• MONDAY 3/31: NO SCHOOL, girls soccer vs. Ankeny Centennial, boys soccer @ CR Washington
  • TUESDAY 4/1: boys track & field @ North Scott
  • WEDNESDAY 4/2: girls golf @ Pleasant Valley Golf Course
  • THURSDAY 4/3: girls soccer @ Cedar Falls
  • FRIDAY 4/4: boys soccer vs. Ankeny Centennial
  • SATURDAY 4/5: boys soccer vs. Valley, girls track & field @ CR Jefferson, boys track & field @ Grimes
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Softball season preview
Celia Sadewasser, Print Sports Editor • March 6, 2025
Moustafa Tiea '25 runs his third cross country race in the 2024 season for West High at Seminole Valley Cedar Rapids.
The Moustafa “Moose” effect
Maddux Neukirch, Photographer • March 6, 2025
Photo courtesy of Leiya Rodriguez
Q & A with Leiya Rodriguez
Grace Bartlett, Print Profiles Co-Editor • March 5, 2025
News
Reem Kirja '25 is surprsied with a celebration as Coca-Cola Scholar Finalist.
West student Reem Kirja ’25 is awarded Coca-Cola $20,000 scholarship
Gianna Liu, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief • March 15, 2025
Members of iJAG and AVID pose inside Iowa's state capitol March 11.
iJAG and AVID students visit Iowa’s capitol
Ahmed Ibrahim, Print Designer • March 14, 2025
West’s Jazz Bands traveled to Chicago. Over the course of the trip, they competed twice and visited The Jazz Showcase, a professional jazz club in town.
Through the lens: jazz band Chicago trip
Anna Greenlee and Lea Abou Alaiwa • March 13, 2025
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Vera Tanas
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Vera Tanas is a senior, and this is her third year on staff. She is the Copy Editor and Art Editor for the West Side Story website. Outside of journalism, Vera enjoys playing soccer, listening to music...

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Many students submitted various kinds of artwork for the show March 6.
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Jessie Li, Print Copy Editor • March 7, 2025
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