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  • Seniors vote on faculty speaker later this week
  • Boys soccer tournament- March 29th-30th @West
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  • Chamber ensemble concert- March 28th- Band room@7:00
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  • College fair Wednesday in Cafeteria
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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

West Side Story

D.C.’s Freedom Forum Institute names Marta Leira Iowa’s Free Spirit Scholarship winner

D.C.’s Freedom Forum Institute names Marta Leira Iowa’s Free Spirit Scholarship winner

April 29, 2020

The Freedom Forum Institute in Washington, D.C. awarded West Side Story staffer, Marta Leira ’21, as Iowa’s winner in the annual Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference for 2020. The program...

How graduation might work

How graduation might work

Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief April 28, 2020

We know what graduation won’t look like. Students won’t gather at the end of May in Carver Arena to graduate on stage in front of their family as they have in past years. The way the class of 2020...

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Matt Degner announced as new ICCSD Interim Superintendent

Kailey Gee, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief April 21, 2020

The Iowa City Community School District Board of Directors has chosen Assistant Superintendent Matt Degner to temporarily fill in for Superintendent Stephen Murley starting July 1, 2020. Murley will begin...

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West High lunch meals site moves to new location

Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief April 21, 2020

Principal Gregg Shoultz announced in a webinar on April 21 that the West High Grab and Go meal site will temporarily be relocated until April 27 due to a West High construction worker contracting the coronavirus....

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2020 World Affairs Seminar switches to online format

Misha Canin, Print Managing Editor and Business Co-Editor April 21, 2020

Originally scheduled to be held at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin, the 2020 World Affairs Seminar (WAS) has been moved to a virtual format due to COVID-19. This year’s topic explores...

Required learning: grades and credit options released

Required learning: grades and credit options released

Alyssa Skala, Yearbook Managing Editor April 20, 2020

An email sent to students, staff, and parents on April 20 outlined the guidelines for required online learning at the high school level. All grades for the third trimester will be updated on April 21 at...

The coronavirus has been affecting numerous of people around the world.

Effects of COVID-19 on the University of Iowa

Maddy Smith, Visual Editor and Feature Editor April 17, 2020

The world was turned upside-down when COVID-19 began wreaking havoc on well-populated areas, with schools and large gatherings being a hotspot for infection. The ICCSD made the decision on April 17 to...

With this school year coming to a close, students may feel nervous about what the upcoming year will bring. A general tip for all grades would be to try new things and not procrastinate assignments.

Iowa schools to close for remainder of school year

Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief April 17, 2020

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced in a press conference held on April 17 that Iowa schools will remain closed for the rest of the year due to increasing concerns of COVID-19. Although schools will be closed,...

The 2019-2020 West Side Story and Trojan Epic journalism staffs.

IHSPA names WSS staff 2020 News Team of the Year finalist, winners announced this fall

April 15, 2020

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...

District decides to continue voluntary online schooling

District decides to continue voluntary online schooling

Alyssa Skala, Yearbook Managing Editor April 11, 2020
This option awards students with no graduation credit for work done during school closures.
Iowa schools to close until April 30

Iowa schools to close until April 30

Alex Carlon, Online Editor-in-Chief April 2, 2020

In a press conference held on April 2, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that schools across Iowa would remain closed until April 30 as a result of the worsening COVID-19 outbreak. Reynolds also announced that...

Amid fears of COVID-19, many grocery store aisles are devoid of shoppers.

UI student creates “Errand-ers” program to support community members vulnerable to COVID-19

Sumner Wallace, Columns Editor March 27, 2020

With talk of the coronavirus and how it will affect daily-life saturating the media, things can appear pretty bleak. However, one University of Iowa student is finding the good by being the good.  On...

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