At the northwest football games, a voice booms throughout the football stadium shouting play after play. For the past two years, Troy Claycamp has been announcing for the varsity Cougars. People know...
It’s 9:25 a.m. on a Tuesday. Students have just begun to settle into seminar. The sharp buzz of the intercom cuts conversations short. A confident voice begins:
“Goood morning, Cougars! I’m Erin...
Black Student Union (BSU) members gathered around co-presidents Rah’ki Walker and Comfort Adegoke. The planning process for the Black History Month Assembly had just kicked off.
Questions rang out...
Rah’ki Walker’s older sister, Naudia Thurman, and Imaculee Muragizi, both 2022 graduates, brought Black Student Union (BSU) to Northwest.
Going into her freshman year, Walker knew she had to join.
At...
Earth First and other clubs have recently been pushing for students to put what belongs in each waste group in their respective bins at lunch. School administrators such as associate principal Britton...
The football field was packed, the energy was electric. The marching band was ready to start the 2022 Light Show. The announcer started counting down.
“3... 2... 1!”
Lights snapped off in the...
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Biotechnology consists of four courses centering around the technology that harnesses the natural world to help improve lives.
The four courses include SLOP, which teaches standard laboratory...
A’Leecya Adams doesn’t bite.
After all, her motif is the color yellow.
All her friends call her yellow, it’s even her catchphrase.
To Adams, this color represents her attitude towards...
The girls’ wrestling team had their most recent tournament on Jan. 28 at Washburn Rural High School. They placed 19th out of 33 schools.
The girls’ wrestling team practices every weekday, unless...
The Cougar boys’ swim team’s senior night took place Jan. 26 at the Shawnee Mission Aquatic Center. The team faced Piper High School, SM East and St. James Academy.
At the meet, junior Will Ensley...
![Juniors Tad Lambert and Lily Reiff watch swim footage Jan. 19 in Room 153. Lambert and Reiff were editing their swim recap for Cougar Roundup. “[KUGR] is such a great environment for creativity but also to form amazing friends,” Lambert said. “KUGR has become like a home for me and I feel like I’ve gotten super close with so many other members.”](https://smnw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ejohnson_KUGR_7-900x600.jpg)
![Speaking in front of students, senior Rha’ki Walker talks about the upcoming Black Student Union (BSU) assembly Jan. 19 in Room 130. Walker is one of the co-presidents for the BSU. “[BSU] is the first club I’ve ever run,” Walker said. “It’s really fun to lead because everyone there has a fun and positive attitude.”](https://smnw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ksimpson_bsu.1.19.1-2-e1675800651678-900x885.jpg)
![Wearing an LED purge mask, senior Sarah Roberts plays the snare drum during the light show on Oct. 21 at SM North District Stadium. After performing this season’s show, “Chaos Order,” the drumline marched toward the crowd playing cadences. “[My favorite thing about playing for students after performing is] the adrenaline rush it gives you and hearing everyone screaming,” Roberts said.](https://smnw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Hbell_Lightshow_10.21-07-e1675292553797-823x900.jpg)
![Senior Kyle Vogel comes up for air Jan. 7 at SM Aquatic Center. Vogel placed 3rd in the boys 200 meter Freestyle with a time of 36.05. “[During a race] I try to keep my form as good as I can while also keeping up my arm tempo,” Vogel said. “I thrive off of improvement and I love looking at the board after a race and seeing a new best time.”](https://smnw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ejohnson_boysswim_1.7_3-900x467.jpg)