Stories by Brooklyn Foutch
School Suicide and Bullying
Students at the Adel Disoto Minburn High School (ADM) have been facing a hard time with the recent suicide of a student. ADM student Caelan Peterson committed suicide at a busy intersection in Adel on Feb. 8, due to constant bullying from his peers. Feb. 10 at 7:00 pm at…
Male Coaches Enter Girls Locker Room at Local High School
At a West Des Moines high school on December 9, 2022, 2 male basketball coaches entered the female’s locker room after the girls had afternoon wrestling practice. KCCI wrote a story about what happened and how it was handled. Parents are disappointed by the statements. The parents feel like not…
Teacher Day In The Life of A Student
Teachers changed places to a student perspective on Monday 12/12, or Tuesday 12/13 at Northwest High School in order to see a different viewpoint. As teachers get further and further away from their own high school years, they can often lose sight of what it is like to be in…
National Cookie Month
Three cookie shops in Des Moines – Thelma’s Cookies, Eileen’s Colossal Cookies and Echos Cookies & Cakes – are great places to celebrate National Cookie Month. The taste and ingredients of cookies have changed tremendously throughout history. Cookies started out as a sweet treat for when having tea or coffee…
Northwest’s New Bathroom Policy
The administration of Northwest High School has a new bathroom policy for the beginning of the school year. Last year’s bathroom policy let teachers make and have it be whatever. But this year the administrative offices and principals of the school have decided on one for the whole school. The…