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SMNW

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SMNW

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OUT OF FOCUS

Genevieve Kidder, Gus Sterling October 15, 2025

In a crowd full of people, you wrench your neck upwards. You’ve been camping out in the heat with your feet aching from standing around, waiting for Chappell Roan to come out. Kansas City is one of three...

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OFFLINE

Sarah Wellman and Genevieve Kidder October 14, 2025

At 9:05 a.m. on Sept. 16, senior Valentina Maslovoric sent out a message to the senior class GroupMe, reminding everyone to vote for the Homecoming court nominations by the end of the school day.  “I...

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VIEWERS LIKE YOU

Sage McCarthy September 17, 2025

“Cat in the Hat,” “Arthur,” “Curious George,” “Sesame Street,” and many more were all pillars of many kids’ development and childhood. I remember not being able to watch anything but...

CARING BEYOND COST

Sarah Wellman September 16, 2025

Thinking about the 12 hours of planning props, costumes and whatever else needed to get done for the upcoming productions Crazy Eights and Putnum, Raegan Estes knows she can find anything from tampons...

BEYOND THE SIDELINES

Sofia Ball August 18, 2025

  Northwest cheer has stacked expectations for the new season.  After having time to rest and rebuild their team, they are fixated on winning big at the state competition, expanding their knowledge...

GROWTH

Sofia Ball August 18, 2025

Dance team is ready to perform before a roaring student section with hair glitter, smiles and high kicks once again. To prepare for the season, over summer break they’ve had dance practice, band camp...

PREPARING FOR THE SEASON

Kayla Chege August 18, 2025

While most teenagers were asleep over the summer at 7:15 a.m, sophomore Micah Baker was hitting the hot summer pavement with her cross country teammates by her side.  What started out as soccer conditioning...

GREEN RIBBONS

GREEN RIBBONS

Claire Rodgers August 18, 2025

She walks past the rows of gravestones, where his headstone would soon join. The weight of her best friend's casket in her hands.  She walks through the field of green, dew-covered grass in a green...

Smiling, junior Charles Lin cuts a green onion April 4 in his house. Lin cuts many green onions and oranges daily for his culinary classes.
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DIFFERENT

Sofia Ball May 12, 2025

Junior Charles Lin is no stranger to the inner workings of a kitchen. In second grade, every day he would walk home, alone, from the bus stop. And on those days he had the same routine. Slip off...

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DOUBLE STANDARD

Annabel Hall April 18, 2025

Freshman world regional studies teacher Stacey Delay struggles to retain the attention of her class. A group of boys sit clustered in the middle, and no matter how loud she speaks, what she says or what...

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“ESTOS SON NIÑOS”

Sofia Ball and Jesus Lara Rivera March 24, 2025

*Los nombres de los estudiantes fueron cambiados para proteger sus identidades   Ellos habían llegado. Mirando a través de la mirilla en su puerta, la estudiante de segundo año Rosa Hernández...

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“THESE ARE CHILDREN”

Sofia Ball and Jesus Lara Rivera March 24, 2025

*Names of students were changed to protect their identities   They had come. Looking through the peephole on her front door, sophomore Rosa Hernandez was mortified. She went to the porch...

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