In an effort to support Iowa communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, West’s Cadenza and UNICEF clubs have partnered to present a virtual concert series entitled United in Isolation.
The event,...
With the Iowa City Community School District announcing that school was going to be canceled until at least April 13, Spoken Word club, better know as Iowa City Speaks (IC Speaks) was canceled alongside...
Alyssa Skala, Yearbook Managing Editor
• May 1, 2020
Update: Due to inclement weather predicted for Thursday, we are rescheduling the drive-through yearbook distribution to Friday, May 15. All other details will remain the same.
Yearbook distribution...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
