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Raccoon River Wrestling State Recap
On February 7, 2025, the Raccoon River Wrestling (RRW) team won the State Tournament in class 2A, continuing their legacy and strengthening Girls Wrestling’s presence in Iowa High School sports. RRW is only in its third year of existence, as Girls Wrestling did not become a high school-sanctioned sport until…
Current Genocides
In countless countries, certain ethnic groups like the Darfurs and Ukrainians have been targets of brutal murders and deaths, otherwise known as targets of genocide. The term genocide means the massacre of a large group of an ethnic group. Genocides have been a recurrent topic as hatred against a group…
Increased Aggression In Sports
In all sports over the past few years, almost all sports have gotten more aggressive. Powell Wenthe, a sophomore Northwest Wolves football player, said, “I think kids are seeing sports more as if it’s an opportunity.” He has played a couple of different positions in football, he went from defence…
Donald Trump’s Cabinet Picks
Every four years, the new president-elect selects the heads of their new cabinet positions, and the 47th President, Donald Trump, has done just that. One of the most important things the president does is pick who heads the 15 cabinet positions and many other white house administration jobs. Still, this…
Super Bowl LIX
On February 9, 2025, Super Bowl 59, where the Chiefs and the Eagles went head to head on the world’s biggest stage. The AFC team that made it to the Super Bowl this year is the Chiefs, and the NFC team is the Eagles. These teams have played really hard…
National Signing Day
On February 5, Northwest High School hosted its fourth national signing day to celebrate 27 students’ commitment to continue their athletic and academic careers at the collegiate level. The dedicated group of student-athletes from Northwest High School committed to continuing their athletic careers at the Division I, Division II, Division…
Shadow Banning and Censorship
Instagram has reignited the fires surrounding censorship in our media, when they began blocking posts with the #democrat tag, whilst leaving the #republican results are only limited. On January 20th, users were not able to search up posts with the tags; #democrat — #republicans — #jan6th — #constitution, and were…
Slap Soda Feature
Since November of 2024, a local soda shop called Slap Soda has taken over social media as well as the Waukee area with the location being in the Goodwill parking lot, Slap Soda has gained a lot of traction. Rebekah Walker, the owner of Slap Soda, was inspired to start…
Winter Weather Hair Care
Hair studies show how hair changes over the winter which can lead to higher rates of hair loss, in response community members of Waukee are left wondering how they can maintain their hair health through the cold season. A study by VA Randall and FJ Ebling stated, “The number of…
Stay Here Club
The Stay Here Club held its first meeting on October 29, 2024, at Northwest High School; this Christian organization is focused on preventing suicide and raising mental health awareness among students. The club provides a safe space for students to share their struggles and talk openly about their feelings without…