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  • 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
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“Hamilton” star Leslie Odom Jr. visits Iowa City

Grace Yarrow, Copy Editor March 29, 2017

  With a nationwide following, 16 TONY nominations in 2016 and the reputation of changing millions’ perceptions of what “Broadway” is, “Hamilton,” a musical written by Lin-Manuel Miranda,...

Earth Day run/walk to benefit climate change victims

Earth Day run/walk to benefit climate change victims

March 28, 2017

The Iowa City Climate Advocates will host the Barbara Schlachter Memorial Run/Walk for Victims of Climate Change on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22. The 4.1-mile charity run/walk will benefit the American...

West students place high in Drake Physics Prize Exam

West students place high in Drake Physics Prize Exam

Fenna Semken, Online Editor-in-Chief March 24, 2017

West High students Junhee Lee '18, Max Hill '17, Lien Zhu '18 and Misha Kuznetsov '19 have placed in the top 25 on the recent Drake Physics Prize Exam.  Exact placements are not confirmed. Other students...

The West Side Story staff earns the 2017 Online Pacemaker finalist award. Pacemaker finalists will be recognized and the Pacemaker winners announced at the JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention, April 6-9 in Seattle.

West Side Story receives 2017 Online Pacemaker finalist award

March 10, 2017

The National Scholastic Press Association has recognized 38 online news sites as finalists in the 2017 Online Pacemaker competition. The West Side Story website, wsspaper.com, is one of three Iowa schools...

A look into Liberty

A look into Liberty

Mary Vander Weg and Isabelle Robles March 8, 2017

Additional hires are to be announced later this week. Stay tuned for more coverage.

Maddy Epping and Lydia Guo are among 17 Iowa City West High School students whose art is featured in Veridian Credit Union’s ArtShare exhibit. The collection was unveiled at an ArtShare Premiere on Monday, February 27 at the credit union’s Coralville branch, where all 20 pieces will remain on display for one year.

20 pieces of student-created art part of exhibit at Veridian

Fenna Semken, Online Editor-in-Chief February 28, 2017

Iowa City West High School students, educators and administrators gathered at Veridian Credit Union’s Coralville branch on Monday to celebrate a public exhibit of student art. West High art teachers...

Robotics team wins State tournament

Robotics team wins State tournament

Fenna Semken, Online Editor-in-Chief February 27, 2017

The West High Robotics team came out of the state competition on Feb. 26 with a win. The team is the captain of the Winning Alliance, also known as the champions of the whole tournament. They also...

Out with the old, in with the new

Out with the old, in with the new

Molly Howes, Reporter February 22, 2017

Many students have entertained a class period filled with the complaints of a teacher who is stuck calibrating a SMARTboard. The days of this cruel and unusual punishment are over, as SMARTboards will...

Michael Tisserand speaks at Prairie Lights

Michael Tisserand speaks at Prairie Lights

Mary Vander Weg, Online Graphic Designer February 15, 2017

“Live from Prairie Lights” has featured many dedicated authors over the years, but none has quite the same passion as Michael Tisserand, author of Krazy: George Herriman, a Life in Black and White....

Marquee on the night of the lecture. Photo by Isabelle Robles.

Patrisse Cullors of #BlackLivesMatter speaks to packed house at Englert

Harry Westergaard, Arts Editor, Co-Copy Editor February 11, 2017

On Monday February sixth, Patrisse Cullors, creator of the twitter hashtag and movement #BlackLivesMatter appeared at the Englert. Part of the UI’s lecture series, Cullors began speaking at 7:30 in the...

West High dance team places in national competition

West High dance team places in national competition

Fenna Semken, Online Editor-in-Chief February 7, 2017

The West High Varsity Poms team recently traveled to Disney World in Orlando, FL to compete against many teams from around the country. After performing their dance routine, the team was able to qualify...

Rally against Muslim ban draws over 1500

Rally against Muslim ban draws over 1500

Cameron Cook, Reporter / Videographer February 6, 2017

In response to the executive order placing a hold on people traveling from seven majority Muslim countries, citizens of Iowa City held a rally that featured speakers, music and poetry to show solidarity...

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