Owen Aanestad is a senior at West. This is his third year on staff working for the online publication as the online editor-in-chief In addition to playing football and baseball, he enjoys photography. ...

(she/her) Camille Gretter is a senior at West High and this is her third year on staff. She is the Online Editor-in-Chief, and outside of West Side Story she does rowing and works at 30Hop in Coralville. She loves to spend time with her family, friends...

(she/her) Hanah Kitamoto is a senior at West. This is her third year on staff and she is the Print Co-Editor-in-Chief with Kailey Gee. She enjoys meeting new people, along with reporting about West High and the surrounding communities. In her free time,...

(she/her) Wesal Haroun is a senior at West High and this is her third year on staff. She is the Trojan Epic Yearbook Co-Editor-in-Chief. In addition to photography and design, she likes to hang out with friends and binge-watch TV shows. ...

(she/her) Akshethaa Naveen-Kumar is a senior and has been on the Trojan Epic staff for 3 years. She is currently Co-Editor-in-Chief of the yearbook, and her hobbies include reading thriller books, dancing Bharatanatyam and watching horror movies. ...

(she/her) Tessa is a senior this year and this is her 3rd year on staff. She is the profiles editor and one of the social media editors. She loves reality tv shows and ice cream. ...

(she/her) Ceci De Young is a senior at West and this is her third year on the Trojan Epic staff. She is the photo and video editor this year and loves everything sports. ...

Clayton Bopp is a senior at West. This will be Clay’s first year working on the Trojan Epic yearbook staff as a photographer. Along with running track, and co-head of lights for Theatre West.

(she/her) Zoe Smith is a senior and entering her third and final year on staff. She is so excited to be this year's Web Editor-in-Chief. Although you can usually find her in the newsroom; you may also find her on the soccer field either playing or coaching,...

(he/him) Sam Rosenthal is a Senior at West High and this is his second year on staff. This is his first year as a reporter. Samuel loves bowling, playing games with friends and writing far too many movie reviews in his spare time. ...

(she/her) Ginger McCartney is currently a senior at West,  this is her third year on staff. She is the art editor for the West Side Story paper. Outside of school, she spends her time graphic designing (for fun this time) and baking.

(she/her) Ella De Young is a senior at West. This is her second year on staff working for West Side Story as the print managing editor. When she's not on the tennis court, you'll find her drinking an iced chai latte, spending time with her family or traveling. ...

(she/her) Eleanor is a senior and this is her third year on staff. This year, she's the managing editor for the online newspaper. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hanging out with friends and going thrift shopping. ...

(she/her) Nicole is a senior and in her third year on staff and second year as opinion editor. You can usually spot her walking down the hall wearing her yellow Doc Martens, listening to Belle and Sebastian. Her interests includes watching niche movies...

(she/they) Aria Khalil is a junior at West. This is their first year on staff working as an artist in addition to being in show choir. She enjoys drawing.

(she/her) Lily Prochaska is a senior and this is her second year on staff. She is the print sports editor this year. She plays volleyball and loves to hang out with friends and family.

(she/her) Jane Lam is a senior at West High. This is her third year on staff reporting for the print publication. As an assistant copy editor, she loves the little details. Outside of the newsroom, you can find her on the Speech and Debate team, on the...

(she/her) Zaira Ahmad is a Senior at West High. This is her third year on staff, and she is the Print Editor-In-Chief. Outside of the newsroom, you can probably find Zaira at show choir rehearsal or volunteering with Rotary. She also loves spending time...

Miguel Cohen Suarez is a senior at West. This is his first year on staff; he currently works as a sports reporter for the online and broadcast publication. In addition to playing soccer, Miguel enjoys studying chemistry.

Barry Diallo is a first-year sports reporter and a junior at West. He is involved in sports year-round- playing football, basketball, and track. He's excited to be a part of the staff.

(she/her) Laney Prelle is a senior at West High and this is her fourth year on staff. She is the online profiles editor and her hobbies outside of writing include playing basketball and working at the Hawkeye Fanshop. She loves to spend time with her...

(she/her) Lilly Graham is a senior at West, and this is her third year on staff. Lilly is the Managing Editor for the print edition. Outside of school, Lilly enjoys playing tennis and spending time with her friends and pets. ...

(they/she) Defne Bayman is a senior this year, and has been on Print for two years and joined Web this year. They are the communications manager for all of WSS, along with an artist, designer, photographer, and reporter. When they're not in school, they're...

Mishka Mohamed Nour is a senior at West. This is her second year on staff working for the online publication as the online profiles editor. She enjoys writing and skateboarding, along with doing all kinds of art occasionally.

(she/her) Kamakshee Kuchhal is a senior at West High School and is super excited for her third (and last) year on West Side Story Print Staff. Besides being a writing and grammar nerd (lead copy editor), she is also a debater, volunteer, robotics-member...

(she/her) Vivian Polgreen is a senior at West and it is her third year working on staff. She is the news editor and co-managing editor for the online publication. In her free time, she enjoys reading Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, rowing and playing...

Kevy Huynh is a junior at West and this is her second year on staff for yearbook. In her free time, she enjoys listening to music, biking, playing with her two cats, baking, and watching Netflix.

(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 bake. ...

(she/her) Willow Oleson is a junior at West. This is her second year working on the Trojan Epic staff. In addition to being the copy editor, she participates in show choir, theater, and enjoys reading.

(she/her) Rachel Swack is a junior at West. This is her second year on staff working for yearbook, her first as managing editor. She enjoys photography and has been getting into some sports photography this year. She swims for West and is also a crew...

Ruba Ahmed is a senior at West High. This is her second year on the newspaper staff and she is profiles co-editor as well as business co-editor. Outside of journalism, she is involved in the Black Student Union and science fair at West. Whenever bored,...

Eva Jordan is a junior at West and this is her second year on the Print staff as a designer. She also enjoys sitting on the ground for long periods of time and has an undying love for 2000's pop-punk.

(she/her) Sila Duran is a senior at West and it's her third year on staff. Sila is the Print Assistant Design Editor. You can typically find Sila at art club, folding origami or rewatching comforting YouTube videos. ...

(she/they) Rosemary is a senior at West High. While this is her third year on staff, it is her first year as the print opinion editor. When she is not researching or writing news stories, she can be found reading or writing fictional ones.

(she/her) Zoe Scott is a junior at West. Zoe is the Trojan Epic sports editor, and this is her second year working for the yearbook. She enjoys swimming, trying new things, and spending time with her friends.

(she/her) Olivia Boeglin is a junior at West High and this is her second year as a Yearbook staffer. In her free time, Olivia enjoys playing in the orchestra and is a member of the cheer team and BPA.

(she/her) Alaina Greenlee is a senior at West and is in her second year as the WSS Video Editor. Between creating half-decent videos and being below average at volleyball, she enjoys boating and watching IndyCar races with her family. ...

(she/her) Grace Huang is a senior at West High. She is a second-year designer and artist for print, but this is her first year on staff as the Health & Science editor. She is addicted to boba and lofi.

Helen Zhang is a senior at West. She is the columns editor and this is her second year on print staff. In her free time, Helen enjoys baking, reading and sleeping.

(she/her) Helelia is a senior war at West and has been on staff for 3 years. She is the social media editor of all WSS accounts. She enjoys golfing and organizing things on Notion. ...

(she/her) Melissa Uc is a junior at West. This is her second year on the Trojan Epic Yearbook staff and her first year as the People Editor. Outside of school Melissa enjoys spending time with her friends, being outside, dancing, and biking.

(she/her) Cassandra Michaels is a senior at West. This is her second year on the staff for the online publication as an artist. When she isn't busy she usually can be found drawing, writing, sewing, or crocheting. ...

(she/her) Soomin Koh is a senior at West, and it is her second year on print publication staff as a co-profiles editor. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her dog Mocha and eating matcha ice cream. ...

(she/her) Heidi Du is a senior and this is her third year on staff and second year as copy editor of the newsmagazine. Outside of the newsroom, she can be found swimming, baking, and walking her cat. ...

(she/her) Krisha Kapoor is a Senior at West High. This is her third year on staff, and she is the Print Co-Editor-In-Chief. Outside of the newsroom, you can probably find Krisha outside, in the kitchen or on the court playing volleyball and basketball. ...

(she/her) Zohrae McLaskey is a senior at West. This is her second year working on the Trojan Epic working and her first year as the Co-Editor in Chief. Theater West is also a part of Zohrae's career at West, she is Co-chief of lights. Zohrae enjoys putting...

(she/her) She is a senior this year, and she is also the Co-Managing Editor and Podcast Editor for web this year. In her free time, you can find her at practice for the West High Dance Team or at Nolte academy taking dance classes. She really enjoys reading,...

(she/her) Zoey Guo is a senior at West High. This is her second year on staff and she is an Art Editor, Discord Moderator, and designer for print. She enjoys attending art classes, listening to music, and playing video games outside of school.

(she/her) Maya is a senior and this is her third year on staff. She is the feature editor for print and is super excited for another great year. She loves to make Spotify playlists and pretend astrology is real. If you ever see her articles not use an...

(they/them) Katherine Shoppa is a senior in high school and this is their third year on staff. They are the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the West Side Story news magazine. In their free time, they like to read, write (duh) and cook.href="https://wsspaper.com/...

(she/they) Sachiko is a senior at West, and this will be their 3rd year on staff. She is a design editor and photographer for the print publication. In their free time, they like to play trumpet, play with their cats, consume a little too much coffee,...

(they/them) Caroline Mascardo is a senior at West High, and they are the editorials editor and a copy editor for the print publication. In their free time, Caroline enjoys watching movies, eating Hi-Chews and improving their mad graphic design skills....

(all) Renee Gould is a senior at West, it is their third year on staff and is currently the opinion editor for the online publication. ...

(she/they) Kailey Gee is a senior at West High, and this is their third year on staff. She's working as the Co-Print-Editor-in-Chief with Hanah Kitamoto. When they have free time, they love listening to music and making collages. ...

(she/her) Caroline Barker is a senior at West. This is her third year on staff, and this year is the photo editor for the print publication. Outside of WSS, Caroline enjoys photography, baking, and being in nature.

(he/him) Jack is the online copy editor & arts editor for WSS. He's a senior at west and is also involved in the west high Orchestra as a cellist. Outside of school, Jack spends most of his time rock climbing, writing, watching movies, and working...

(she/her) Misha Canin is a senior at West High. This is her third year on staff, where she is currently the business co-editor, social chair and the print managing editor. She is excited to continue creating unique publications with all of the amazing...

(she/her) Maddy Smith is a senior at West. This will be her third year on staff. She is the online Features and Visuals editor. She enjoys music, photography, and traveling. ...

Cameron Reimers is a senior at West. This is her third year on staff and second year as Editor-in-Chief of the yearbook. Cameron also can be found in the biology labs at West, and she spends her free time making art, playing golf, and hanging out with...

(she/her) Xiaoyi Zhu is a senior at West and this is her third year on staff as design editor. In her free time, she enjoys watering her new plant aloe named Patrick and making art masterpieces.