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Marching Band Season Recap
The Northwest Royal Brigade marching band performed their last show of the year, The Deep, at the October 15th football game at the Waukee Northwest Stadium. The band made many good memories this year and a few Brigade members stepped up to share a few of their favorites. Many agreed…
Horror Movies 2022
Trigger Warning: Horror and mentions of Suicide Northwest High School students look forward to October because of new horror film releases; Smile, Halloween Ends, and Orphan First Kill. Halloween Ends is a movie that many students at Northwest have been excited about and looking forward to. The transition from the…
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…
Halloween Candy Ranking
The Halloween holiday is approaching quickly, and along with the haunted houses, costumes and pumpkin patches, there is decadent Halloween candy that we crave each year. Some candies overwhelm your taste buds with rich chocolate and others with a sweet, fruity flavor. With hundreds of candies to choose from, it’s…
Northwest Fest: A Night to Remember
On Thursday, September 29th, starting at six, was Northwest (NW) Fest, a time for the NW community to gather, play games and celebrate the homecoming king and queen coronation. For the student council, there has been a lot of planning events like the dance and NW fest as well as…
Hocus Pocus 2 Review
Spoilers Ahead On September 30th, 2022, the Hocus Pocus sequel was released to Disney+. This one hour and 47-minute movie has created a heated debate over whether it is really worth people’s time to watch. One thing people have in common is the opinion that it is not better than…
Homecoming Dance: Before And After
Students at Northwest High School were invited to attend the homecoming dance on October 1st, 2022. The student council began planning the homecoming dance in the summer and got deeper into planning the dance at the beginning of the school year. The theme was Midnight In Miami. Junior Morgan Gallagher…
5 Borough Bagels: Local Business Spotlight
5 Borough Bagels is a locally owned bagel shop that has been open since 2016. The owners of 5 Borough Bagels are Sarah and Toney Chem. The manager is Oreanna Dee. They offer a variety of different bagels and cream cheeses. There are 12 different bagels and 12 house-made…
Starbucks Seasonal Treats
On August 30, 2022, Starbucks Coffee came out with its infamous annual pumpkin spice latte in stores nationwide. Along with the popular beverage, the coffee giant also came out with a few other seasonal treats such as the Pumpkin Scone, the Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin, Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, and…
Arming Iowa Teachers
Controversy has surrounded Iowa Code 724.4B, a law passed in 2011, that allows authorized individuals to carry a firearm onto school grounds; some schools have started to adapt this new law since then. Spirit Lake Schools in Iowa has allowed guns in their building. Spirit Lake now has 10 on-campus…