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West Side Story
The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story
With technology use rapidly increasing in the classroom, WSS explores how teachers use technology and students' opinions about technology use.

The digital classroom

Jake Beneke, Carter Birch Houchins-Witt, and Colin Wehrle
November 15, 2024
A dive into virtual reality

A dive into virtual reality

Jack Furlong, Reporter, Videographer
November 10, 2022

Plugged in

Rosemary Timmer-Hackert, Print Opinion Editor
November 23, 2021
BLM protesters gather in downtown Iowa City June 6.

Unzipping Gen Z

Maya Chu, Heidi Du, Krisha Kapoor, and Soomin Koh
February 26, 2021
The ISASP tests will begin on Tuesday, April 16 and last through Thursday, April 18.

Testing new tech

Anna Brown, Print Co-Copy Editor
April 14, 2019
Letter to the Editor: Screed on screen

Letter to the Editor: Screed on screen

Sam Fennell-Chametzky
April 5, 2019
With the addition of Chromebooks, the district has been in transition between print and online textbooks.

Old school meets digital

Ken Wilbur, Podcast Editor
October 2, 2018
WSS reporter Sophie Stephens shares her opinions on the increasing use of digital models in the fashion industry.

The repeal of diversity in fashion

Sophie Stephens, Online Managing Editor
September 6, 2018
The white Chromebooks are one type of Chromebook that the tech office checks out as a spare. Therefore, they are sometimes referred to as "Chromebooks of Shame".

The Chromebook crisis

Emma Brustkern and Reagan Hart
February 5, 2018
Courtney Mapel '21 and Lizette Perez '21 restart their Chromebooks after an accidental update by the district forced students to login every time they shut their laptop.

ICCSD technology department says Chromebook update is unintentional

Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief
November 8, 2017
Due to the obsession with smart phones, many have suggested that social media has harmful effects. The "social media" detox has been a recent developing trend and solution to the smart phone craze.

Surviving 7 days without my phone

Kristina Rosebrook, Online and Broadcast Entertainment Editor
October 2, 2017
1300 hours playing one game

1300 hours playing one game

Ethan Goers, Broadcast Anchor, Sports Producer
February 4, 2017
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