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…

New Waukee Boundaries

A Waukee School board meeting occurred on October 27th, 2022 for the superintendent and board members to discuss school boundaries and new school concepts. During the meeting, three concepts were discussed. Two of the first concepts were about a split-feeder system where warriors and wolves would be together and the…

Gas App Dangers

The Gas app is a popular social media platform app used by teens across the country that lately has gotten lots of criticism for its safety.  Some Northwest students aren’t familiar with the app. “I’ve never heard of the app and never owned it before,” stated junior Avery Lewis.  The…

Black Friday vs. Cyber Monday

This November, the debate of Black Friday vs. Cyber Monday starts again.  These are the two most popular shopping days of the year and are just in time for the holidays. Many people love these dates for the discounts they get on items, helping them buy gifts for friends, family…

Climate Change Creates Protests

During the fall of 2022, as the United Nations Climate Summit drew near, an unusual increase in climate activists hit the country, now armed with soup cans, paint and more unusual tactics. Many are now questioning if they are going too far.  The most viral showcase of these protests occurred…

Thanksgiving vs. Christmas

World Cup Controversy

In 2014 ESPN analyst Ian Darke described the FIFA World Cup as “The month-long festival of football,” or soccer for Americans. However, as the 2022 edition of the tournament is only a week out, the focus is not on the games on the field. It’s not about the United States…

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…

Midnights Album Review

Taylor Swift’s 10th studio album, Midnights, has been playing throughout the halls of Northwest High School like crazy since its release on October 21, 2022.  Since the artist released her debut album in 2006, people have been obsessed with her. She started with country songs on her debut album, but…