Upcoming events
  • Seniors vote on faculty speaker later this week
  • 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
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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

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
LaShaun Lacy sits in bus number 5110. Driving special education students on this bus is one of his jobs. He also works as a correctional officer.

Credit reel

Krisha Kapoor, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 20, 2020
Things to do while quarantined

Things to do while quarantined

Maddy Smith, Visual Editor and Feature Editor
March 20, 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
Dan Martin, Dean of Industrial Technologies at Kirkwood Community College and Russ Johnson, Career Center Facilitator, discuss the importance of trade careers and education.

Trading up

Isaac Young, Opinion Editor
February 26, 2020
West High is home to a wide range of students varying in places of birth. For international students, being at West High entails getting accustomed to a new language and school system.

The international student experience

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Entertainment Editor
February 15, 2020
Mayowa Dokun 22 is exhausted, but holds her hand up in victory after her first win of her wrestling career.

Two sides of wrestling

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Entertainment Editor
January 25, 2020
Math teacher Karen Meyer looks toward a student coming up the stairs, greeting him as he passes.

Inspiring the next generation

Luke Krchak, Reporter
December 26, 2019
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