• 12/16: Pajama + stuffed animal day
  • 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
  • 12/19: Boys wrestling @ Linn-Mar
  • 12/19: Girls wrestling @ Solon
  • 12/20: 2 HOUR EARLY RELEASE
  • 12/20: Ugly sweater day
  • 12/20: Boys and girls double-header vs City
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The student news source of Iowa City West High

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Within a book lies a whole different world, just waiting to be unlocked.

No literation without representation

Evelyn Kraber, Managing and Features Editor
November 20, 2023
WSS covers recent legislation regarding censorship and the LGBTQ+ community in classrooms.

Education legislation

Kamakshee Kuchhal, Shanza Sami, and Marie Stier
October 6, 2023
The Intellectual Freedom Festival at the Iowa City Public Library was first established in 1995 to honor Carol Spaziani's life-long commitment to the freedom of ideas.

Defining intellectual freedom at the ICPL

Nicole Lee, Opinion Editor
September 21, 2023
Laws around book banning encourage taking caution when choosing a book

Legality of literature

Ashlyn Brady, Online Editor-in-Chief
June 3, 2023
The covers of books that are being challenged in the state of Iowa depicted in a literary jail.

The books that instill fear

Paige Albright, Managing Co-Editor, Podcast Editor
April 4, 2022
Banned Book Week display in the Iowa City West High library.

Banned book week

Renee Gould, Opinion Editor
September 26, 2019
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