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West Side Story

Woody Harrelson showed his unprecedented film Lost in London to an Iowa City audience on Jan. 25 at the IMU.

Woody Harrelson presents groundbreaking film to Iowa City

Alyson Kuennen, News Editor, Photographer January 28, 2018

Actor and director Woody Harrelson showed his new film “Lost in London” to an Iowa City audience on Jan. 25 at the Iowa Memorial Union. The comedic film was based on Harrelson’s ludicrous night in...

Theater West releases West Side Story cast and crew list

Theater West releases West Side Story cast and crew list

Fatima Kammona, News Editor January 28, 2018

Auditions for the spring musical “West Side Story” were held earlier this week and callbacks were held Thursday. Below is the cast list for the musical: JETS           ...

New football districts and rules to alter 2018 season

New football districts and rules to alter 2018 season

Ellie Gretter, Sports Editor January 25, 2018

At the Iowa High School Athletic Association Board of Control's meeting on Thursday many changes were made that have the potential to greatly impact West's football team. One of the most notable of these...

Lifestyle Fitness is a new course among many to be added for registration next school year.

Three new courses to look out for while registering

Reagan Hart, Reporter, Distribution Manager January 25, 2018
Registration for next year ends this Friday, Jan. 26, so don’t miss any of these new courses.
Facebook will soon change the way users see their news feed. However, users can selectively choose what they would like to see.

Facebook is changing its news feed: here’s how to keep seeing the West Side Story

Sophie Stephens, Online Managing Editor January 24, 2018

Follow these steps to put West Side Story on your Facebook news feed. Like and follow West Side Story. Hover over the "Follow" tab and change your preference to "See First". On your home screen: Click...

Theatre West released callbacks for West Side Story today on the call board.

Theatre West releases West Side Story callbacks

Fatima Kammona, News Editor January 24, 2018

Auditions for the spring musical "West Side Story" were held earlier this week. Below is the callback list for main parts: Paul Amrani '18 Brandon Burkhardt '18 Karissa Burkhardt '20 Eric Cargin...

Spoken Word Club launches today with help of UI students

Spoken Word Club launches today with help of UI students

Alyson Kuennen, News Editor, Photographer January 24, 2018

After teaming up with two Iowa Youth Writing Project (IYWP) volunteers, both of whom are enrolled at the University of Iowa, West will hold its first Spoken Word Club meeting today, Jan. 24, after...

Wests improv team took home one of two boots after tying with City High on Jan. 19.

Improv Battle of the Boot against City ends in tie

Alyson Kuennen, News Editor, Photographer January 24, 2018

West and City’s improv clubs competed in a Comedy Sports style Battle for the Boot on Jan. 19. Both schools walked away with a tie, but the experience was worth it for West’s new improv captain Christina...

Nelson Brands 18 waits while the referees deliberate on a call as he competes at West High.

Nelson Brands ’18 up for prestigious Dan Gable Mr. Wrestler Award

Ellie Gretter, Sports Editor January 23, 2018

Nelson Brands '18 has successfully moved on from the first round of voting for the Dan Gable Mr. Wrestler Award and needs the help of voters to move onto the final round where a committee will vote on...

Hundreds of signs geared towards empowering women were seen at the Iowa City Womens March on Jan. 20.

Charged Women’s March rallies in downtown Iowa City

Anjali Huynh, Print Managing Editor, Co-Copy Editor January 21, 2018

  “Show me what the future looks like. Show me what America looks like,” a woman calls. Others answer, “This is what the future looks like. This is what America looks like.” This...

Left to right: Ben Jaeger ’18, Brandon Burkhardt ’18, Noah McCarragher ’19 and Carson Baldes ’19 dance with West High’s varsity show choir, Good Time Company.

Show choirs perform at “Dollars for Scholars”

Anjali Huynh, Print Managing Editor, Co-Copy Editor January 17, 2018

  Show choirs from across the district came together on Jan. 10 to perform at the fundraising event commonly known as “Dollars for Scholars.” While this event was held at Liberty High School...

West High School Dance Marathon members blow balloons for the annual upcoming dance marathon on the planned MLK day on Jan. 12, 2018.

Cultural proficiency team takes new approach to MLK day celebrations

Sophie Stephens and Natalie Dunlap January 16, 2018

Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. led the equality movement in the South and made history for his work with minority group rights. But in recent years, students have expressed that they feel underrepresented,...

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