The Iowa High School Press Association and the Iowa Newspaper Foundation chose Krisha Kapoor ’23 as Iowa’s Journalist of the Year. Along with the honor, Kapoor receives a scholarship and is now eligible...
Trojans received an ominous email from the West High Library staff on March 2 with the subject line "Big announcement coming soon". The email also urged students to follow the West High library Instagram...
Most teenagers have seen the movies where the nerdy girl gets the gorgeous football player, but that’s not what high school relationships are about. They’re about finding your identity, what you do...
Yaya Orszula, Assistant Sports Editor
• March 8, 2023
Everyone knows about Title IX, the mandate that all federally assisted schools must provide equal access and financial assistance to girl's and boy's sports, but the enforcement of Title IX doesn’t necessarily...
State tournament success
Alexander Pierce ’26 wrapped up his first season for boys wrestling as the 3A 106 lbs state champion at the IHSAA State Wrestling Championships Feb. 19. Pierce finished the...
Keiko begins by explaining how she found out about her mom’s cancer.
I found out about my mom’s cancer on Feb. 2, 2022. I had a basketball game (the night before) and my dad was like, “Yo, I...
Every scholastic year, high school newspapers from across the nation that use School Newspapers Online compete to be named a Distinguished Site, a challenging and competitive process involving six individual...
48 FIRST Tech Challenge robotics teams across the entire state of Iowa and eastern Nebraska attended the FTC Iowa Championship March 3 and 4 at the Xtreme Arena; Trobotix 8696 was one of them. Teams were...
One moment a player is on the field, running, jumping, cheering and scoring goals. For many teenage athletes, that next layup, next tackle, next shot or next hurdle could be their last. The risk of injury...
The moment when the hard work and preparation that's been done for an event pays off spectacularly is incredibly special. For Aria Warren '26, this moment came when she won the Iowa Miss Amazing pageant.
Aria...
Inspired by her grandpa, uncle, and two of her brothers, Jannell Avila ’23 thought she would try taking down wrestling. At first, Avila’s mother was initially opposed to the idea of her wrestling,...
(she/her) Audrey is a senior and has been on the West Side Story staff for 3 years. She is the Copy Editor for the WSS website this year. For fun, she likes to spend time with friends, read, write and...
