• MONDAY 5/19: girls golf MVC Divisional @ Western Dubuque
  • TUESDAY 5/20: girls soccer vs. Liberty, band concert @ 7:00 in Arganbright Auditorium, girls tennis semifinals @ U of I tennis complex
  • WEDNESDAY 5/21: baseball vs. Prairie, boys tennis substate vs. CR Jefferson, girls golf @ Southeast Polk, boys soccer @ Kennedy, senior recognition ceremony @ 7:00 in Arganbright Auditorium
  • THURSDAY 5/22: state track & field @ Drake, orchestra concert @ 7:00 in Arganbright Auditorium
  • FRIDAY 5/23: state track & field @ Drake, baseball @ Davenport West
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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
Athletes all over the world have pre-game or pre-meet rituals that they can never break in fear of jinxing the outcome of their event, and West High athletes are no different.

Two schools, one city

Wylan Gao, Reporter
September 25, 2019
Katherine Kouba '22 celebrates a point with her teammates on Tuesday, August 27 during the Battle for the Spike.

Young, inexperienced volleyball team falls to City in three sets

Joe Goodman, Sports Editor
August 27, 2019
Jason Strunk '19 performs a pre-game handshake with teammate Zac Moore '19 before their game against City High on July 11.

West rallies to beat City in extras

Joe Goodman, Sports Editor
July 12, 2019
West High's first public gender-neutral restroom is located in the art hallway.

All genders welcome

Emma Brustkern, Print Entertainment Editor
April 7, 2018
The team celebrates during the fourth quarter of the game on Monday, Feb. 26.

Thursday schedule in effect for tomorrow

Deniz Ince, Print Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
March 1, 2018
Jake Anderson '18 celebrates after Jayson Barnes '18 shot a 3-pointer and made the score 40-19 on Tuesday, Jan. 23.

Boys defeat City

January 24, 2018
Lauren Zacharias '19, Emma Koch '19, Logan Cook '18, Cailyn Morgan '19 and Rachael Saunders '18 huddle together at the beginning of the game on Tuesday, Jan. 23.

Girls fall to, boys defeat City

Deniz Ince, Print Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
January 24, 2018
Paige Beckner '18 scours the court for open team members on Jan. 23, 2018.

Girls fall to City

January 24, 2018

City vs. West Basketball Snapchat Coverage

Allie Schmitt-Morris, Social Media Editor
December 12, 2017
Pictured: West High Students (Row 1) Gracie Rechkemmer, Leah Brownsberger, Wingel Xue, Catherine Ju, Jeongwoo Seo, Rui Jin, Eman Elsheikh, Mason Wang; (Row 2) Kevin Liu, Joshua Burbidge, Evan Geng, Robert Walling, Daniel Burgess, Colleen Bloeser, Jingyi Du, Ethan Trepka; (Row 3) Jack Wolf, Lien Zhu, Alex Granner, Patrick Shirazi, Shawn Thacker Nathan Stone, Junhee Lee, Adam Conrad; (Not pictured) Nicole Alden

West leads the state with 25 Semifinalists in National Merit Scholarship Program

Alyson Kuennen, News Editor, Photographer
September 13, 2017
Nobel Prizewinner Tom Cech speaks to IC Area High School students

Nobel Prizewinner Tom Cech speaks to IC Area High School students

George Liu, Videographer, Anchor
September 12, 2016
Tennis teams split with City High

Tennis teams split with City High

Abby Jans, Broadcast Producer
May 2, 2016
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