WEST SIDE STORY IOWA CITY WEST HIGH SCHOOL
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VOLUME 1 ISSUE 1
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The World Around Us Eman Elsheikh
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Pages 4-9: Portraiture Pages 10-13: Shutter speed Pages 14-15: Aperture Pages 16-19: Lines Pages 14-15: Light Pages 20-21: Framing Pages 22-25: Light Pages 26-29: Perspective Pages 30-33: Freeform FOR MORE COVERAGE GO TO WSSPAPER.COM
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Above: Ellie Ruppenkamp ‘18 warming up before pep band, January 19, 2016 Below: Sarah Tomes ‘19, January 22, 2016
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P O R T R A I T U R E Right: Ella Schmitz ‘18 strikes a pose, January 22, 2016
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George Liu ‘19, January 14, 2016
PORTRAITURE Below: Xena Makky ‘18, January 22, 2016
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Left:Two friends stroll through the courtyard, January 14, 2016
P O R T R A T U R E
Right: Samalya Thenawura ‘18 looking concerned that her friend will slip on the ice while trying to pose for another picture, January 11, 2016
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SHUTTER SPEED “Spin like this?” Ahmed Elsheikh ‘22, January 18, 2016
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Lydia Youngquist ‘18 dances at West High School Dance Marathon, January 17, 2016
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SHUTTER SPEED
A frozen moment of the arc made by a water fountain, January 20, 2016
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Bettendorf tries to catch the ball, but West is there to block them at the girls’ basketball game on January 19, 2016
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Above: The wooden edging disappears behind the couch, January 18, 2016 Below: A gentle reminder that many eighth graders have their permits when I don’t, January 22, 2016
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APERTURE Glasses of champagne. Fake, of course. January 19, 2016
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LINES Marimba bars and mallets, January 20, 2016
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Right: Snow sits on the brick wall in the courtyard, January 7, 2016
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Left: Claire Lynch ‘18 January 11, 2016
Right: Hae-joo Yoon ‘18 tries to not slip and fall on the ice, January 11, 2016
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Below: Sarah Tomes ‘19’s eye framed by glasses, January 22, 2016
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Left top: Emma Peterson ‘17, February 2, 2016
F R A M I N G
Below: Antonio Clipperton ‘17 manning Pump It Up, January 22, 2016
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LIGHT Top left: West High School Dance Marathon, January 17, 2016
Bottom left: A streetlamp illuminates the new falling snow, January 19, 2016
Bottom right: Glow sticks in abundance at West High Dance Marathon, January 17, 2016
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Reagan Hart ‘18 stands in a pool of light in front of the band hallway, January 20, 2016
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LIGHT Reagan Hart ‘18’s eye, January 20, 2016
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Above: Tree, January 13, 2016
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Below: Typical teenagers, January 7, 2016
E V I T C E P S R E P
Right: Claire Lynch ‘18, January 14, 2016
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Left: Three students go on a photography adventure, January 7, 2016
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P E R S P E C T I V E
Right: Niki Alden ‘18, “Why do you need to take a picture of me?” February 2, 2016
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“OH MY GOD, IT’S SNOWING!” January 25, 2016 FREEFORM: EMERSON KLEVER ‘18 30 FEBRUARY 2014
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F R E E F O R M:
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