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Homecoming Dress Shopping
As Homecoming dance season came to an end, high school students had to finish up their last-minute dress shopping. Teens all around Iowa had to rush to stores to find their homecoming dresses, raising a question about the policies of some of these stores. Helpful or restrictive? I interviewed past…
Hinterland 2024
From August 2, 2024, to Aug 4, 2024, over 12,000 people attended the Hinterland Music Festival in St. Charles, Iowa; there were many concerns at this music festival. Some of the concerns at Hinterland included insufficient water access, overcrowding and issues with shuttles back to Des Moines. On the first…
Top Golf Tees Off in Des Moines
Top Golf recently opened in West Des Moines on Mills Civic Parkway on September 6. The brand new facility is now open year-round because of its heavy amount of climate-controlled bays. Top Golf has interactive digital programs that allow them to offer different kinds of mini target games so that…
Proposed Waukee Outdoor Aquatic Center
The city council of Waukee has proposed an outdoor water park, which will be voted on November 5, 2024. This new aquatic park will cost 33 million dollars and will be located on 6th and University, and it will be close to the DMACC campus. Waukee Mayor Courtney…
Paris Summer Olympics
The Paris 2024 Olympics will take place July 26-August 11, 2024, and will feature the world’s top athletes. Four new sports will be featured at the Paris Olympics which are skateboarding, surfing, breaking and sport climbing. 32 different sports will be featured at the games. Three sports that were featured…
NFL Draft Preview
Detroit is set to host the 2024 NFL Draft, where all 32 NFL teams convene to choose which players will bring new successes to their camps. Football fans nationwide will tune into the action from April 25-27 to see their favorite team add talent to the roster. The event’s popularity…
New Volleyball Rules
On February 20th, 2024, the NCAA Women’s Volleyball season will come with a new rule allowing setters to double on the second contact. According to the NCAA, this rule was brought into the game to make it more consistent with fewer fouling errors. Bulldog’s head coach Darrin McBroom sits on…
Undefeated Girls Track&Field
The Northwest Girls Track & Field team consists of many student-athletes who have worked diligently throughout the three years that the program has been running. The team has high hopes for the 2024 season, so far they have had lots of success in the outdoor season. The Northwest Girls Track…
Pickleball Club
A sport known only to a few just 10 years ago was propelled into the limelight by COVID-19, pickleball. As of the current day an estimated 35 million Americans played pickleball within the year. With 2023 total participation is up 84% from the previous year per SFIA reports. What makes…
Womens March Madness
The 2024 women’s NCAA basketball tournament has been the most popular in history with many riveting games and standout players. Women’s basketball and women’s sports in general have long been overshadowed by the more popular, and more showcased men’s sports. The women’s division was constantly overlooked; for example, the vast…