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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
WSS explores the impacts of climate change and explores sustainable solutions.

Finding green in the gray area

Lydia Cruce, Waad Dafalla, and Shanza Sami
November 15, 2024
The Summit pipeline would span 681 miles through Iowa.

Carbon crossroads

Heidi Du and Lilly Graham
April 23, 2022
Students for Environmental Action is a club at West dedicated to finding more ways to help the environment.

SEA to hold Earth Day celebration

Katherine Shoppa, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 16, 2022

A look back and a look ahead

Tosh Klever, Video Editor
February 22, 2021
With COVID-19, social media has been gaining popularity, predominantly with Generation Z. Today's youth has pushed several large movements like BLM and Save the Arctic.

#SaveTheArctic: Growing power

Alaina Greenlee and Emma Hall
February 11, 2021
Social distancing and lockdown measures put in place due to COVID-19 are resulting in a series of environmental changes.

Environmental side effects

Katherine Shoppa, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 16, 2020
In 2018, the ICCSD used 31,278 pounds of beef, which amounts to over 500,000 pounds of CO2 emissions. (Source: Alison Demory)

Unsustainable.

Annabel Hendrickson, Natalie Katz, and Marta Leira
October 3, 2019
As spring gets in full swing a mallard stands in the grass looking for food in Iowa City.

Green hope

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
April 21, 2019
Club leader Mara Jensen creates posters to hang around the school advertising the club.

Club connection: EATS

Jessica Doyle and Olivia Dachtler
October 20, 2016
Planted (short documentary)

Planted (short documentary)

Grant
April 8, 2012
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