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West Side Story

The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

Trinity Myers '25 wins her second match of the girls state wrestling tournament on Feb. 6.
Trinity Myers ’25 competes at girls state wrestling
Marie Stier, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief • February 10, 2025
Known as "Mental Health Awareness Night," the West High and Liberty basketball teams showed their support by wearing "OS14" shirts that read "Bigger than Basketball" to honor Owen Skelley, a beloved student who died by suicide three years ago.
Trojans sweep the Liberty Lightning in a doubleheader matchup
Minna Abdalla, Sports Editor • February 3, 2025
Students share their thoughts on the transfer portal
The transfer track
Celia Sadewasser and Tyler Shane January 21, 2025
Students will register for the 2025-26 school year during February.
Registration season
Ashlyn Brady and Evelyn Kraber February 10, 2025
Trobotix JV competes against Trobotix Varsity during the second elimination match.
West High robotics hosts Sargasso League Tournament
Haneen Eltyeb, Video Co-Editor • February 6, 2025
The Coralville Food Pantry comes together to film a "thank you" video for the Caitlin Clark Foundation Jan. 31.
Hometown hero: Caitlin Clark donates $22,000 each to four local charities
Gianna Liu, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief • February 4, 2025
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Haneen Eltyeb, Video Co-Editor • January 17, 2025
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Anna Greenlee and Lea Abou Alaiwa January 16, 2025
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Josephine Schwartz, Photo Editor • December 30, 2024
Lily Polgreen '27 poses outside of Knitting Club meeting during Friday AFT.
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Sophie Singh, Print Reporter • February 17, 2025
Junze Sun '25 poses with his Economics Research Team at the 2024 Spring Leadership Conference. Photo courtesy of Junze Sun.
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Jake Beneke and Ella Ciliberto February 11, 2025
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Keith Moody, Vera Tanas, and Maddux Neukirch January 27, 2025
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