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Snowglobe Des Moines Shakes Up Traditional Holiday Dining
Exile Brewing Company has transformed its restaurant into Snow Globe DSM, providing the ultimate winter dining experience. Snow Globe is a Christmas-themed bar and brunch experience from November 14th to January 7th in Des Moines. The restaurant is open six days a week, Tuesday through Sunday. The restaurant has lights,…
Meet Northwest’s Counselors
Northwest High School has four amazing counselors this year– Mrs. Gersdorf, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Vogt, and Mrs. Walker. Mrs. Gersdorf is Northwest’s counselor for students with last names A-B. Gersdorf loved science in high school and went to college to be a geneticist but when she got to college she…
Off-Season Athletes at Northwest
During the off-season, Northwest High School student-athletes do a lot of work to prepare for their sports that goes unnoticed. Track and Field athlete Katie Stahl continues her training all of the off-season for track. Stahl runs varsity track in the spring, however, her talent and hard work does not…
Northwest’s New Lunch and Learn Program
Northwest students had the opportunity to learn more about colleges and universities on October 20, 2023, during Lunch and Learn. Throughout the years, schools across America have been promoting colleges and universities to increase the student’s chance of applying to a college. Recently, Northwest hosted a Lunch and Learn on…
Club Feature- FBLA
Northwest Students interested in business are invited to Mrs. St. John’s room on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month to strengthen their roots in business knowledge and their community through FBLA. FBLA is a community at Northwest that is focused on helping students build knowledge and connections through…
Teacher Feature- Mr. Winter
Ever since he started teaching at Waukee High School in 2013, Mr. Winter has been a favorite in the math department. Mr. Winter teaches one of the schools’ most intimidating subjects: AP Calculus AB/BC. As such, he works extra hard to ensure that his students are not only passing his…
West Des Moines’ Seascapes Celebrates 32nd Anniversary
Iowa Pet Foods & Seascapes in West Des Moines is celebrating its anniversary this month, marking 32 years of phenomenal animal care and service to its customers. “I’ve come here since 2017,” said Bella Frost, a junior at Valley High School and an employee at Iowa Pet Foods & Seascapes. …
Eras Tour Outfits to Make the Whole Place Shimmer
Throughout the summer of 2023, Northwest students traveled to stadiums nationwide for Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour, displaying outfits that ‘make the whole place shimmer.’ Three Northwest students shared their in-depth story behind their outfits. They discussed everything from what era their outfits were inspired by to where they bought…
Sparkle Cheer Shines on the Sidelines
The Sparkle Cheer program gives students with intellectual and physical disabilities at Northwest High School the opportunity to cheer at varsity football games. The students are paired with varsity cheerleaders to learn cheers and practice for upcoming games. The sparkle cheerleaders then can come onto the track during the second…
Northwest GSA Hosts Pride Outside
Northwest Gay-Straight Alliance [GSA] hosted Pride Outside for students and other GSA Clubs from different schools across Iowa to enjoy many fun activities at Northwest High School on September 16th. Northwest GSA members and many volunteers worked hard to set up Pride Outside. Northwest was happy to host Pride Outside…