Quill and Scroll International Honorary Society for High School Journalists declared West Side Story Designer Wingel Xue ’18 an International Sweepstakes Winner in Quill and Scroll’s Writing, Design...
On April 13, West High choir director Jeff Knutson announced he would be leaving West in the fall and moving to Waukee, Iowa.
“He’ll be the head choir director at Waukee next year,” co-choir director...
Lauren Katz, Copy Editor, Editorials Editor
• March 29, 2017
Every year public education becomes increasingly expensive. According to Ballotpedia, from 2010 to 2013, the yearly cost of education per student in Iowa increased from $9,763 to $10,313. With proposed...
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,...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
