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The Student Voice of Wichita Northwest High School

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The Student Voice of Wichita Northwest High School

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Two angles, one month: students and staff on Black History Month

Philip Givens, Reporter March 7, 2024

In  recently conducted interviews I got to experience the student point of view as well as the staff’s . When I interviewed Jade Williams, a senior of Northwest High school, she had this to say on the...

WPS Budget Cuts Update

Kit O'Grady, Reporter March 7, 2024

With the district making progress in budgeting for the next school year, the Board of Education has made public what steps they are going to take. The district must find $42 million to make up for lost...

Introducing: Northwest’s Science Olympiad

Introducing: Northwest’s Science Olympiad

Fabiola Finol-Colina, Reporter February 22, 2024

For the first time in many years Northwest High School is bringing back the Science Olympiad team, and in such a short time span they’ve already achieved so much. The club is run by Sarah El-Sukar and...

Picture of a 5, 20, and 100-dollar bill on top of a sheet of lined notebook paper in a binder.

Budget cuts approach Northwest High School

Kit O'Grady, Writer January 21, 2024

While Covid is not over, the relief funding to schools is. Northwest High School is one of the schools in the district that will be experiencing losses. The district is short $42 million in the upcoming...

Seniors Josee Hoshaw and Jana Orief lead freshmen on a tour of the school.

Northwest Welcomes Freshmen to the 2023-2024 School Year

Kye Hill, Reporter September 20, 2023

Bright and early Monday morning, August 14, 2023, Northwest High school welcomed our freshmen. There were 367 freshmen students who were navigating the halls, learning about the school’s culture and...

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