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

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 18, 2019
Joey Goodman 20 watches the basketball as Waterloo Easts 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 Wests 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 Highs 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 Trojans 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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