• 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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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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Design by Maddy Ephraimm.

Rising star: Matayia Tellis ’21

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
November 18, 2018
Design by Jenna Zeng.

Rumbling into a new era

Fatima Kammona, News Editor
November 17, 2018
Taylor Gardner '19 poses for a photo in between cars in the West High parking lot on Wednesday, Oct. 31.

From invincible to helpless

Fatima Kammona, News Editor
November 17, 2018
Photos from fall sports are collaged together to form a microphone in the middle.

West Side Radio: Fall Sports Recap

Ken Wilbur and Will Conrad
November 13, 2018
WSS staffers Fatima Kammona '19, Grace Christopher '19 and Kara Wagenknecht '19 stand with Raina Pfeifer '22, Mckenna Proud '21 and Ellie Kouba '19.

WSS staffers learn how to play volleyball

Grace Christopher, Broadcast Managing Editor
October 30, 2018
Justin Thomas '19 (3) watches as Tate Crane '20 (10) brings the ball down the field as Cedar Rapids Kennedy's Cam Jones '19 trips him up on Oct. 26, 2018. "I was running over to block for Tate, so when he went down I went straight to catch him or help him up," Thomas said. "Whenever your teammate hits the ground you help them up. It's part of being a team and he would do the same for me."

West to rematch Bettendorf

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
October 27, 2018
'WSS Upload' graphic icon, created by Sidney Kiersch.

WSS staff recommends Youtubers

Ting Gao, Reporter
October 24, 2018
The team celebrates with the boot after their 54-13 win over City on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018.

West keeps the boot

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
October 20, 2018
Mason Sorge '19 high-fives Cole Mabry '19 after Muscatine kicked a safety during the first half on Friday, Oct. 12.

West topples Muscatine to become district champs

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
October 13, 2018
Peter Breitbach '19 tries to escape a tackle from a defender from Davenport North on Thursday, Oct. 4.

West sweeps Davenport North

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
October 5, 2018
Lily Ernst '20 swims down the lane on Sept. 10, 2018.

Flying forward

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
October 4, 2018
West players tackle Linn-Mar's Trey Martin '20 as he brings the ball to their end zone on Friday, Sept. 28.

West football improves to 5-1

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
September 29, 2018
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