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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
Henry Timmer-Hackert

Henry Timmer-Hackert, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief

Henry Timmer-Hackert is a senior and one of two Editor-in-Chiefs of the West Side Story’s print publication. He enjoys writing opinion pieces on local school policies. Outside of journalism, he enjoys playing games and spending time with his cat.
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Mental Health Awareness Day helps shed light on how individuals at West struggle with mental health.

Being well and aware

Sharon Liao and Henry Timmer-Hackert
October 10, 2025
Bidding for the construction of the basement of the Center for Innovation closed Sept. 18, with $536,630 of contracts awarded to two parties, Tricon General Construction and City Construction.

ICCSD’s new Dream Accelerator gets funding to start construction

Henry Timmer-Hackert, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 24, 2025
Channeling her passion for chemistry, sustainability and style, Mya Marchik ’26 creates innovative projects, including jewelry, clothing and a novel water filtration system.

Stitching sustainably

Sophie Singh, Henry Timmer-Hackert, and Colin Wehrle
June 2, 2025
Protesters held signs and chanted in Spanish during their march across the Iowa City downtown area. Their chants included “La poli, la migra, la misma porqueria,” translating to “The police, ICE, the same beast.”

Iowa City sees more protests over workers’ rights and recent deportations

Henry Timmer-Hackert, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
May 3, 2025
Placed in between the Old Capitol Museum and Iowa Avenue, a barricade stands to separate the demonstration and traffic April 22, with the preamble of the U.S. Constitution draped over it. Later, demonstrators signed this preamble in protest of current government policies, such as mass deportations and contentious following of legal orders.

Downtown demonstrators return with another protest over current administration

Henry Timmer-Hackert and Colin Wehrle
April 23, 2025
Whether for travel or leisure, see how Iowa City’s unique cycling culture impacts West.

Stuck in the cycle

Henry Timmer-Hackert, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 20, 2025
See what West was up to with this edition of news briefs.

April news briefs

Henry Timmer-Hackert, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 18, 2025
WSS explores the sources leading to teacher burnout.

Burnt by the bell

Mrudani Ramkumar, Marie Stier, and Henry Timmer-Hackert
February 28, 2025
Henry Timmer-Hackert and Carter Birch Houchins-Witt share when they think the Christmas season starts.

Christmas countdown clash

Henry Timmer-Hackert and Carter Birch Houchins-Witt
January 17, 2025
A collage of the slides presented by Lucas Ptacek to the school board Nov. 19.

Multiple ICCSD buildings’ Performance Profiles fall after criteria changes

Henry Timmer-Hackert and Evelyn Kraber
January 7, 2025
Jude Salten ’28 poses for a photo while at school in his wheelchair.

Hey Jude

Henry Timmer-Hackert and Sophie Singh
November 20, 2024
See what news West created with the November news briefs.

November news briefs

Henry Timmer-Hackert, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 15, 2024
The Radish

The Radish

Henry Timmer-Hackert, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 4, 2024
October started off with three Trojan home wins: girls swimming and diving, girls volleyball and boys cross country.

Trojans start October with three home wins

Gianna Liu, Henry Timmer-Hackert, and Marie Stier
October 3, 2024
The school board meets biweekly in the Educational Services Center.

Elementary schools and phone policies: a September school board recap

Henry Timmer-Hackert and Evelyn Kraber
October 2, 2024
WSS explores students’ experiences with loosened restrictions on child labor.

The working class(room)

Henry Timmer-Hackert, Shanza Sami, and Carter Birch Houchins-Witt
May 30, 2024
Dara Olaleye ’27 starts his high jump attempt. He managed to place fifth place with a height of 5 foot 6 inches as a Freshmen.

Trojans take on final junior varsity meet

Henry Timmer-Hackert and Erinn Varga
May 10, 2024
WSS covers student experiences with the 2023-24 college admissions process.

Inside the application

Kamakshee Kuchhal, Jane Lam, Shanza Sami, and Henry Timmer-Hackert
April 18, 2024
Ivan Bryson '24 jumped 17 feet and 11.25 inches. Not quite happy, he said "I could do with some better improvement" when asked about his jump.

Trojans win first home meet of the season

Henry Timmer-Hackert, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 12, 2024
Advisory is a pointless addition to West High's schedule that needs major changes.

Advising Advisory

Henry Timmer-Hackert, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2024
The wall outside the lifting room that the Track and Field team meets inside.

Track and field: setting the season

Henry Timmer-Hackert, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 26, 2024
A Soul from Seoul

A Soul from Seoul

Reem Kirja and Henry Timmer-Hackert
January 23, 2024
A group of varsity runners start their long run on a Monday afternoon. Although it's currently light out, the sun will be completely down by the time they get back.

A week at West: winter conditioning

Henry Timmer-Hackert, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
December 12, 2023
WSS looks into the rising trend of gambling and betting among youth.

Raise the stakes

Zaira Ahmad, Gianna Liu, Zoe Smith, and Henry Timmer-Hackert
November 16, 2023
Kate Van Waning ’26 gets an early lead in front of the pack.

Eight individuals qualify for state cross country

Erinn Varga and Henry Timmer-Hackert
October 22, 2023
The boys cross country team start the 5K race at Ashton Cross Country Course.

West wins home meet with a near perfect score

Henry Timmer-Hackert, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 2, 2023

A Taste of College

Henry Timmer-Hackert and Sterling Warren
February 16, 2023
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