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The student news source of Iowa City West High

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The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

West High celebrates Banned Books Week

West High celebrates Banned Books Week

September 27, 2013

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...

Staff editorial: Syria

Fiona Armstrong-Pavlik September 27, 2013

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,...

West sweeps Linn-Mar in Volleyball

West sweeps Linn-Mar in Volleyball

Brittani Langland September 26, 2013

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.

Fencing

Fencing

Jaeho Lee September 23, 2013

Student Senate hosts back-to-school Olympics

Student Senate hosts back-to-school Olympics

Meredith Cullen September 21, 2013

  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...

West students weigh in on the Syrian civil war

Hilah Kohen September 20, 2013

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...

Faron Rush 14 freestyle rap

Faron Rush ’14 freestyle rap

September 18, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjsplR_UEo4&feature=youtube_gdata Faron Rush '14 does an exclusive freestyle rap for the West Side Story. Check out his feature in the upcoming Sept. 27 issue of the...

Dorau, Kirschling and Lynch win record-breaking ICCSD school board election

Dorau, Kirschling and Lynch win record-breaking ICCSD school board election

September 10, 2013

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West High Club Fair

West High Club Fair

Madie Miller September 10, 2013

Hover over the dots on this photograph to view videos or more information about individual clubs from the Sept. 5 club fair.

NSPA names 5 WSS staffers finalists in Story and Multimedia Story of the Year Contests

NSPA names 5 WSS staffers finalists in Story and Multimedia Story of the Year Contests

September 10, 2013

Five students on the 2012-2013 West Side Story staff are finalists in the National Scholastic Press Association’s 2013 Individual Award Contest. Juliann Skarda ’13 is a finalist in the Feature Story...

Upcoming art events

Upcoming art events

September 10, 2013

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Terry Allen returns to Iowa City

Terry Allen returns to Iowa City

Brittani Langland September 5, 2013

by Brittani Langland   West High alum Terry Allen is now the head football coach for the Missouri State University Bears. His team will be playing the University of Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday...

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