Features
News
Stories from "Features"
Waukee Winter Guard’s Success in IIMA Marion
Last weekend on February 16, Waukee Combined Winter Guard (WCWG) performed at IIMA Marion, their first competition of the season. With a spectacular performance, their show “Disco Dreaming” ended up ranking first out of the five schools in their division. The show, contrary to the one from last season, features upbeat…
Spring Has Sprung in WHS’s Theatre Department
Students at WHS have begun working on this year’s spring musical: Pippin!
Vocal Jazz Summit
On January 30th, Avenue Jazz and Soundcheck went to Valley to compete at the Vocal Jazz Summit, their very first competition of 2025. Unlike show choir competitions, jazz choirs are not given a trophy or rating on how they did. But, they are critiqued by a judge on ways they…
SNL 50
Saturday Night Live or “SNL” is a sketch comedy show, with a celebrity host as well as a musical guest. The show started in 1975 and is still being produced today. SNL has had many big anniversaries but this year marks the 50th season of SNL. The basic formula for…
AI Detection Tools: Can They be Trusted?
68% of teachers in the U.S. regularly use AI detection tools on their student’s work, according to a survey done by the Center for Democracy and Technology. In recent times, AI has been a concern in schools. Due to this, AI detection schools have quickly risen in popularity. They can…
Overtime has Left Iowa High School Soccer
A surprising change has officially been made for IHSAA (Iowa High School Athletic Association) and IGHSAU (Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union) soccer. Now, during the regular season of high school soccer, there will be no overtime. Before this year, high school soccer games always ended in a win or…
HOSA: The Future of Health Occupations
Empowering students dedicated to exploring healthcare careers through HOSA.
Go Watch State Speech
Every two years, Waukee High School gets the honor of hosting the State Large Group Speech. This year is one of those years. Speech team is an ongoing activity that begins at the end of fall and continues through winter. It has a large variety of events that students can…
SkillsUSA
SkillsUSA is a new club at WHS. This club was made for students interested in industrial tech, woodworking, metalworking, crafting, etc. Skills can also help students recommend Skills to anyone who wants to become more responsible, skilled, and career-ready leaders for their futures. In addition, Students, teachers, and industry professionals…
2025 Inauguration
This Monday, Donald Trump was sworn in as President for the second time, he is one of two people to ever do this, the other being Grover Cleveland in 1889. This Inauguration was held inside for the first time in 40 years the last time being Ronald Reagan in 1985.