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The student news source of Iowa City West High

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Maya Chu

Maya Chu, Print Feature Editor

(she/her) Maya is a senior and this is her third year on staff. She is the feature editor for print and is super excited for another great year. She loves to make Spotify playlists and pretend astrology is real. If you ever see her articles not use an Oxford comma, just know that it wasn’t by choice.

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Mamma Maya

Mamma Maya

Maya Chu, Print Feature Editor
May 24, 2023
Sachiko Goto '23 and Audrey Parrish '23 in the orchestra pit during Beauty and the Beast.

Into the pit

Maya Chu, Print Feature Editor
April 20, 2023
ChatGPT is impacting the nature of the workforce as well as parts of the education system.

Let’s Chat: GPT

Heidi Du, Maya Chu, and Mrudani Ramkumar
April 20, 2023
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.

Cue the crew

Maya Chu, Print Feature Editor
March 3, 2023
West High orchestras perform in the Arganbright Auditorium on Feb. 18 in preparation for a trip to perform in Washington D.C.

West High Symphony Strings head to Washington D.C.

Maya Chu, Anna Song, and Camille Gretter
February 20, 2023
West is home to staff members with all sorts of backgrounds and experiences.

Behind the scenes

Maya Chu and Ginger McCartney
January 20, 2023
Aside from being a custodian at West, Diaz Rosa has side jobs including photography and credit repair.

Jose Diaz Rosa

Maya Chu and Ginger McCartney
January 19, 2023
It has been a busy fall season for Trojans, so here's a quick recap of a few events.

November news briefs

Maya Chu, Print Feature Editor
November 17, 2022
Trumpet players Ava Garcia '24, Audrey Parrish '23, Sachiko Goto '23, Kyle Chi '23, and Sam Abdel-Malek '25 pose next to their All-State results.

West High produces 37 musicians selected at All-State auditions

Maya Chu and Anna Song
October 24, 2022
West High orchestras warm up before the concert.

West High Orchestras kick off the year with Halloween concert

Maya Chu and Anna Song
October 17, 2022
Words of the wiser

Words of the wiser

Maya Chu, Print Feature Editor
October 10, 2022
Hannah Longmire '26 poses by the pool after swim practice.

Triple threat

Maya Chu and Marie Stier
October 10, 2022
April news briefs

April news briefs

Maya Chu, Print Feature Editor
April 25, 2022
Southeast Junior High students walk towards City High School.

Resistance results from controversial law across Iowa City

Ella De Young, Maya Chu, and Audrey Parrish
March 15, 2022
WSS delves into the pandemic's impacts on drug culture at West High.

Epidemic

Maya Chu, Ella De Young, and Krisha Kapoor
March 4, 2022
Speech and Debate team members pose for a photo at the IHSSA state tournament on Jan. 9.

Speech and Debate members qualify for nationals

Maya Chu, Print Feature Editor
February 13, 2022
Language learning is a part of many students' high school experiences, whether they take ELL, a world language, or both.

Language logistics

Maya Chu, Kamakshee Kuchhal, and Athena Wu
January 25, 2022
This is SATIRE, so please do not write to the editor.

The radish

Maya Chu and Zoey Guo
November 26, 2021
Protesters protesting racism at West High gather in the commons after marching through the halls.

[Photo] Students protest for Black Lives Matter in West High hallways

November 8, 2021
Accepted violists pose with their All-State folders at auditions Oct. 23.

47 West All-State musicians selected at auditions in Washington

Maya Chu, Print Feature Editor
October 24, 2021
From sports to music, extracurricular activities can enrich a student's high school experience. However, participation often comes with a steep cost.

The price to play

Maya Chu, Heidi Du, and Soomin Koh
October 1, 2021
In a year full of political turmoil, controversial conversations in the classroom have become increasingly prevalent, raising the question: should teachers share their political views with students?

Freedom of teach

Maya Chu and Krisha Kapoor
June 6, 2021
In response to a rise in anti-Asian racism, several Stop Asian Hate rallies have been held across the U.S. this year.

Hate is a virus

Maya Chu, Print Feature Editor
April 24, 2021
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[Photo] The Radish

Rosemary Timmer-Hackert and Isaac Young
March 3, 2021
BLM protesters gather in downtown Iowa City June 6.

Unzipping Gen Z

Maya Chu, Heidi Du, Krisha Kapoor, and Soomin Koh
February 26, 2021
COVID-19 has altered the college application scene for prospective students to the class of 2025.

Class of COVID

Maya Chu and Helen Zhang
December 22, 2020
Football team manager Jordan Caperon '23 poses at his house on Nov. 2.

A second family

Maya Chu, Print Feature Editor
November 24, 2020
According to the New York Times, 15 million to 26 million people in the U.S. alone have attended rallies in support of the Black Lives Matter movement since the killing of George Floyd in May.

Unmuted

Marta Leira, Fareeha Ahmad, and Maya Chu
October 19, 2020
With the upcoming election presenting students with a slew of information, discerning what's true on the internet can be difficult.

[Photo] The digital dilemma

Heidi Du and Audrey Parrish
October 17, 2020
Damaged storage bins were just one casualty of the derecho that tore through Iowa on Aug. 10.

Disastrous derecho: Iowa’s unexpected storm

Maya Chu and Krisha Kapoor
August 22, 2020

[Video] What does the West High community know about the coronavirus?

Kevy Huynh, Maya Chu, Willow Oleson, and Lydia Shin
March 13, 2020
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