• 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

West Side Story
"We love you, Poet!" is a common saying members of IC Speaks use before performances to show support for the performer.

We love you, Poet

Kamakshee Kuchhal, Lead Print Copy Editor
March 2, 2023
Beyond the page: What I learned from my writing class

Beyond the page: What I learned from my writing class

Luke Krchak, Reporter
April 2, 2021
The people who came to the workshop, with Toi Derricotte one person from the left, and Cornelius Eady to the right of her.

Meeting Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady

Renee Gould, Opinion Editor
October 2, 2019
Caleb Rainey, organizer of IC Speaks, poses for a photo on Monday, Sep. 9.

From the page to the stage

Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief
September 10, 2019
Prisca Namutchibwe '19 poses for a photo outside of West High on Wednesday, March 27. She is currently working on a poetry book which she hopes will come out before she graduates.

Amplifying the voices of a nation

Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief
April 25, 2019
Natalie Dunlap's bullet journal and the pens she uses for it.

5 ways to release creative tension

Kristina Rosebrook, Online and Broadcast Entertainment Editor
November 16, 2018
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What you missed at the end of first trimester

WSS Staff
November 13, 2018
Samina Naz poses for a portrait outside of West High School. Her journey to the United States has not always been an easy one.

Pakistan to the USA: the journey to paraeducation

Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief
November 10, 2018
Isaac Liao '20 and Allen Liao '20 have written numerous poems which cover serious topics such as depression and isolation.

Poetic pair

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
November 7, 2018

A word is worth a thousand pictures

Jessica Moonjely and Abbie Callahan
April 26, 2018
Spoken Word Club launches today with help of UI students

Spoken Word Club launches today with help of UI students

Alyson Kuennen, News Editor, Photographer
January 24, 2018
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