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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…
Books Under Fire
Trigger Warning: Rape and Sexually Explicit Content During the Waukee School District board meeting on October 25th, 2021, parent Amanda McClanahan claimed that the Northwest library contains books that promote pedophilia. During the open forum of the school board’s meeting, McClanahan referred to many books with LGBTQ+ themes. The books…
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…
Valley and Northwest Student Council Exchange
Valley High School Student Council joined the Waukee Northwest Student Council for a day of classes and other activities on Wednesday, February 23rd to learn more about the Student Council activities at Northwest. Valley Student Council students were paired up with a Northwest Student Council member for a morning of…
BSU Movie Night
At Northwest High School, Black Student Union, or BSU, hosted a movie night on February 23rd, 2022 at 6 p.m. in the high school commons. The movie they played was Remember the Titans. BSU supplied a concession stand full of snacks and BSU merchandise. They hosted this event to show…
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…
MLB Lockout
Currently, there is a lockout in the MLB because the Agreement Bargaining Act from 2016 is up and the player union and owners need to come to an agreement. This is one of the only times in history that a lockout has happened which is why history is being…
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…
NWHS Refugee Drive
The International Club at Northwest High School as well as Waukee High School is running a drive to donate items to the Des Moines Refugee Support Group. Items such as clothes, household items, hygiene items, and children’s items. The drive goes from January 18 to February 18, 2022. Students can…
Wordle: An Addictive Word Game
Wordle is an addicting word game that has been taking the world by storm over the past month. Each day, there is a new five-letter word for players to try their hand at guessing. After each guess, the color of the tiles will change to show how close the guess…