West High’s newspaper, the West Side Story, received the George H. Gallup award for the 2012-2013 year. The award is the highest honor from Quill and Scroll, the international journalism honor society....
By Brittani Langland
Experience West High's homecoming festivities through this video that includes the pep assembly and the football game against Dubuque Hempstead.
By Lydia Hinman, Megumi Kitamoto, Brittani Langland, Hannah Muellerleile, Blake Oetting, Katie Peplow and Jaycie Weathers
West High beat Homecoming opponent Dubuque Hempstead 39-35 on Oct. 4, but the...
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By Hannah Merrill and Velarchana Santhana
With the conclusion of Banned Book week around the corner, the WSS looks at some of the most frequently challenged books. According to the American Library...
Consensus of the West Side Story editorial board
Syria: when the country came up in the past, our minds didn’t initially jump to civil war and chemical weapons. Now it’s a different story.
In 2011,...
By Brittani Langland
The west high volleyball team defeated Linn-Mar 25-18, 25-19, and 25-23 on September 24. This win improved their record to 12-5. Here are a few photo recaps of the game.
West High's Student Senate hosted the second annual Back-to-School Olympics in the courtyard Friday, Sept. 20th after school. Five student teams and one teacher team competed in four events-a relay...
By Hilah Kohen
Since 2011, the Syrian government has fought against rebel groups as American policymakers have considered their options. The West Side Story asked West High students to share...
