• 12/16: Pajama + stuffed animal day
  • 12/17: Jersey day
  • 12/17: Girls basketball vs. Wahlert Catholic
  • 12/17: Boys basketball @ Wahlert Catholic
  • 12/17: Boys swimming @ Linn-Mar
  • 12/17: Band concert in Arganbright Auditorium
  • 12/18: Pink out day
  • 12/19: Throwback Thursday
  • 12/19: Boys wrestling @ Linn-Mar
  • 12/19: Girls wrestling @ Solon
  • 12/20: 2 HOUR EARLY RELEASE
  • 12/20: Ugly sweater day
  • 12/20: Boys and girls double-header vs City
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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
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
Joey Goodman '20 watches the basketball as Waterloo East's Trevion Labeaux '22 attempts to box him out on Tuesday, Jan. 15.

West uses last-quarter momentum to overcome Waterloo East

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
January 16, 2019
Anna Moore '21 watches Julia Bernat '21 cut a strand of Moore’s hair after school in the commons during the annual West High School Dance Marathon hair drive on Jan. 11. “I had wanted to cut my hair for a few months,” Moore said. “[I] waited until the West High Dance Marathon hair drive because I knew people who had donated their hair in the past and I thought it sounded like a cool way to help out. It’s a little thing to do for a great cause.”

WHSDM holds annual hair drive

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
January 12, 2019
Matayia Tellis '21 stands at the free throw line as she adds two more points to West's score during the second half on Friday, Jan. 4.

Basketball teams defeat Linn-Mar

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
January 5, 2019
Landon Green '19 tries to take City High's Jason Lemus '20 down on Thursday, Jan. 3. Green won by major decision.

West faces City in dual meet

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
January 4, 2019
WSS staffers pose with the girls cross country team after filming on Friday, Nov. 9.

WSS staffers try cross country

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
December 23, 2018
James Pinter '20 competes in the 200 yard freestyle race on Saturday, Dec. 16. Pinter placed third in his heat with a time of 1:46.46.

Swimming into a different state

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Entertainment Editor
December 17, 2018
The Trojan's bench erupts in cheers after Charlie Moreland '20 scores a three-pointer during the second half on Friday, Dec. 7.

West basketball teams battle City

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
December 8, 2018
WSS staffers Fatima Kammona '19, Allie Schmitt-Morris '19, Grace Christopher '19 and Kara Wagenknecht '19 pose with Mason Sorge '19, Cole Mabry '19 and Justin Thomas '19 on Saturday, Oct. 13.

WSS staffers learn how to play football

Grace Christopher, Broadcast Managing Editor
December 3, 2018
The new wrestling room opened this year. After months of waiting, the West High wrestlers are finally able to use it.

Wrestling room renovations complete

Deniz Ince, Print Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
December 2, 2018
Lauren Zacharias '19 keeps an eye on the ball after she shot it during the first half on Friday, Nov. 30.

West wins tight game

Deniz Ince, Print Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
December 1, 2018
Tate Crane '20 carries the ball down the field during the first quarter on Friday, Sept. 14.

Silent tradition

Sophie Stephens, Online Managing Editor
November 20, 2018
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