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  • Seniors vote on faculty speaker later this week
  • Boys soccer tournament- March 29th-30th @West
  • Women of Troy relays- March 26th home@4:30
  • Chamber ensemble concert- March 28th- Band room@7:00
  • Senior poets: send poems to Mr. Robins
  • College fair Wednesday in Cafeteria
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The isolation room in South Korea we were forced to stay in due to COVID-19.

Nicole’s Headspace: 10 days in isolation

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor September 15, 2021

COVID-19 has been tough on us all. I'm sure you're tired of all the tests, the regulations, the quarantines and so on. So you can probably imagine the frustrations of this 15-year old Korea-American girl,...

The American flag hangs in a West High classroom on Sept. 7.

Afghanistan has a right to self-determination

Jack Harris, Online Copy Editor and Arts Editor September 8, 2021

After 20 years of war, 2.3 trillion dollars, 50,000 dead civilians and 200,000 dead in total, it’s time to leave Afghanistan alone. Let me revise that. After 43 years of conflict, 6 major regime changes,...

Summer jobs: the good, the bad and the ugly

Summer jobs: the good, the bad and the ugly

Maddy Smith, Visual Editor and Feature Editor June 9, 2021

As summer approaches, many students are beginning to think about employment. So as students flock to apply as a lifeguard or a waiter, here are my opinions on these summer jobs.  1. Cart pusher- Grocery...

Editorial: Secluded

Editorial: Secluded

WSS Editorial Board June 6, 2021

This is an editorial. An editorial, like news reporting, is based on objective facts but shares an opinion. The conclusions and opinions here have been derived by our Editorial Board and are not associated...

Credit to Moon Studios and Microsoft

An incredible indie experience: the Ori series

Carter McLaughlin, Reporter June 3, 2021

On March 11, 2015, the indie developers at Moon Studios released “Ori and the Blind Forest.” With the many awards it won, Moon Studios subsequently continued the Ori series five years later with “Ori...

Miitopia is a spectacularly silly, but enjoyable, game.

It’s all about Mii: “Miitopia” review

Carter McLaughlin, Reporter May 27, 2021

Back in the Nintendo Wii era, Miis were introduced as a way for people to make avatars of themselves, their friends and family. The only limit is the imagination. Many games focused on using Miis as the...

Guest column: Body shaming kills

Guest column: Body shaming kills

Ella Scott, Guest Writer May 12, 2021

“Too fat, too skinny, too short, too tall, too anything. There’s a sense that we’re all too something and we’re all not enough,” actress Emma Stone said. Body image is defined as the subjective...

Helen Zhang 23 discusses losing her native tongue.

Fading tongue

Helen Zhang, Print Columns Editor April 28, 2021

I still remember the absolute dread I felt every Saturday from age 6 to 9. I wanted to do anything but take part in a weekly occurrence I felt forced into: Chinese lessons. Every weekend, my brother and...

In recent months, a series of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has been introduced in Iowa.

The end of the rainbow

Caroline Mascardo and Ella Rosenthal April 23, 2021

The rainbow is fading.  Like many other states in the country, the Iowa Senate and House of Representatives saw the introduction of a historic number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills. These bills range from intrusive...

In A glance into the past, columnist Kamakshee Kuchhal 24 dives into the WSS archives.

A glance into the past: Miss Iowa, you’re ugly

Kamakshee Kuchhal, Lead Print Copy Editor April 8, 2021

"Miss Iowa, you're ugly" by Brooke Lock, originally published in the Nov. 10, 2000 issue of WSS Having only one hand must be tough, but it doesn’t guarantee a finalist spot, let alone the crown in...

Sharing my story on Autism Awareness Day

Sharing my story on Autism Awareness Day

Emma Hall, Artist April 2, 2021

Autism is a word that evokes many different emotions in people. Some feel uncomfortable, some remember a cruel joke. For me, it's a describing word for myself. I didn't know I was autistic until my...

In West Side Radios newest podcast, Renee Gould 22 and Alex Carlon 21 join a panel of journalists to discuss current events and so much more.

The Breakout Room episode 3: March highlights

Alex Carlon and Renee Gould April 1, 2021

In the March episode of The Breakout Room, hosts Alex Carlon '21 and Renee Gould '22, along with guests, discuss everything from climate change to sports to anti-Asian violence. 

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