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Northwest Activities Leadership Council
The Activities Leadership Council at Northwest High School meets after each early-out Wednesday and is comprised of 16 members; it is led by Activities Director, Mr. Duea. Mr. Duea created the council in January of 2022 to incorporate students’ voices in activity decisions. Mr. Duea stated, “When you are starting…
Social Justice Activism in Des Moines
Over the past couple of years in the Des Moines Metro, groups like BLM, CORE, JEDI Council and WTF have been fighting for racial equity throughout the area by hosting walkouts, educating students and more. Groups and positions have been created throughout communities, businesses and schools in the metro. Within…
Elementary Teachers Inspire Seniors
Though Northwest High School seniors are nearly finished with school, many of their Waukee School District elementary teachers still remember their time in grade school. Waukee School District elementary schools are hosting Seniors Come Home parties for the class of 2022 to visit their elementary teachers and friends. Elementary schools…
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.
Justice League of Food
Nick Kuhn has created and continues to run the Justice League of Food located in West Des Moines since 2017, with the mission of teaching at-risk students how to cook in order to fulfill the idealogy of “teaching a man how to fish”. The Justice League of Food has a…
Class of 2025: Incoming Sophomores
The class of 2025 is excitedly looking ahead to their time at Northwest High School. This past winter, Prarieview had its first school dance, themed A Night in Hollywood. Freshman Kalynn DeWitt described how fun the night was but stated that no one was serious about it and some people…
Superintendent Dr. Buck on the 2021-2022 School Year
r As the end of the school year approaches, Waukee Community School District Superintendent Dr. Brad Buck reflected on the 2021-2022 school year’s most significant moments and the fate of the expanding district. Dr. Buck has been an educator for decades, and this is his third year as WCSD superintendent…
Tenth Street Times: The First Year
As the 2021-2022 school year ends, many Northwest High School Publications Students have reflected on the various articles and projects completed, skills gained and connections formed throughout their time spent in room B302. Over the course of the school year, publications students worked hard on various articles concerning prevalent topics/issues…
Gannon Buhr Feature
Northwest High School student-athlete Gannon Buhr is a professional disk golf player and two-time Professional Disk Golf Association (PDGA) Junior World Champion. Junior Gannon Buhr began playing disk golf in 2014. As of 03/12/2022 Buhr is ranked 15th in the world and second in the Disk Golf Pro Tour points.
Food Insecurity in Iowa
Humans need three balanced meals a day to be fully nourished and healthy. But around the world, about 811 million people go to bed hungry. This is because all over the globe families aren’t able to afford their basic needs. Especially with the recent pandemic, it is more difficult than…