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The student news source of Iowa City West High

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Defne Bayman

Defne Bayman, Artist, Designer, Photographer

(they/she) Defne Bayman is a junior in their second year on WSS. They are a designer, photographer and artist. In their free time, they read, draw, bake, or play games with their friends.

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As the school year wraps up, here are some of the events that have taken place at West and around the world.

[Photo] News briefs

June 2, 2023
Crystals are a common form of manifestation among West High students.

[Photo] Manifestation: Myth or merit?

April 22, 2023
Iowa parents come together to protest child labor bill SF 167.

Iowa citizens met to protest against the SF 167 bill

Defne Bayman, Artist, Designer, Photographer
March 27, 2023
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[Photo] Students leave class to protest anti-LGBTQ+ bills

March 2, 2023
West High students gather around the flagpole to protest recent legislations that were proposed in the Iowa Legislature.

[Photo] Students leave class to protest anti-LGBTQ+ bills

March 2, 2023
New Standard (Presentation (169))

[Photo] Artists in action

March 3, 2023
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[Photo] The January Radish

January 21, 2023
You dont have to be a villain to be direct.

[Photo] Am I the villain?

November 19, 2022
Demetrius Harper both teaches and coaches football at West High.

[Photo] Coach Harper

October 10, 2022
Late summer nights at Danes Dairy cant be beat

[Photo] Top five ice cream places to try before winter

September 23, 2022
WSS has a few fun ideas on how to spend your time away from school.

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WSS has a few fun ideas on how to spend your time away from school.

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news briefs

[Photo] April news briefs

April 25, 2022
Janet Abejo-Parker is six months into her work as the ICCSDs ombudsperson, a new role within the school district.

[Photo] Budding ombuds

March 11, 2022
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[Photo] Unbalanced

January 20, 2022
West High athletes weigh in on the underappreciation and oversexualization of girls sports.

[Photo] Equal footing

January 24, 2022
New teachers at West recall how they ended up teaching here.

[Photo] Welcome to West

October 6, 2021
After a journey full of trial and error, Spanish teacher Javier Montilla has found a home in Iowa City.

[Photo] Journey to West

October 6, 2021
Emily Magnuson discusses her journey from being an artist in New York City to becoming a teacher in Iowa City.

[Photo] Emily Magnuson

September 28, 2021
When the opportunity to teach at West arose, Michael Clark was ready to take it.

[Photo] Michael Clark

September 28, 2021
Amari Nasafi describes his transition from teaching 7th grade Language Arts to teaching African-American Literature at West.

[Photo] Amari Nasafi

September 28, 2021
After coming back to West shortly after graduating, Camille Crossett has already been enjoying her experience this year.

[Photo] Camille Crossett

September 28, 2021
Masks: Helpful or Harmful?

Masks: Helpful or Harmful?

Defne Bayman, Artist, Designer, Photographer
May 6, 2021
Playing alone: A child in a mask plays on the playground in front of the Iowa City Public Library. The park, which was crowded during pre-COVID days, is completely empty, even on a bright and sunny day.

Living With The Virus

Defne Bayman, Artist, Designer, Photographer
April 9, 2021
A picture inside the Downward Dog Yoga studio

Local Businesses: the cornerstone of our communities

Lillian Graham, Defne Bayman, and Huilin Cui
March 9, 2021
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