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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…
Animal Shelters in Des Moines
Article by Ariana Aponte and Paige Finney Across the Des Moines Metro, Furry Friends Refuge and the Animal Rescue League of Iowa (ARL) are two very important animal shelters that accommodate everything from house pets to barn animals. These shelters do so all while promoting animal welfare in their…
Superintendent Advisory
The Northwest Superintendent Advisory is a group of students who meet with Dr. Buck once a month to discuss school topics from multiple perspectives. When Dr. Buck sent out an email to all Waukee high school students in September, he highlighted the goal of representing the voice of students of…
National Honor Society
Northwest’s first-ever National Honor Society is a student group that gives seniors the opportunity to serve their community. NHS is made up of service-dedicated seniors at Northwest. Members collaborate on a variety of service projects and volunteering. This year, NHS has gift-wrapped for Single Parent Provision, packed with Meals from…