Upcoming events
  • Seniors vote on faculty speaker later this week
  • Boys soccer tournament- March 29th-30th @West
  • Women of Troy relays- March 26th home@4:30
  • Chamber ensemble concert- March 28th- Band room@7:00
  • Senior poets: send poems to Mr. Robins
  • College fair Wednesday in Cafeteria
  • Girls soccer vs. North Scott- Tuesday JV@5:30 V@7:00
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Dongari meets via Zoom every Tuesday at 8:15.

Korean culture club launches fundraiser against anti-Asian hate

Soomin Koh, Print Co-Profiles Editor April 21, 2021

Dongari, the Korean culture club at West, is selling hand-designed T-shirts in response to the recent rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and sentiment. Alongside weekly Korean lessons, the club has also devoted...

8,500 students across the Iowa City Community School District have been fully in person since February 15

In-person school and the COVID-19 ripple effect

Vivian Polgreen, Managing Co-Editor, News Editor April 16, 2021

61 percent of students across ICCSD have been fully in person for over a month since the start of the third trimester on Feb. 15, after Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation stating that all schools...

IHSPA names WSS staff 2021 News Team of the Year finalist, winners announced this fall

IHSPA names WSS staff 2021 News Team of the Year finalist, winners announced this fall

April 14, 2021

The Iowa High School Press Association determines News Team of the Year finalists by choosing the schools with the highest number of individual award winners from its annual writing, photography, design...

The club will meet Thursdays at 4:45.

New writing club to have first meeting Thursday

Kailey Gee, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief April 5, 2021

Light Feather, a newly-established writing club, will hold its first meeting Thursday, April 8 at 4:45 p.m. The club welcomes everyone, whether they enjoy writing or not, to join. The goal is to create...

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is the third COVID-19 vaccine to be approved in America

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine: Explained

The new COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson is the third vaccine to gain emergency approval and is already being administered here in the U.S. Here is what you need to know about the new...

March news briefs

March news briefs

Maggie Huang, Online News Editor March 31, 2021

Rising coronavirus cases According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, 654 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Iowa as of March 30. Iowa’s 7-day positivity rate has increased by 0.1 percent over...

As more and more people get vaccinated, the slow of the COVID-19 pandemic is becoming a reality.

Iowa’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout: Where we are now

Vivian Polgreen, Managing Co-Editor, News Editor March 29, 2021

As of March 27, the state of Iowa has received a total of 1,662,335 total vaccine doses. Of the vaccines received, 1,402,543 doses, or 83.7 percent, have been administered so far, which is the seventh-highest...

Principal Mitch Gross poses for a picture outside his office on March 23.

‘Interim’ tag dropped from Principal Gross’ title

Paige Albright and Owen Aanestad March 24, 2021

ICCSD announced via email March 23 that the "interim" tag will be dropped from Principal Mitch Gross' title pending school board approval. Gross will be the fifth principal in West High's history. As...

2021 Quill and Scroll winners: Tosh Klever 21, Owen Aanestad 22, Zoey Guo 22, Maddy Smith 22, Soomin Koh 22, Fareeha Ahmad 21, Helen Zhang 22, Maya Chu 23, Hanah Kitamoto 22, Heidi Du 23, Grace Huang 22 and Alice Meng 21.

Quill and Scroll awards WSS staff in annual writing, photography and multimedia contest

March 23, 2021

Quill and Scroll, a journalism honor society, recognized West Side Story members in its 2021 International Writing, Photo and Multimedia Contest. Students from five countries submitted 2,508 entries and...

West High also took home 10 awards at the fair.

West science fair participants advance to round 2 of state competition

Alex Carlon, Online Editor-in-Chief March 23, 2021

This spring, West High science fair participants entered three separate competitions: the Iowa Junior Science and Humanities Seminar (JSHS), the regional fair, and the state fair. Shreya Khullar '22...

NSPA names West Side Story an Online Pacemaker finalist

NSPA names West Side Story an Online Pacemaker finalist

March 22, 2021

The National Scholastic Press Association named the West Side Story staff an Online Pacemaker finalist for 2021. Alex Carlon '21 is the online editor-in-chief. The NSPA Pacemaker, one of the oldest...

ICCSD recommends individuals follow CDC guidelines during and after international travel.

A review of ICCSD’s travel guidelines

Abby McKeone, Graphics and Social Media Editor March 12, 2021

To help combat the spread of COVID-19 and its multiple strains, the ICCSD has implemented a set of rules for individuals traveling outside of the United States. These precautions will not apply to domestic...

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