During the spring season of West's eSports team, the team played "Mario Kart 8," a racing game. They had practices on Mondays and games on Tuesdays. The team was unable to make it to state and ended the...

May 13 was senior night for the Trojan boys soccer team, with 12 seniors on the varsity team being recognized at the beginning of the game. Among them were captains Caden Crabtree, Daniel Fuentes,...

On March 7-11, 52 West Business Professionals of America students traveled to Orlando, Florida to compete on the national stage; breaking the BPA national record for the most students at nationals from...

Author Samira Ahmed held a panel with 11 West students in the Little Theater during second and third period on Tuesday, April 29, for an author visit organized by the West High Library. Afterward,...

Students in West High’s Foundations of Journalism class listened in as two seasoned voices in Iowa media stepped into their classroom on May 7, transforming the familiar space into a buzzing mini-newsroom....

On May 1, the Iowa City West girls soccer team faced off against Western Dubuque in a double header. In addition to the double header, Thursday’s game was also the girls’ senior night. West High honored...

One of West High’s best qualities is the cultural diversity, with multiple cultural backgrounds at the school. Walk it out is an event where we get to highlight these cultures, having traditional food,...

“As I've already said, at a minimum the town is a Utopia. I can walk to everything, and everything's cheerful and clean." - Kurt Vonnegut about Iowa City in a letter to his wife, Sept. 24, 1965. In...

The Iowa High School Press Association announced Gianna Liu '25 as Iowa's Photographer of the Year for the second consecutive year. Liu is co-editor-in-chief of the West Side Story print edition. IHSPA...

In Iowa, high school sports are divided into class levels based on student enrollment to ensure fair competition. Depending on the sport, these levels can range from 1A to 5A. But, as enrollment numbers...