• 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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The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story
The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story
Boba, bubbles and bliss

Boba, bubbles and bliss

Josie Nabhan-Warren, Photographer
November 14, 2024
Ian Kraske '25, Anjali Lodh '25, Sam Abdel-Malek '25, Waylon Houchins-Witt '25, Eli Asper '25 and Sid Westergard '25 perform with the Symphonic Jazz Band.

West High jazz bands perform at Friday Night Concert Series

Audrey Parrish, Copy Editor
May 24, 2023
The Chauncey location in Downtown Iowa City.

Scenesters at FilmScene

Jules Keranen, Entertainment Editor
May 18, 2023
Adam Knight, Kathleen Johnson and Aaron Stonerook introduce A Long Walk in the Woods to West Students Feb. 10.

West students watch A Walk in the Woods at Riverside Theatre

Anna Song and Marie Stier
February 13, 2023
This festival began 11 years ago as a way to share Latin American culture.

Iowa City unites at the local Latino Festival

Krisha Kapoor, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
August 29, 2022
The Iowa City community celebrates 50 years of the farmers market on Aug 27.

Iowa City Farmers Market celebrates 50th anniversary

Krisha Kapoor, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
August 27, 2022
Downtown Iowa City showcases many cozy and hidden shops and restaurants. Here's the West Side Story's guide to navigating all of these hidden gems.

Downtown Iowa City’s hidden gems

Sophie Richardson and Lucybelle Gerlieb
February 9, 2022
One of the two "Oracles of Iowa City" murals is displayed on the side of a parking ramp on East Burlington St. in Downtown Iowa City.

Coloring the community

Owen Aanestad and Maddy Smith
November 5, 2021
Community members place signs in their yard that say "We stand together" to show their support for the rest of the community.

How to help essential workers

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
May 6, 2020
Over 50 flavors line a wall at Melk. They mix the shakes and pour their cereal bowls here.

Not your average bowl of cereal

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
January 17, 2019
City High class president Teagan Roeder '18 gives a speech during the walkout on Feb. 19 in downtown Iowa City.

Walkout unites ICCSD students

Shawn Thacker, Print Managing Editor, Feature Editor
February 19, 2018
Boot season has arrived, and Schmitz wears glossy boots to jazz up her outfit.

Fashion Friday: Ella Schmitz ’18

Sean Brown, Photographer
October 14, 2017
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