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Roe V Wade Draft Leak

A leaked first draft of a Supreme Court document was posted by Politico late May 2, showing the Court may be in favor of overturning the 1973 bill for rights to abortion, Roe V Wade.  Roe V Wade was a court case filed by Jane Roe against Henry Wade, the…

by Cassie Heit  •  May 10, 2022
Culture

Social Justice Activism in Des Moines

Over the past couple of years in the Des Moines Metro, groups like BLM, CORE, JEDI Council and WTF have been fighting for racial equity throughout the area by hosting walkouts, educating students and more.  Groups and positions have been created throughout communities, businesses and schools in the metro. Within…

by Paige Finney  •  May 7, 2022
Culture

Last-Minute Mother’s Day

If you’re reading this, you may be stumped on what to get your mom for mother’s day. With it being a few days away, online shopping for mom is going to be a stretch as shipping may take a little longer than expected. This article is going to highlight a…

by Amari Myers  •  May 6, 2022
Sports

Northwest Baseball Spring League

The Northwest Spring League this year was different than any Waukee spring league in the past. With  Northwest having its first year as a baseball team, they decided to do an intrasquad spring league instead of playing other teams. The Northwest Spring League was a competitive league with games every…

by Caden Sammler  •  May 3, 2022
Opinion

Prom and After Prom Review

This past Saturday, April 30, 2022, was the night of Waukee Northwest’s first prom. It began a series of new traditions, and many people celebrated this night in a variety of different ways. In this article, I am going to talk about and review Northwest’s prom and after prom, and…

by Amari Myers  •  May 3, 2022
Culture

Elementary Teachers Inspire Seniors

Though Northwest High School seniors are nearly finished with school, many of their Waukee School District elementary teachers still remember their time in grade school. Waukee School District elementary schools are hosting Seniors Come Home parties for the class of 2022 to visit their elementary teachers and friends. Elementary schools…

by Tyler Pittman  •  Apr 25, 2022
Culture

Northwest Spring Production: The SpongeBob Musical

As the school year approached its final weeks, the Waukee Northwest Theatre Department worked diligently to make The SpongeBob Musical come to life.  The musical opened in the Northwest auditorium on April 22 and closed on April 24. Auditions were held on February 8, with callbacks the day after. Rehearsals…

by Kira Gieseman  •  Apr 25, 2022
Features

Meet The Student Body President Candidates

This spring, sophomores and juniors will have a chance to vote for the 2022-2023 Student Body President. This year there are four students running for the title. Natalie Becker, Cody Holcomb, Drew Lehman, and Davis Schmidt. The 10th Street Times had the opportunity to sit down and interview the candidates.

by Jack Andersen  •  Apr 21, 2022
Features

Justice League of Food

Nick Kuhn has created and continues to run the Justice League of Food located in West Des Moines since 2017, with the mission of teaching at-risk students how to cook in order to fulfill the idealogy of “teaching a man how to fish”. The Justice League of Food has a…

by Paige Finney  •  Apr 19, 2022
Culture

Artists of Northwest

Northwest High School has a plethora of artists who have developed their skills over time; here are some of their stories. Sarah Kapustka, a junior artist, talks about her experience of being an artist. “I probably started in 2015, 2016, and probably in the summer of 2016. I started…

by Cassie Heit  •  Apr 18, 2022