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West Side Story

The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

Way back Wednesday - cults

Way back Wednesday – cults

Taylor Shelfo, Broadcast Anchor October 12, 2016

My favorite school spirit day in junior high was Wacky Wednesday. I loved seeing everyone wear mismatched clothes, pigtails and funky colors everywhere. This Way Back Wednesday isn’t about school spirit,...

Student mixtape: Spencer Thompson 17

Student mixtape: Spencer Thompson ’17

Michael Moonjely, Print Managing Editor October 12, 2016

Anyone who says that rock and roll is dead has not spoken to senior Spencer Thompson. His playlist is composed of classic hits ranging from the 1970’s to early 2000’s. The WSS got a chance to delve...

Student mixtape: Marina Paul 17

Student mixtape: Marina Paul ’17

Ethan Goers, Broadcast Anchor, Sports Producer October 11, 2016

Senior Marina Paul mostly enjoys listening to modern music that makes you think. She is open to a variety of musicians, and has songs on her phone ranging from rock bands like "The Killers" to current...

Memory Monday: fall photo nostalgia

Memory Monday: fall photo nostalgia

Asha Irani, Videographer October 10, 2016

Fall is the season of many things: sweaters, apples, bonfires, artsy Instagram pictures, and most of all, nostalgia. The West Side Story asked three students to go back in their camera roll and find a...

Statistic Saturday: the cellphone epidemic

Statistic Saturday: the cellphone epidemic

Grace Christopher, Broadcast Managing Editor October 8, 2016

According to a survey done by USA Today in 2013, 65% of teens admitted to using their phone during the school day. Featured Image by Leah Dusterhoft

Club connection: cultural connection: Korea

Club connection: cultural connection: Korea

Samalya Thenuwara, Broadcast Editor-in-Chief October 6, 2016

  For many years I have kept my love of Korean culture private. I always thought that if people knew about it they would think it’s weird and inadvertently think I am a strange person. It wasn’t...

Way back Wednesday - music

Way back Wednesday – music

Taylor Shelfo, Broadcast Anchor October 5, 2016

Everyone loves some type of music -- whether that be rock, mainstream, rap, indie, or classical -- but this generation is full of different styles of music. In 1976, you listened to rock, or you listened...

Memory Monday: candy and friendship madness

Memory Monday: candy and friendship madness

Ala Mohamed, Digital Profile Editor October 4, 2016

Candy, candy and more candy make October one of the best months of the year for kids and the dentist. Not only does one get to try different flavors of candy in one go, but one also has the ability to...

Statistic saturday: Americans still read books

Statistic saturday: Americans still read books

October 1, 2016

Pew Research Center survey finds that the share of Americans who have read a book in the last 12 months (73%) has remained largely unchanged since 2012. (Pew Research 09.01.16)   "That...

Club connection: G! World

Club connection: G! World

Jiung Jung, Copy Editor September 29, 2016

If one walks by room 32 Tuesdays after school, they should prepare to hear an abundance of girls talking passionately about essentially anything. Why? This is when G! World, a club geared towards self-identified...

Way back Wednesday - dress code

Way back Wednesday – dress code

Taylor Shelfo, Broadcast Anchor September 28, 2016

As many of you may have heard in very assembly and every student handbook in all of your school years, never violate the dress code. No spaghetti straps, no articles that promote drugs or alcohol, shorts...

Student mixtape - Jory Lamp 17

Student mixtape – Jory Lamp ’17

Taylor Shelfo, Broadcast Anchor September 28, 2016

Straying away from typical mainstream downloads, Jory Lamp '17 indulges in heavy metal rock. The songs she listens to contain complex meanings that make Lamp's day better. 1."Square Hammer"-Ghost Ghost...

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