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....
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...
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...
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...
The University of Iowa Dance Marathon (UIDM) is a 24 hour event which raises money for childhood cancer. With the new addition of the Stead Family Children's Hospital to the U of I Hospitals and Clinics,...