Stories by Jack Andersen

Culture

Local Student Competes on Kids Baking Championship

Des Moines metro student Nash Roe was recently featured on the newest season of Kids’ Baking Championship.  Nash Roe is a student at West Des Moines Indian Hills Junior High. After running his small baking business for almost three years, Roe was invited to join the cast of Kids’ Baking…

by Jack Andersen  •  Apr 2, 2023
News

Students Walk Out to Protest Anti-LGBTQ Legislature

Over 30 Waukee Northwest High School students walked out of school on Wednesday, March 1st to protest new anti-LGBTQ legislation.  Students across the state walked out of school to let legislators know they would not stand for the new bills. “I believe that Iowa legislation is very harmful…

by Jack Andersen  •  Mar 3, 2023
Culture

Tenth Street Times People of the Year Award Recipients

Northwest students and staff voted for the Tenth Street Times 2022 People of the year before winter break. The recipients are Mrs. Savage- Staff Member of the Year, Sadie Maas- Athlete of the Year, Caleb Briggs- Performer of the Year, and Davis Schmidt- Change Maker of the Year. Staff Member…

by Jack Andersen  •  Jan 9, 2023
Opinion

Heartstopper Review

Netflix’s Heartstopper, redefined T.V. show adaptations when the first season became streamable on Friday, April 22, 2022. There are many aspects to this show that make it amazing. One of the most important aspects to viewers is the relatability of the show. From the anxiety that the characters face to…

by Jack Andersen  •  May 11, 2022
Features

Meet The Student Body President Candidates

This spring, sophomores and juniors will have a chance to vote for the 2022-2023 Student Body President. This year there are four students running for the title. Natalie Becker, Cody Holcomb, Drew Lehman, and Davis Schmidt. The 10th Street Times had the opportunity to sit down and interview the candidates.

by Jack Andersen  •  Apr 21, 2022
Opinion

Honors English II Book Ranking

Since Honors English is becoming a skinny block next year, I am ranking the books for the upcoming sophomores to know what’s the best and worst. 7. Beowülf Beowülf was my pick for the worst book because it made no sense at all. The book is written in old English,…

by Jack Andersen  •  Mar 9, 2022
News

Books Under Fire

Trigger Warning: Rape and Sexually Explicit Content During the Waukee School District board meeting on October 25th, 2021, parent Amanda McClanahan claimed that the Northwest library contains books that promote pedophilia. During the open forum of the school board’s meeting, McClanahan referred to many books with LGBTQ+ themes. The books…

by Jack Andersen  •  Mar 6, 2022
News

Valley and Northwest Student Council Exchange

Valley High School Student Council joined the Waukee Northwest Student Council for a day of classes and other activities on Wednesday, February 23rd to learn more about the Student Council activities at Northwest.  Valley Student Council students were paired up with a Northwest Student Council member for a morning of…

by Jack Andersen  •  Feb 24, 2022
Culture

Wordle: An Addictive Word Game

Wordle is an addicting word game that has been taking the world by storm over the past month.  Each day, there is a new five-letter word for players to try their hand at guessing. After each guess, the color of the tiles will change to show how close the guess…

by Jack Andersen  •  Feb 15, 2022
Opinion

Holiday Music

Every year holiday music is covered by many music artists, but many artists who create original songs do not gain as much popularity.  We’ve already heard the song 30 times, who wants to hear John Legend do it again? Every year holiday music is covered by many music artists, but…

by Jack Andersen  •  Dec 13, 2021