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The student news source of Iowa City West High

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Homecoming proposals

Homecoming proposals

Barbara Badovinac, Social Media Editor, Broadcast Co-Editor, Videographer and Designer October 16, 2014

Who said yes? Who asked best? Find out below Compiled by McKenna Harris and Barbara Badovinac

Homecoming spirit week Wednesday

Homecoming spirit week Wednesday

Barbara Badovinac, Social Media Editor, Broadcast Co-Editor, Videographer and Designer October 16, 2014

Combiled by Barbara Badovinac, Photos by Chanel Vidal. Check out West High's spirit on Jersey Day Wednesday!

Homecoming spirit week Monday and Tuesday

Homecoming spirit week Monday and Tuesday

Barbara Badovinac, Social Media Editor, Broadcast Co-Editor, Videographer and Designer October 14, 2014

This post will be regularly updated with West High Homecoming Coverage. Check back daily! From comfort to lumberjack, students show their spirit while excitedly waiting for the dance on Saturday. Check...

Volleyball: Iowa City West vs Cedar Falls

Volleyball: Iowa City West vs Cedar Falls

Brittani Langland October 8, 2014

Game 1 2 3 4 5 Total Iowa City West 25 25 25 20 17 2 Cedar Falls 22 27 22 25 19 3 The volleyball team lost to Cedar Falls last night, after a marathon  match...

West wins Simpson Storm Novice Policy Debate Tournament

West wins Simpson Storm Novice Policy Debate Tournament

Eugenia Chen October 7, 2014

Iowa City West Speech and Debate won the Simpson STORM novice policy debate tournament from Oct. 3-4 at Simpson College in Indianola. Chirag Jain '18/Daniel Burgess '18 and Annie Chen '18/Lauren Ernst...

French Clubs crêpe day

French Club’s crêpe day

Danetta Dobre, Copy Editor September 22, 2014

The members of the newly created French Club met for the first time on Sept. 9 in room 211. The day ended as a success. Wielding a small griddle, a table full of ingredients and a roomful of hungry mouths...

Eight students on the 2013-2014 West Side Story staff are finalists in the National Scholastic Press Association’s 2014 Individual Award Contest. Pictured above are seniors Jaycie Weathers, Katie Peplow, Brittani Langland and Megumi Kitamoto. Not pictured are 2014 graduates Lydia Hinman, Hilah Kohen, Hannah Muellerleile and Blake Oetting.

‘West Side Story’ staffers finalists in national story, design of the year contests

September 22, 2014

Eleven students on the 2013-2014 West Side Story staff are finalists in the National Scholastic Press Association’s 2014 Individual Award Contest. Pictured above (left to right) are seniors Jaycie...

19 students named National Merit Semifinalists

19 students named National Merit Semifinalists

Akash Borde September 22, 2014

This Sept. 10, 19 seniors from West were named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Competition. These semifinalists were the highest-scoring entrants in the state on the Preliminary SAT/National...

WHSDM hair drive

WHSDM hair drive

Mary Mondanaro, Photographer September 21, 2014

Compiled by McKenna Harris and Mary Mondanaro West High Dance Marathon's first hair drive was a success. On Sept. 18, students and faculty members donated their hair for wigs for children suffering...

West wins Battle of the Boot

West wins Battle of the Boot

September 20, 2014

Last night, the Trojans brought the boot back to West High after defeating City High 30-6 in the annual Battle for the Boot. Garrett Hartwig began his first season as head coach this fall after serving...

Sudan and Qatar: Rawan Tahas travels

Sudan and Qatar: Rawan Taha’s travels

Shanthi Chackalackal, Artist and Writer September 18, 2014

Sudan, Qatar and Iowa are three very different places that Rawan Taha ’15 has called home.  Taha spent four years in Sudan and two years in Qatar.  During her travels, she collected knowledge of the...

Music Auxiliary Playathon raises money for music programs

Music Auxiliary Playathon raises money for music programs

Madie Miller September 9, 2014

The 2nd Annual Music Auxiliary Playathon was held on Saturday Aug. 30  from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. The Playathon is a student-organized fundraiser that raises...

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