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  • Boys soccer tournament- March 29th-30th @West
  • Women of Troy relays- March 26th home@4:30
  • Chamber ensemble concert- March 28th- Band room@7:00
  • Senior poets: send poems to Mr. Robins
  • College fair Wednesday in Cafeteria
  • Girls soccer vs. North Scott- Tuesday JV@5:30 V@7:00
The student news source of Iowa City West High

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

Gwen Watson 21 is the online entertainment editor for WSS.

Staff Spotlight: Gwen Watson ’21

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
April 11, 2021
Many students at West High had to learn how to manage their ADHD in an online setting.

The ADHD impact

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
December 21, 2020

Achieving success in biliteracy

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
March 12, 2020
A portrait of Kate Wickham is proudly displayed in the main entrance of the school. The Kate Wickham Memorial Trust Fund was established in early 1954.

A dedication to education

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
February 28, 2020
English teacher Kerri Barnhouse has had multiple students from previous years end up teaching with her at West.

From students to colleagues

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
February 14, 2020
Karen Meyer poses by the stairwell near her classroom Monday, Dec. 16, before returning to teach her Algebra II Honors class.

The winter blues

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
December 22, 2019
John Boylan, father of Emilia Emmie Boylan, is an English teacher at West High.

Emmie Boylan: living with spina bifida

Bess Frerichs, Online Managing and Feature Editor
December 9, 2019

Syd’s Sweets: Patterned pumpkin roll cake

Sydney Wildes, Yearbook Clubs and Academics Editor
November 28, 2019
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