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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

I’m trying to listen, but my mind gets easily side-tracked.”-Carly Norris 21

Out of sight, out of mind

Hanah Kitamoto and Marta Leira November 17, 2019

The soft glow of the SMART Board beams at the front of the room, casting a low-lit shadow over the faces of those residing in the front row. As you are concentrating on the presentation in front of you,...

Varsity wrestler Will Hoeft 20 jumps ropes during his open period as part of his weight cutting process. Hoeft placed sixth at the Iowa high school state wrestling meet last year competing with a torn ACL.

Mind over matter

Joe Goodman, Sports Editor November 17, 2019

One can of tuna. That’s all wrestler Brett Pelfrey ’22 allowed himself to consume on the day of last year’s dual meet against City High. In the weeks leading up to the meet, Pelfrey, who plays...

Community rallies behind fourth annual Playathon

Isaac Young, Opinion Editor November 15, 2019

At six o'clock on Nov. 15 students, faculty, parents and community members all gathered in the cafeteria for the fourth annual Music Playathon. Proceeds went to the ICCSD Music Auxiliary, which funds music...

National Diabetes Day

National Diabetes Day

Maddy Smith, Visual Editor and Feature Editor November 15, 2019

Nov. 14 was National Diabetes Day. For those who don’t know what diabetes is, let me explain. There are two types. Type 1 is insulin-dependent, this means that your pancreas stops making insulin. Type...

In this cover story, three female West High students describe their experience with sexual harassment.

Voiceless

Kailey Gee and Jenna Wang November 15, 2019

Inappropriate touching. Unwanted sexting. Catcalling down the hallways. All of the above have happened right here at West High. Almost five years ago, WSS wrote a cover story titled ‘No Excuse’...

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...

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