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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
Helelia Wa Kalala

Helelia Wa Kalala, Social Media Editor

(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.

All content by Helelia Wa Kalala

Cheering for the Cheerleaders

January 24, 2023
Camille Gretter 23, Howaida Musa 23, Ava Bruxvoort 24, Maya Chu 23, Muhammed Cikmaz 24, Alaina Greenlee 23 and Imani Hedt 23 pose for featured image.

The cycle that defines us

December 21, 2022
West High alumni and students pose for featured image photo.

Black Excellence at West: Mayasa Hamid, Bruce Teague and Shalom Alarape

December 13, 2022
Math teacher Gelene Smutz helps Alexandria Filerio 23 with math problem on pink out day.

West High’s spirit week recap

November 1, 2022
Both teams get ready to start the game.

West football falls to Prairie High on senior night

October 18, 2022
Graphic of Alice Doresca 23, Mokotsi Rukundo 05 and Meena Tate 23 for Black Excellence.

Black Excellence at West: Meena Tate, Mokotsi Rukundo, Alice Doresca

September 30, 2022
All students featured in the first segment of Black Excellence series.

Black Excellence at West: Dasia Taylor, Layan Ahmed and Moustafa Tiea

September 23, 2022

Weekly news wrap-up

May 31, 2022
10 things Hunter Garvin cant live without

10 things Hunter Garvin can’t live without

May 19, 2022
Audrey Parrish 23 poses for News wrap-up featured image.

Weekly News Wrap-up

May 14, 2022
Audrey Parrish 23 poses for News wrap-up featured image.

Weekly News Wrap-Up

April 16, 2022
Weekly News Wrap-Up

Weekly News Wrap-Up

April 10, 2022

Behind the scenes of West Side Story

April 10, 2022

[Video] Behind the curtain of Theatre West’s ‘Anastasia’

April 7, 2022
Weekly News Wrap-Up

Weekly News Wrap-Up

March 25, 2022
Audrey Parrish poses for photo on March 4, 2022.

Weekly News Wrap-Up

March 4, 2022
Audrey Parrish 23 poses for a photo on Jan. 28, 2022.

Weekly News Wrap-Up

February 26, 2022
Weekly News Wrap-Up

Weekly News Wrap-Up

February 19, 2022
Weekly News Wrap-Up

Weekly News Wrap-Up

February 11, 2022
Weekly news wrap-up

Weekly news wrap-up

February 4, 2022
Audrey Parrish 23 poses for a photo on Jan. 28, 2022.

Weekly news wrap-up

January 28, 2022
News Wrap-Up host Audrey Parrish poses for a photo.

Weekly news wrap-up

January 22, 2022
Weekly news wrap-up

Weekly news wrap-up

January 14, 2022
News Wrap-Up host Audrey Parrish poses for a photo.

Weekly news wrap-up

December 31, 2021

5 second challenge with Garrett Hartwig and Greg Witt

December 20, 2021

Weekly news wrap-up

December 10, 2021
Audrey Parrish 23 poses for a photo on Jan. 28, 2022.

Weekly news wrap-up

December 3, 2021
Audrey Parrish poses for photo on March 4, 2022.

West Side Story weekly news wrap up

December 3, 2021

Students protest against racial injustices

November 13, 2021
News wrap-up host Audrey Parrish 23 poses for photo.

Weekly news wrap-up

November 12, 2021

Weekly news wrap-up

October 29, 2021
News wrap-up host Audrey Parrish 23 poses for photo.

Weekly news wrap-up

October 23, 2021
John Cooper and Ijim Shim looking over their TikTok drafts.

Teachers try TikTok

October 9, 2021

[Video] Students predict 2021 fashion trends

March 1, 2021

3 Valentine’s Day Recipes

February 14, 2021

West Side Kitchen: 4 breakfast ideas for students

December 8, 2020

[Video] A look into Japanese food and culture

November 18, 2020

How to make friends in Zoom

November 17, 2020

[Video] A day in the life: online vs. hybrid

November 11, 2020

[Video] WSS staffers quit social media for a week

November 6, 2020

Organizing online school

October 10, 2020
Isabelle Paulsen 21 shows off her comfy chic look in downtown Iowa City.

[Photo] Shifting styles

October 2, 2020

[Video] Turning my teacher into a skater boy

October 1, 2020

[Video] Achieving success in biliteracy

March 12, 2020
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