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Key Club 2009

By on September 12, 2009 in Clubs & Organization, Key Club, Service

Meetings take place every other Friday. After first semester, Key Club will only meet in the mornings, at 7:10. When members reach 50 hours of community service, they receive a pin and certificate. In order to obtain 50 hours, members participate in many different activities, including charity runs/walks, helping at church, or helping at elementary…

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Interact Club 2009

By on September 12, 2009 in Clubs & Organization, Interact Club, Service

Interact club is getting well underway as the school year begins. They have met three times and have some projects lined up. They plan on helping out with various organizations such as Turnstyles and letting the members to the STARS program for the YMCA.

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Cougars Community Commitment (CCC) 2009

By on September 12, 2009 in CCC, Clubs & Organization, Service

Cougars Community Commitment, also known as CCC, has become a very popular class at Northwest. Ron Poplau, the man who began this class back in 1992, has been a teacher at Northwest since the school opened.

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German Club Kickoff 2009

By on September 12, 2009 in Clubs & Organization, German Club, Languages

The start of this school year marks the third year that the German Club has been up and running. It started off the same way it always does; noisy, energetic students pile into the German room at 7:10 on Thursday, Sept. 3. The students take their seats while the teacher…

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Amnesty International 2009

By on September 12, 2009 in Amnesty International, Causes

Amnesty is an international organization working to protect human rights around the world. They work especially with governments that treat their prisoners in an inhumane way.

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Arts and Crafts Club 2009

By on September 12, 2009 in Art Department, Clubs & Organization

Arts and Crafts Club is a casual, “play-it-by ear” club for students interested in making crafts and having a great time. The club meets on Thursday morning in room 155, and is open to anyone. The students involved have no obligation to show up every week.

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Northwest Choir Program 2009

By on September 10, 2009 in Art Department, Choir, Clubs & Organization

Not only are there five separate choirs (A Capella, Boys’ Choir, Girls’ Choir, Girls’ Select, and Chambers) preparing for their first concert, but there is a new choir room to get used to, and vocal auditions for the musical have begun. (The auditions may not be required, but with the choir director Scot Schwartz so involved with the process, many of the students who end up trying out are from choir.)

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