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  • 12/17: Jersey day
  • 12/17: Girls basketball vs. Wahlert Catholic
  • 12/17: Boys basketball @ Wahlert Catholic
  • 12/17: Boys swimming @ Linn-Mar
  • 12/17: Band concert in Arganbright Auditorium
  • 12/18: Pink out day
  • 12/19: Throwback Thursday
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  • 12/19: Girls wrestling @ Solon
  • 12/20: 2 HOUR EARLY RELEASE
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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

The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

Kara Wagenknecht

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor

Kara is a senior at West and this will be her third year on staff. She is the Online Editor-in-Chief and Co-Sports Editor this year. When Kara isn’t covering a sporting event, she can be found playing with her dogs, editing photos, hanging out with her friends and dancing FTK.

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Girls basketball head coach BJ Mayer celebrates after West pushes ahead of City before heading into over time on Dec. 7. "There is a lot of emotion as a coach because it is our crosstown rival," Mayer said. "I would say that players, fans and even coaches want to win games against City more because of the rivalry between the two schools in all sports. City also has a great program in girls basketball, so it also becomes a game that we can measure ourselves against a very quality opponent."

A race to be picture perfect

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
February 8, 2019
Design by Maddy Ephraimm.

Rising star: Matayia Tellis ’21

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
November 18, 2018
Learning targets are listed in the daily announcements on science teacher Jeff Connor's Canvas page.

[Photo] On target

November 15, 2018
Design by Jenna Zeng.

[Photo] Rumbling into a new era

Fatima Kammona, News Editor
November 17, 2018
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[Photo] Midterm Madness

November 6, 2018
A stack of Grapevine's, West High's literary magazine, is scattered across the floor.

[Photo] Rebirth of the Review

Ting Gao, Reporter
November 3, 2018
Justin Thomas '19 (3) watches as Tate Crane '20 (10) brings the ball down the field as Cedar Rapids Kennedy's Cam Jones '19 trips him up on Oct. 26, 2018. "I was running over to block for Tate, so when he went down I went straight to catch him or help him up," Thomas said. "Whenever your teammate hits the ground you help them up. It's part of being a team and he would do the same for me."

West to rematch Bettendorf

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
October 27, 2018
The team celebrates with the boot after their 54-13 win over City on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018.

[Photo] Battle for the Boot preview

Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
October 22, 2019
Austyn Goodale '20 stands on the sidelines as she cheers during the first home game against North Scott on Friday, Aug. 24.

[Photo] Diving into a new sport

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Entertainment Editor
October 25, 2018
The team celebrates with the boot after their 54-13 win over City on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018.

West keeps the boot

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
October 20, 2018
Mason Sorge '19 high-fives Cole Mabry '19 after Muscatine kicked a safety during the first half on Friday, Oct. 12.

West topples Muscatine to become district champs

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
October 13, 2018
Peter Breitbach '19 tries to escape a tackle from a defender from Davenport North on Thursday, Oct. 4.

West sweeps Davenport North

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
October 5, 2018
Lily Ernst '20 swims down the lane on Sept. 10, 2018.

Flying forward

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
October 4, 2018
West players tackle Linn-Mar's Trey Martin '20 as he brings the ball to their end zone on Friday, Sept. 28.

West football improves to 5-1

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
September 29, 2018
Raymond Yang '22 runs towards the finish line on Thursday, Sept. 27.

Pleasant Valley beats West in rescheduled home meet

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
September 28, 2018
Students raise their hands in the air to grab a West High towel on Friday, Sept. 21.

West High holds assembly FTK

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
September 21, 2018
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