• FINALS WEEK 11/19-21
  • 11/19: Girls wrestling @ City
  • 11/21: Girls wrestling vs. Liberty @ Home
  • 11/21-23: All-State Music Festival
  • 11/22: Girls basketball @ Solon
  • NO SCHOOL 11/22
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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
Caroline Barker

Caroline Barker, Print Photo Editor

(she/her) Caroline Barker is a senior at West. This is her third year on staff, and this year is the photo editor for the print publication. Outside of WSS, Caroline enjoys photography, baking, and being in nature.

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Not Like the Movies

Not Like the Movies

Caroline Barker, Print Photo Editor
May 20, 2022
Students from Sudan showcase a tradition done for couples at weddings.

[Photo] Students host Walk it Out for first time since 2019

Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 31, 2022
BLM protesters gather in downtown Iowa City June 6.

[Photo] Unzipping Gen Z

Maya Chu, Heidi Du, Krisha Kapoor, and Soomin Koh
February 26, 2021
WSS has the information you need to prepare for next February's niche holidays.

[Photo] February’s forgotten festivities

Caroline Chandler, Assistant Sports Editor
March 3, 2021
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[Photo] February’s forgotten festivities resources

Ella Rosenthal and Caroline Chandler
February 12, 2021
Owner of Vibe Tribe Custom Apparel Dasia Taylor struts in style with fellow seniors Phoebe Burt, Makayla Slade, Lizzy Slade and McKenna Proud.

[Photo] Vibe Tribe Custom Apparel: Creating a community

Maddy Smith, Visual Editor and Feature Editor
December 14, 2020
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[Photo] Pumpkin muffins (vegan)

November 4, 2020
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[Photo] Frosted cranberry drop cookies

November 4, 2020
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[Photo] Chocolate chip apple cookies

November 4, 2020
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[Photo] Carrot loaf cake

November 4, 2020
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[Photo] Gingerbread loaf (gluten free)

November 4, 2020
Jimin Seo '22 casts her bamboo sword forward as she stretches her arms to perform her strike.

[Photo] Bonding through swords

Soomin Koh, Print Co-Profiles Editor
October 20, 2020
The Iowa City City Council speaks at an IFR protest at the Pentacrest.

[Photo] 2020 summer recap

Caroline Mascardo, Editorials Editor and Copy Editor
October 16, 2020
A stockpile of essential household items represents an increase in consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused shortages of certain items.

[Photo] Clearing the air

April 23, 2020
Advika Shah '22 executes a dance position for the camera. Every gesture and limb carries a unique meaning in this form.

Sampradaya Bharatanatyam Troupe of Iowa City

Paras Bassuk and Caroline Barker
February 25, 2020
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Dancers wave their flashlights and sing their hearts out to "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus.

Lucy Roth, Misha Canin '22, Lauren Schafer '20 and Lila Terry '20 play bean-bag-toss in between dancing.

While running and dancing in a circle, Cosi Barry '22 and Misha Canin '22 pose and grin for a photo.

Austyn Goodale '20 and other dancers follow secretary Heather Yoder in a workout-dance routine to the song "You Can't Stop the Beat."

Lizzy Slade '21 shows off some dance moves on stage to start off the event.

Katherine Yacopucci '20 shows off the reason she is involved with West High Dance Marathon: for more fighters.

[Photo] Katherine Yacopucci ’20

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
February 11, 2020
Maddi Logsdon '21 is involved with West High Dance Marathon for more fighters.

[Photo] Maddi Logsdon ’21

Maddy Smith, Visual Editor and Feature Editor
February 11, 2020
Students at West have many different traditions that they celebrate each winter.

[Photo] West’s winter traditions

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
December 18, 2019
Grace Hinrichs '21 would love to continue her theater involvement after high school. “I am definitely thinking about majoring in college and not necessarily Performing Arts, but in directing and casting and producing, because I want to continue theater as my career in any way that I can, even if it’s not being an artist myself," she said.

[Photo] Performing with grace

November 29, 2019
Grace Hinrichs '21 wants to expand her involvement in acting. “I definitely I want to get more into community theater too, because working with people of different ages, is it's really eye opening,” she said.

Posie, a young kitten at the Iowa City Animal Shelter, sleeps in a cozy bed.

[Photo] The importance of rescuing

Alexis Dick, Reporter
November 20, 2019
Fuego, a one-year-old cat, sleeps in his bed in the cat area at the Iowa City Animal Shelter.

One of the many kittens at the shelter looks closely at people who walk by.

Another of the kittens at the shelter lays in her bed, ready to play at any moment.

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Bella, one of the dogs at the shelter, stares at her surroundings.

Acai bowl

[Photo] The art of açaí

Misha Canin, Print Managing Editor and Business Co-Editor
November 9, 2019
Mia Dillingham '20 and Mary Woodward '21 pose for a photo in the library.

[Photo] Friend Crush: Mia Dillingham ‘20 and Mary Woodward ‘21

October 24, 2019
A Fjällräven backpack, a classic VSCO accessory, overflows with scrunchies and popular makeup products.

[Photo] More than an app

Sumner Wallace, Columns Editor
October 7, 2019
Garret Hartwig, English teacher and football coach, started the Green and Gold Academy, a new program this year.

[Photo] Beginning Green and Gold Academy

Luke Krchak, Reporter
September 18, 2019
Brendan Klutts '21 putts during a home meet at Finkbine Golf Course on Sept. 12.

[Photo] Meet the boys golf captains

Joe Goodman, Sports Editor
September 15, 2019
Caroline Barker's profile of herself.

[Photo] Capture the moment

Caroline Chandler, Assistant Sports Editor
October 30, 2018
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