opened Obama offices on 321 Market street to see all they hype. Check out these photos of some Young Democrats Club members with important democratic figures in Iowa!

Bennett Thompson '12 (left) and Ben West '12 (right) stand by a poster advertising West High's Slow Foods club at the Johnson County Food Alliance's Growing School Gardens event Sept. 24.

Growing school gardens

Eleanor September 24, 2011

School gardens are growing in more ways than one, emphasized Heather Widmayer, a member of the Johnson County Local Food Alliance, at the event she hosted on Sept. 24 at the Iowa City Public Library...

“I Hope I Get it!”: West High student’s thoughts on the auditioning process

Hannah September 21, 2011

On a beautiful September afternoon, the once barren hallway in front of the choir room suddenly cascades with actors, singers, and dancers anticipating to be chosen to be in the cast of the upcoming fall...

National Pacemaker awards

Fatima September 20, 2011

The National Pacemaker Awards has named the West Side Story as one of fifteen newsmagazines to be a finalist. The National Pacemaker Awards only names fifteen worldwide. The last time the WSS was a finalist...

West High hosts most National Merit SemiFinalists

Brenna September 19, 2011

West High has once again upheld its “tradition of excellence.” From the 2010 PSATs emerged 27 fellow classmates, now National Merit Semi Finalists. According to Jerry Arganbright, this number is higher...

Live Like Line out: Iowa City West vs. Cedar Rapids Prairie volleyball

Hannah September 16, 2011

Live Like Line Day and the first volleyball game for the 2010 Iowa State Volleyball Champions!! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ3ZK_fw6IM

The ten candidates running for the ICCSD School Board discuss their positions on redistricting in a public forum held at West High School Sept. 8.

Redistricting roundup

Eleanor September 10, 2011

  At a time when no one can seem to agree about the future of the Iowa City Community School District, there was relatively little contention at the forum held Sept. 8 from...

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