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Winter Volunteer Opportunities
This winter is full of volunteering opportunities that Northwest High School Students can participate in to help and better their community. The Waukee School District has its own volunteer program, Silver Cord. Kathleen O’Brien supervises Silver Cord and has its own Canvas page and website, where opportunities from the school…
Photo Story: Boys Baseball 2024
1) Senior Chase Jones fields a ground ball against Ankeny Centennial. Jones stated, “Everything was a lot more team-oriented, it was a lot more trust, a little bit more pressure, when you play varsity for the first time, a lot more pressure.” 2) Chris Peterson, a graduate, holds…
Local Businesses in the Holidays
The holidays are a busy time in Waukee, and local businesses are doing their part to uphold the festive spirit. Shopping, seasonal drinks, desserts and foods make the holiday season special. Mainstream Boutique, Old Station Craft Meats and Barn Town Brewing are a few of the many businesses in Waukee…
Ozempic and the Media
In recent years, GLP-1 blockers like Ozempic have become more frequent in Western culture through a spike in social media fame, often straying away from the real purpose of medications like these. Anyone on social media is aware of the trend cycle that seems to come and go faster than…
Thanksgiving: Should It Still Be Celebrated?
Many people have heard the story behind the “First Thanksgiving,” but is it accurate? Is Thanksgiving even ethical to celebrate? The “First Thanksgiving” story in classrooms revolves around religious-freedom-seeking pilgrims sailing across the sea on the Mayflower. It is then said that these pilgrims would not have survived winter if…
Four-Day School Week
All across Iowa, four-day school weeks are gaining popularity as a potential way to boost student engagement and prepare students for a changing world, but it raises important questions and concerns about how this change would be accomplished. Many advantages come from four-day schedules. The Waco School District has had…
The End of an Era
On December 8, 2024, Taylor Swift brought her record-breaking tour, The Eras Tour, to an end in Vancouver, Canada. In the past two years, The Eras Tour has taken social media by storm. Now, with the show finally concluded, fans finally have the chance to reflect on all that has…
Earth’s New “Mini-Moon”
On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a temporary second moon in its orbit, which is anticipated to escape orbit on November 25, 2024. The 2024 PT5, more commonly referred to as the mini-moon, was first discovered on August 7, 2024, by an ATLAS telescope (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System). With…
GPA competiton
In today’s increasingly competitive college admissions, a high GPA has become a very important component of a strong application. It is the thing that often determines who makes it into their dream school and who does not. In recent years, the school has seen a growing trend among students: The…
Opinion: The Introduction of Ipads
In the 2024-2025 school year, Waukee Northwest High School switched from MacBooks to iPads, and opinions differ on the change. On August 23, 2024, in advisory, Waukee Northwest students officially received brand new iPads instead of starting the school year with their pre-existing computers. The change to iPads has been…