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True Crime: An Unethical Phenomenon
With the ever-increasing popularity of true crime media, we’ve become more aware of what crime can do to innocent people. But we’ve yet to decide: Is the way we consume these stories palatable or privileged?
Is Decorating for Every Holiday Necessary?
Long after Halloween and Christmas, Families Embrace Seasonal Flair
Day of Love: Legend and History of Valentine’s Day
Though the holiday is well known today, the specific origin is not fully known
Travel the World of Food with Waukee
From Rome to Tokyo, see some of the amazing food delicacies of WHS students
The Future for the Overwatch Team
WHS’s Competitive Overwatch team has been undefeatable in the winter season, at least until one recent game. So what does the future look like for the WHS eSports team?
College Confusion: The Difficulty of Finding Scholarships
Students speak out on the troubles of finding scholarships as they leave WHS this spring
How Much of These Hills Is Gold deconstructs the mythos of the Old West
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C. Pam Zhang explores American history through new eyes
Super Bowl Showdown: Predicting Super Bowl 58
The stage is set for Super Bowl LVIII. The San Francisco 49ers will take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Las Vegas. According to ESPN, San Francisco is currently the favorite to win, but with Patrick Mahomes leading the Chiefs, you never know. Mahomes is now in his fourth Super…
Winter weather causes reschedule of Winter Formal, students speak out on bad conditions
As the winter season starts to leave Iowa, the weather has still impacted our school events. Winter Formal, originally slated for Saturday, January 20th, found itself at the mercy of unfavorable road conditions, prompting a reschedule to Friday, February 9th. This decision moved because of safety concerns for young drivers…
Snowstruck: Reflecting on cancellation of Waukee Starstruck
Waukee students and directors reflect on this year's StarStruck cancellation