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The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

West High senior athletes Even Brauns, James Pinter and Lily Ernst pose for a photo in their schools colors on the fall sports signing day, Nov. 13.

Three West High athletes sign to compete at Division-I schools

Joe Goodman, Sports Editor November 13, 2019

The smell of cupcakes and cookies drifted into the main commons after school on Nov. 13 as two West High swimmers and a Trojan basketball player signed their National Letters of Intent to compete and study...

Kaylee Gibson 23 models a monster mask to insure a correct fit before an after school props meeting.

Behind the scenes of Theatre West’s She Kills Monsters

Sydney Wildes, Yearbook Clubs and Academics Editor November 13, 2019

West High’s winter production, "She Kills Monsters," is a play about a girl named Agnes Evans who has recently experienced a tragedy in which her parents and younger sister passed away in a car accident....

Taika Waititi plays an imaginary Hitler in this hard-hitting Holocaust satire.

“Jojo Rabbit” is a powerhouse of comedy and emotion

Edward Keen, Arts Editor November 11, 2019

Taika Waititi has proven himself again and again to be one of Hollywood’s greatest tour de force directors of delightfully bizarre arthouse films that tread the line between drama and full-on comedy....

Living in Neuzilville

Living in Neuzilville

Luke Krchak, Reporter November 11, 2019

“It doesn't matter how bad my day was, at least it wasn’t a zombie apocalypse,” said social studies teacher Gary Neuzil. Neuzil has been teaching for 34 years and has no plans to stop anytime...

No cap recap is a sports podcast with sports editor Joe Goodman 20 and assistant sports editor Owen Aanestad 22.

No cap recap: Fall sports

Joe Goodman and Owen Aanestad November 10, 2019

With the fall sports season wrapping up, we figured it was time to drop our very first sports podcast of the year. This first installment of No cap recap serves as a satirical, light-hearted attempt to...

Wests girls swimming team poses after winning regionals on October 27

West/Liberty girls swim team impresses at state

Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief November 9, 2019

The last two years of the combined West and Liberty swim teams were strong seasons. But this year, they were even stronger. The swim team finished in fourth place on Nov. 9 at the state swim meet at...

Disney+ is the next big project for Disney and will offer a variety of shows and movies.

What to expect from Disney+

Edward Keen, Arts Editor November 9, 2019

In its latest ploy to attain full-scale dominion, Disney has set out to formulate their very own on-demand streaming service to go head to head with the likes of Netflix and Hulu. The origins of the service...

The art of açaí

The art of açaí

Misha Canin, Print Managing Editor and Business Co-Editor November 9, 2019

You might have heard of them as "fruit soup," "basically a smoothie parfait," or "just a smoothie in a bowl." What they're really called are acai bowls, the newest food trend taking Instagram by storm....

Mariam Keita shares her thoughts on the increase of cancel culture on social media.

How far is too far for cancel culture

Mariam Keita and Cymry Hieronymus November 8, 2019

Imagine you wake up in the morning and open your Instagram, Youtube, or Twitter feed to see your name trending across all platforms, thousands of people calling you out, tagging you in harsh comments....

Jacob Gehlbach 21 works on a composition. Gehlbach has been composing since a young age and aspires to one day compose a movie score.

The composition of a dream

Alex Carlon, Online Editor-in-Chief November 7, 2019

A dramatic symbol crash during a fight. The gentle ‘tings’ of a triangle as two characters fall in love. A violin solo as someone takes their final breath. These subtleties are a vital part of the...

Byamungu Omari 20 high fives the faculty after the third annual Best Buddies and PALS basketball game against faculty on Nov. 7.

Best Buddies and PALS hold third annual basketball game against faculty

Joe Goodman, Sports Editor November 7, 2019

The Best Buddies and PALS lead the West High faculty wire-to-wire en route to a 33-29 victory on Nov. 7 in the West High gymnasium. This was the third year of the school-wide event that featured a lively...

Assistant boys wrestling coach Kody Pudil speaks to a group of about 10 girls after school about uniforms, coaching and the season.

Budding girls wrestling team prepares for season

Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief November 7, 2019

The girls wrestling team is becoming a reality. In informative meetings held before and after school on Nov. 6, assistant wrestling coach Kody Pudil went into detail about his vision for the program.  Practices...

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