WPA or Women Pay All dance was held Feb. 13 in the cafeteria. Traditionally, girls ask guys to WPA, a trend that began with the first Sadie Hawkins dance in 1938.
Following tradition, the WPA queen will be announced at the basketball game on Friday, Feb. 12. The WPA king will be announced at the dance on Saturday, Feb. 13.
Cougars Community Commitment, also known as CCC, has become a very popular class at Northwest. Ron Poplau, the man who began this class back in 1992, has been a teacher at Northwest since the school opened.