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A little girl holds up a sign for the crowd to see, possessing the words 'Don't Shoot.'

Iowa City hosts Speak Up, Speak Out event

June 5, 2020

A guide to using WSS' mobile app

A guide to using WSS’ mobile app

April 15, 2020

Things to do while quarantined

Things to do while quarantined

March 20, 2020

Flowers bloom as the sun shines and the weather gets warmer.

Ways to make the most of spring break

March 12, 2020

The 2019-2020 West Side Story and Trojan Epic journalism staffs.

Quill and Scroll awards WSS staff as international champions in annual writing, photography and multimedia contest

March 12, 2020

Achieving success in biliteracy

March 12, 2020

Hayate Mustefa '23 wears a niqab, a garment that incorporates a face covering in addition to a headscarf.

More than a head covering

February 26, 2020

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Two West High students win $6,000 for science video

February 26, 2020

In this article, several WSS staffers offer up recommendations for shows to watch.

School Newspapers Online recognizes West Side Story as a 2020 SNO Distinguished Site

February 18, 2020

West High is home to a wide range of students varying in places of birth. For international students, being at West High entails getting accustomed to a new language and school system.

The international student experience

February 15, 2020

Mayowa Dokun '22 is exhausted, but holds her hand up in victory after her first win of her wrestling career.

Two sides of wrestling

January 25, 2020

Comedy leads act out one of the ten ways to survive the apocalypse

SPIT performs annual production

January 19, 2020

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