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Fall Festivities
Temperatures are dropping by the day and green leaves are shifting into beautiful reds and oranges, which means only one thing—fall is approaching.
How do LGBTQ Students Feel About WHS’s Gender-Neutral Restrooms?
Amid the attack on transgender students across Iowa, Waukee High and other schools have been put in a tough spot not knowing the right course of action to take. KCCI asked for statements from Central Iowa schools following the legislation set into law in March. Waukee Community School District replied,…
Everything you need to know about 1989 Taylor’s Version
Taylor Swift’s new rerecording of 1989 is coming out on October 27 and there are lots of details about the album to unravel.
From Opening Books to Opening Computers
Diving deeper into learning digitally, or from a textbook. Which do you prefer?
New Bell System Changes
Many students are finding the new bell system to be an uncomfortable change of pace, and find out why this change is necessary for WHS.
What are the best things to do in the Des Moines area for Halloween?
Many teens in Iowa complain that there’s nothing to do here, so this is what to do when you’re bored on a spooky October night. The first thing you should do is a classic haunted house, for this, there are many options. One of the most iconic haunted houses in…
New Hozier album unearths mythological and cultural inspirations
After the release of hit singles “Francesca” and “Eat Your Young”, musical artist Hozier’s full album Unreal Unearth was released on August 18, 2023. Inspired by Dante Alighieri’s Inferno, Andrew Hozier-Byrne outlined the songs in the album based on the nine circles of hell. Including references to Greek mythology,…
Rocky Start For Waukees Competition Cheer Team
Cheering is always looked at as the sport where girls get all dressed up and shake their poms on the side of the court or field, but there is so much more than that, Competition Cheer. 9 girls have tried out and come together to do a combination of dancing,…
Double Double Toil and Trouble!
Waukee Theatre Arts is putting on the cursed play Macbeth, but you may ask yourself, why is the show cursed?
Lights, Camera, Strike!
On May 2nd, 2023, Writers went on strike until current times. Many writers were upset because they weren’t getting enough money, especially from streaming websites like Netflix. They also wanted to make sure that artificial intelligence wouldn’t replace them in writing. The strike began in May of 2023 when big…