• 1/7: Boys and girls basketball vs. Liberty @ Home
  • 1/9: Boys and girls wrestling @ Xavier
  • 1/10: Boys and girls bowling @ Colonial Lanes
  • 1/10: Boys wrestling meet @ Ottumwa
  • 1/10: Girls wrestling meet @ Highland
  • 1/11: Boys swimming @ Linn-Mar
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The student news source of Iowa City West High

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The student news source of Iowa City West High

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West Side Radio: 'The Miracle Season,' fondue and a giant cheese ball

West Side Radio: ‘The Miracle Season,’ fondue and a giant cheese ball

Natalie Dunlap and Jessica Doyle
December 29, 2017
Aside from counseling, Greg Yoder occupies himself with other activities. “I actually am a camera operator for Iowa basketball games [...] we provide the in-house feed for the big screen so students may see me there.” said Yoder

Greg Yoder

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Entertainment Editor
December 20, 2017
Kelly Bergmann attributes her interest in going into education to both her high school teacher and her mother. “According to my mom, I always wanted to be a teacher. My mom was a teacher so I’d always play teacher.”

Kelly Bergmann

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Entertainment Editor
December 20, 2017
“I like to work with people and I like to help people and I see that [my] job is doing both of those,” said Kay DiLeo, who has been a counselor at West for 22 years.

Kay DiLeo

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Entertainment Editor
December 20, 2017
(Émile Zola)

A soft place to land: a “Far from the Tree” review

Luke Reynolds, Copy Editor, Anchor, Reporter
December 20, 2017
The completed cake balls have been dipped in the melted white chocolate and stacked onto skewers, using mini Oreos as the 'hats' of the cake ball snowmen.

Snowman Cake Pops

December 18, 2017
Dr. Shoultz captured this moment while visiting schools in China.

West Side Radio’s first podcast

Natalie Dunlap and Jessica Doyle
December 16, 2017
Austin Geasland '18 leads the student section in a cheer during the varsity basketball games against City on Dec. 12.

Basketball teams face off against City

Kara Wagenknecht and Alyson Kuennen
December 14, 2017
(dave_7)

What I’ve done: a “These Things I’ve Done” review

Luke Reynolds, Copy Editor, Anchor, Reporter
December 14, 2017
So much more than this: a "Just the Beginning" review

So much more than this: a “Just the Beginning” review

Luke Reynolds, Copy Editor, Anchor, Reporter
December 12, 2017
Jamming with West Side Story staffers (December edition)

Jamming with West Side Story staffers (December edition)

Kristina Rosebrook, Online and Broadcast Entertainment Editor
December 7, 2017
From left: Lien Zhu '18, Yangtian Shangguan '19, Wingel Xue '18, Colleen Bloeser '18 and Quinn Baker '18. Not pictured: Steven Yuan '19.

6 West High students score perfect on ACT exam

Alyson Kuennen, News Editor, Photographer
December 6, 2017
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