Stormy Weather Disrupts Morning Routine
The storms that started yesterday lasted well into this morning. For some students and staff, this was a major problem in trying to get to school on time; basements flooded, streets were barely...
View ArticleBreak Beatz Puts on a Show for Niles West
The Spring Assembly is today, and one of the most exciting performers have been rehearsing since the beginning of March for this event. Break Beatz have yet another astonishing performance stored for...
View ArticleMascot Tryouts; Can You Keep the Secret?
Director of student activities Jessica Pritzker will be holding and judging ‘Big Red’ mascot tryouts in the Student Commons after school on Friday, April 26. Any student, girl or boy, freshman or...
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Suicide: “There is Help Out There”
Junior Alyssa Guzman on suicide. In honor of the unfortunate and recent suicides that have taken place in our community, specifically affecting the schools of Glenbrook North and Stevenson High School,...
View ArticleBreaking News: Spring Pep Assembly Ends Early After Seniors Riot
After seniors rioted during the boys’ gymnastics performance, throwing glitter, silly string, balloons, toilet paper, and streamers, principal Kaine Osburn ended his last assembly at Niles West, early....
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Niles West’s Fourth Floor’s Secrets Revealed
Editors’ Note: This is the first in a series of features highlighting little-known locations at Niles West. Not including the basement for storage and maintenance purposes, the average Niles West...
View ArticleTeachers React to Aftermath of Friday’s Assembly
After principal Kaine Osburn cancelled Friday’s pep assembly, seniors and juniors stormed the halls, knocking out ceiling tiles, pounding on lockers, chanting “2013″ and “2014,” according to eye...
View ArticleUpperclassmen React to Prom Changes
Due to the upperclassmen’s behavior during and after last Friday’s pep assembly, students activities director Jessica Pritzker and the administration announced consequences today for juniors and...
View Article“42″ is a Home Run
“You’ve gotta beat them at their own game,” go the lyrics from the song “Jackie Robinson” by Everclear. The movie “42″ tells the story of how Robinson did just that, fighting and overcoming racism in...
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Niles West’s Green Roof Makes a Difference
Editors’ Note: This is the second in a series of features highlighting little-known locations at Niles West. Niles West High School is certified by the U.S. Green Building Council as being one of ten...
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Make A Difference: Get Social With Social Media
Remember last week, Niles West? The NWN and local news reporters used students’ tweets to break news about the canceled assembly. Social media is credited for the hype of such topics. Day by day,...
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The STEM Lab: Home of Niles West’s Superheroes
This text will be replaced Junior Kristine Park harvesting cells for her project. Next time you’re on the third floor, pay special attention to the room across from the math and science offices. In a...
View ArticleProm Tickets Go On Sale
The biggest event of the year for a lot seniors is right around the corner, and tickets will be on sale starting today through Friday, May 3 from the small window on the side of the student commons....
View ArticleGroovy: “Evil Dead” Burns, Buries, and Dismembers its Way to the Top
“Evil Dead” is directed by first time director Fede Alvarez. The film is aptly referred to as a rebirth instead of a remake of the 1981 classic directed by Sam Raimi of the the original “Evil Dead”...
View Article“Evil Dead”: Not Worth the Reboot
After seeing “Cabin in the Woods” last year around this time, I left the theatre wholeheartedly believing that I would never watch a more ridiculous, cheesy, awful horror movie ever again in my life....
View ArticleThe Art Room: Where You Can “Draw Inspiration”
Editors’ Note: This is the third in a series of features highlighting little-known locations at Niles West. “Color” in writing terms, means any sensory description, sight, sound, taste, touch, and...
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Toga Tuesday Forced to Unwrap
We should have seen this coming. Our generation has become a gap generation, stuck between two very distinct eras. We are transitioning into a much more sensitive society, and while that may not...
View ArticleMath Team to Participate in State Competition
The math team will be participating in the state competition Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 13 students will be competing. Those students are...
View ArticleNiles West Drag Racing is Off to Strong Start
The Niles West Auto Club began their run to defend their NHRA Summit Racing Series North Central Division championship at Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, Wisconsin Friday, April 26. The first...
View ArticleSeniors, Are You Going to College?
Seniors, remember to fill out the survey regarding your college plans! A map of where each senior is going will be passed out on yearbook distribution day. The deadline for entering your response is...
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