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Northwest Pianist Takes Skills to a Whole New Key
Carson Parker, a student at Waukee Northwest High School, was given the opportunity to be part of the 2023 Jazz Band of America. Jazz Band of America, hosted by Music for All National Festival and directed by Alan Baylock, is a week-long event where 17-18 of the best high school…
Show Choir Season So Far
Northwest High School show choirs Eos and Aurora have had a very successful season so far. When Northwest opened, the Waukee show choir program had to split, leaving half of the kids at Waukee, and the other half at the new Northwest. That makes Northwest’s show choir program only…
Club Feature: What is Quiz Bowl?
Despite the success of Quiz Bowl across Iowa and in Northwest High School, many people are not sure what this competition even is. Quiz Bowl does not function like the trivia nights many people are used to. Rather, it functions much more like a test of memorization and speed, testing…
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…
Local Traditions: Jingle In The Junction
During the holiday season, local shops in Valley Junction host mini-events for the public on Thursday nights. The shops in Valley Junction stay open until 9:00 pm every Thursday night, November 17th through December 15th. Many stores participate in the Jingle as well as prepare their stores many weeks or…
Hailey Gojkovich Awarded Philanthropy Award After Bake Sale
On October 16th, 2022, Hailey Gojkovich held her eighth annual bake sale, raising money to buy toys for children in the hospital. The Gojkovich's bake sale has grown since it started in 2015 and has collectively raised over 13,000 dollars for local hospitals. The third year of the fundraiser, Gojkovich realized that the bake sale had grown too big to run on her own. She recruited two friends, Mallory Kell and Natalie Becker, to help her. Senior Mallory Kell stated, "[The bake sale] shows support not only from us, but also from the community, to donate to people in need." Kell and Becker have participated in the bake sale every year since then, and now more people than ever help Gojkovich with baking. This year, they recruited three families, all assigned to make their own dessert, and raised 2,584 dollars.
Teacher of The Year – Señora Mena-Davis
Melina Mena-Davis is a Spanish teacher at Northwest High School and Iowa World Language Association’s ‘Educator Of The Year.’ This is quite an achievement, considering she’s only been in the district for two years. The main purpose of the Educator Of The Year award is to recognize and acknowledge excellent…
Now Sanctioned: Girls Wrestling
On January 22, 2022, the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) sanctioned girls’ wrestling to be an official Iowa high school sport. Over the past couple of years, girls’ wrestling has been one of the fastest-growing high school sports and continues to grow and improve today. Many believe that…
Cross-Country Season Recap
Waukee Northwest’s boys and girls cross-country teams have had an exceptional season this year. Both teams have set records, competed against and defeated the best teams in the state and have come out of the season stronger mentally and physically. Many people have heard of the sport of cross-country, but…
National Cookie Month
Three cookie shops in Des Moines – Thelma’s Cookies, Eileen’s Colossal Cookies and Echos Cookies & Cakes – are great places to celebrate National Cookie Month. The taste and ingredients of cookies have changed tremendously throughout history. Cookies started out as a sweet treat for when having tea or coffee…