Features – SMNW

More than a Game

December 6, 2018

Senior Julianna Kantner juggles activities in pursuit of something bigger

December 4, 2018

Caleb Ladd started practicing BMX in middle school and quickly learned to love it

Nick Lorino, writer

December 4, 2018

Filed under Features, Student Profiles

When junior Caleb Ladd isn’t working at Freddy’s Frozen Custard or going to school, he can be found doing Bicycle Motocross (BMX) with his friends at the Lenexa Skatepark in Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park. BMX is a sport performed ...

From Parents to Teachers

Sarah Milks, Staff Writer

December 3, 2018

Filed under Features

Freshman Kairi Kinney: Q: Do you like the fact that your dad teaches at Northwest? A: I like my dad teaching here because after school I get to see him, and in the halls I get to see him too. Q: Do you make an effort...

Same Seat Different Room 205

Sarah Milks, Staff Writer

December 3, 2018

Filed under Features, Uncategorized

Through the front doors of Northwest and just up the stairs is room 205, home to science teacher Lindsey Demke and her students. Students have their own individual interests and goals, but ended up in Demke’s classes because...

In the Fast Lane

Cate Taggart, co-copy editor

December 3, 2018

Filed under Features

Accelerating quickly, he heads down Shawnee Mission Parkway near Johnson Drive and makes a sharp left turn while pulling up the on the handbrake. The tires on senior Diego Yuman’s car screech as his car slides sideways befo...