• Tuesday 2/4: Boys and girls bowling @ Wahlert Catholic, boys basketball vs. Western Dubuque, girls basketball @ Western Dubuque, boys wrestling regional duals
  • Wednesday 2/5: Letter of Intent Signing Day
  • Thursday 2/6: Girls state wrestling @ Xtream Arena
  • Friday 2/7: Girls state wrestling @ Xtream Arena, boys and girls basketball vs. Cedar Falls
  • Saturday 2/8: Show choir competition @ Norwalk
The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story
The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story
The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story
Esther Park

Esther Park, Artist, Designer

(she/her) Esther Park is a sophomore at West High and this is her first year on staff. She is a designer and artist for the print publication. When she’s not in the newsroom, you can find her browsing through Zillow, listening to sad music, watching kdramas and spending time with her friends/family.

All content by Esther Park
A wheel displays the 12 different zodiac signs.

Horoscopes

Zaira Ahmad and Esther Park
June 1, 2023
Anna Vasi '24 and Grace Cheng '24 work on their chemistry lab for AP Chemistry. .

[Photo] AP Classes after testing

Mrudani Ramkumar, Print Managing Editor
May 25, 2023
Crystals are a common form of manifestation among West High students.

Manifestation: Myth or merit?

Jessie Li and Esther Park
April 22, 2023
West High blood drive

West High blood drive

Jessie Li and Esther Park
April 20, 2023
Grace Delowery '23 poses as she prepares to get her blood drawn.

Rosellyn Rubio '25 poses with her bandaged arm after donating blood.

With the spring production of Beauty and the Beast coming up, now is the time to acknowledge the hard work of Theatre West's various crews.

[Photo] Cue the crew

Maya Chu, Print Feature Editor
March 3, 2023
Gym Rats

Gym Rats

Gianna Liu and Esther Park
January 21, 2023
Derek Hua '25 and Richard Yang '25 stand next to their shelter in 6th grade School of the Wild (left). They pose again at West High many years later (right).

[Photo] Friend Crush: Derek Hua ‘25 and Richard Yang ‘25

Jessie Li, Print Copy Editor
January 27, 2023
The returning rocketry team members share a moment of laughter after school in the library. It was their first meeting of the year since the competition this past spring.

[Photo] Club connection: Rocketry

Jessie Li, Print Copy Editor
December 1, 2022
Kasijaden Natarajan commutes to the Mercer Aquatic Center or the Coralville Recreation Center everyday for high school dive practice.

Into new waters

Zaira Ahmad and Esther Park
November 19, 2022
Change... for the better?

[Video] Change… for the better?

Mrudani Ramkumar, Jessie Li, Esther Park, and Abby Guo
February 21, 2022
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