Stories by Reagan Hansen
Slap Soda Feature
Since November of 2024, a local soda shop called Slap Soda has taken over social media as well as the Waukee area with the location being in the Goodwill parking lot, Slap Soda has gained a lot of traction. Rebekah Walker, the owner of Slap Soda, was inspired to start…
Exploring COVID’s Impact on Waukee’s Youth
In the spring of 2020, the classrooms were hit with a global pandemic that changed the way these classrooms functioned for many years to come; however, even four years later classrooms are still facing the impacts of this situation. Jessica Wunsch, a music teacher at Grant Ragan Elementary, has seen…
New Teachers at Northwest
This year at Northwest, the building has been fortunate enough to have talented new educators who want to come work and help Northwest. Northwest has been gifted with a new Counselor, Ben Twigg; German teacher, Eric Köppel; English teacher, Elyse Hall; English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher, Samantha…
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Now that it has entered the month of October, it is time to start bringing to light awareness for breast cancer. More than 360,000 women a year get diagnosed with breast cancer, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Courtney Carter, a mother of two beautiful daughters, was diagnosed with…
Impact of Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene caused $53 million in damage and has been reported as the worst hurricane since Katrina in 2005. Helene impacted several American states, including North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. The storm also affected areas outside the United States, such as the Cayman Islands, the Yucatán Peninsula…
Diabetes Awareness Month
November is Diabetes Awareness Month and being diabetic indicates that the body does not produce insulin or enough insulin for the body to control glucose levels as well as metabolism. According to the International Diabetes Foundation, 10.5% of people in the world are diabetics. There are three types of diabetes…