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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…
Feature: Girls Swim and Dive
Riley Gojkovich is a hard-working, committed Northwest swimmer who injects passion into everything she does. This sophomore has been on the varsity swim team since freshman year and has been swimming for nine years since she was seven. Her commitment to her craft has led her to make strides to…
Feature: Northwest Athletic Trainers
As winter sports of 2024-25 start, Northwest High School athletic trainers are required to help student-athletes perform their best. Colin Whittie has been an athletic trainer at Waukee Northwest High School since the school opened in 2021. Whittie is one of the trainers and works Monday through Friday from 3:15-6:00…
Coaches during the daytime
There are dozens of coaches at Northwest High School in athletics, music, arts, and more. Many coaches in their daytime are teachers at the Waukee School District or neighboring ones. One of these is Peter Westerkamp, head Girls Cross Country Coach and Assistant Girls Track and Field Coach. In the…
Meet the “Zone”
The Waukee Northwest 2024-2025 student section theme is construction and is led by a group of twelve senior and junior boys. The group is known as the “Zone,” and it consists of seniors Max McBride, Nate Hipwell, Landry Goldsworth, JT Spalding, Ryan Carpenter, Roman Punelli, Nikson Vansyalom, Andrew Kivlin and…
Pickleball Club
A sport known only to a few just 10 years ago was propelled into the limelight by COVID-19, pickleball. As of the current day an estimated 35 million Americans played pickleball within the year. With 2023 total participation is up 84% from the previous year per SFIA reports. What makes…
IHSPA Award-Winning Articles
Each spring the Iowa High School Press Association holds a contest for student journalists to submit their best work from the year. This year, the Tenth Street Times was honored to receive 16 awards. This is also the second year in a row that the Tenth Street Times was a…
Maverick Inman: Record Breaker
Northwest High School receiver Maverick Inman broke three school records throughout the 2023 football season: yards in a game, single-season touchdowns and single-season yards. He finished the season with 751 yards alongside 8 touchdowns. Inman stated, “I was focused on winning games… it was obviously pretty cool, but it was…
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Natalie Harris U-20 Selection
Natalie Harris, a sophomore at the University of Iowa, has secured a spot among the top hurdlers in the entire country under 20. This unbelievable achievement is a major component of all the hard work, perseverance, and athletic ability. Harris, from Waukee, Iowa, first discovered her passion for track and…