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Torchia, Over and Out

Just because Torchia is leaving Northwest Academy in an administrative sense, she still sees the school as a special place where creative learning is fostered.

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The Shins: The Bittersweet Nostalgia of Oh, Inverted World

The Shins 2001 album Oh, Inverted World magically expresses the condition of nostalgia.

Torchia, Over and Out

Just because Torchia is leaving Northwest Academy in an administrative sense, she still sees the school as a special place where creative learning is fostered.

Chewing the Fat with Francesca Fox-Gitomer

"Thunderstorms' massive, violent, erratic nature makes me reflect on my own place and the beautiful improbability of me being me."

Interview: Anis Mojgani

"I write not because I know what to say but to learn what it is I want to say."

Magic: The Gathering Needs More Mana In Fight Against Capitalism

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Torchia, Over and Out

Just because Torchia is leaving Northwest Academy in an administrative sense, she still sees the school as a special place where creative learning is fostered.

Commentary: Mount Everest: Playground for the Rich

It is not a mountaineer’s mountain anymore. It is a luxury product.

The Shins: The Bittersweet Nostalgia of Oh, Inverted World

The Shins 2001 album Oh, Inverted World magically expresses the condition of nostalgia.

NWA’s Cross Country Dreams Don’t Make It Across the Finish Line

If Northwest Academy started a cross country team students would not be able to compete for other schools' sports teams.

Torchia, Over and Out

Just because Torchia is leaving Northwest Academy in an administrative sense, she still sees the school as a special place where creative learning is fostered.

Commentary: Mount Everest: Playground for the Rich

It is not a mountaineer’s mountain anymore. It is a luxury product.

The Shins: The Bittersweet Nostalgia of Oh, Inverted World

The Shins 2001 album Oh, Inverted World magically expresses the condition of nostalgia.

NWA’s Cross Country Dreams Don’t Make It Across the Finish Line

If Northwest Academy started a cross country team students would not be able to compete for other schools' sports teams.

Don’t Ban Fun Home

Fun Home is simply a memoir of vulnerability.

Trip to Nepal: Lifechanging and Breathtaking

In the mountains, life is stripped down to the most needed parts.

Interview: Daniela Naomi Molnar

"I put those labels of poet, artist and writer on there because I do all those things and that's what the culture calls them, but I'm more interested in what medium can express a certain idea."

Commentary: Teachers, Take Your Kids Outside

Teachers should take more advantage of the outdoors which is a useful natural energy booster.

ArtsWeek 2025 Approaches

Every May, Northwest Academy holds ArtsWeek, a celebration of students’ art.

Essays

Strength Through Ephemera

The walls of my bedroom have no more space on them. They are covered ceiling to floor with art: pictures and quotes torn from magazines, posters of my favorite movies and artists.

Why is a Mouse When It’s Spinning?: A Critical Analysis

This is not just a matter of sifting through obscure theories, but rather of answering the question of existence.

Creative Writing

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Please pay $100 to read this article.

The Joe Rogan Experience: Socrates, “What is the Nature of Desire?”

A root will find a water source and take the fill needed for its connected plant, a bird will find seeds and eat until content. A man, however, will forever seek more than what they have.

the pearls weep for sophie

under the surf     the symphony of synths

A Collection of Folk Tales

For an artistic response prompt, students were asked to write mock-ups of modernized short stories inspired by classic folk tales such as “The Stubborn Child” by The Brothers Grimm.

Journalism

Torchia, Over and Out

Just because Torchia is leaving Northwest Academy in an administrative sense, she still sees the school as a special place where creative learning is fostered.

Commentary: Mount Everest: Playground for the Rich

It is not a mountaineer’s mountain anymore. It is a luxury product.

NWA’s Cross Country Dreams Don’t Make It Across the Finish Line

If Northwest Academy started a cross country team students would not be able to compete for other schools' sports teams.

Don’t Ban Fun Home

Fun Home is simply a memoir of vulnerability.

Trip to Nepal: Lifechanging and Breathtaking

In the mountains, life is stripped down to the most needed parts.

Commentary: My 600-Pound Life is One Big Shame

My 600-Pound Life capitalizes on the suffering of chronically ill and desperate for the sake of capital and entertainment.

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