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Commentary: NWA Needs to Better Accommodate Student Athletes

The school must become more considerate of student athletes.

Julian’s Superheroes

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Contrary to Nominative Determinism, John Carpenter’s Films Are Not Particularly Well Crafted

While an isolated community is the common staging ground of John Carpenter's work, these movies would lack a great deal of punch if it weren’t for the recurring motif of untrustworthy authority figures.

Commentary: NWA Needs to Better Accommodate Student Athletes

The school must become more considerate of student athletes.

Interview: Taneum Bambrick

"I feel a little haunted by that time in my life."

Track by Track: Pet Shop Boys: Behaviour

Three decades later, Behaviour is considered one of the Pet Shop Boys' finest albums. Three students from the class dissect the album, track by track.

Recent Outbreak Sparks Lockdown Memories for Northwest Academy

The schoolwide return to distance learning has unlocked memories surrounding the pandemic, many of which were unpleasant.

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Commentary: NWA Needs to Better Accommodate Student Athletes

The school must become more considerate of student athletes.

Julian’s Superheroes

I started drawing superheroes to practice my human anatomy and grow my knowledge of human musculature. It has since grown into a hobby.

Contrary to Nominative Determinism, John Carpenter’s Films Are Not Particularly Well Crafted

While an isolated community is the common staging ground of John Carpenter's work, these movies would lack a great deal of punch if it weren’t for the recurring motif of untrustworthy authority figures.

NWA Enlists New Leadership: Meet the Deans

Northwest Academy has adopted a new leadership model this year. Instead of one head for both divisions, there are now four deans: two responsible for high school and two for middle school.

This is the Hand. The Hand That Takes.

Each image is a visual representation of a lyric from Laurie Anderson's 1982 album Big Science.

Drummond: Home Ec Classes Wanted

Schools should reinstate Home Economics classes and make them recommended or even required to graduate.

SAT Becoming Less Than Standard for NWA Students

Only five students from the class of 2022 took the SAT or ACT.

Starlight

Lots of late nights being stuck in my room led to this, and I’m really happy with it.

Commentary: NWA Needs to Better Accommodate Student Athletes

The school must become more considerate of student athletes.

Julian’s Superheroes

I started drawing superheroes to practice my human anatomy and grow my knowledge of human musculature. It has since grown into a hobby.

Contrary to Nominative Determinism, John Carpenter’s Films Are Not Particularly Well Crafted

While an isolated community is the common staging ground of John Carpenter's work, these movies would lack a great deal of punch if it weren’t for the recurring motif of untrustworthy authority figures.

NWA Enlists New Leadership: Meet the Deans

Northwest Academy has adopted a new leadership model this year. Instead of one head for both divisions, there are now four deans: two responsible for high school and two for middle school.

Where It’s At: What Beck’s Music Reveals About ‘90s Alternative Rock

The qualifications of a rock song in the ‘90s were expansive, and the lines between rock and other genres like hip hop and pop began to blur as artists started letting go of old-fashioned conventional rock.

John Carpenter’s The Fog: A Failed Homage to Classic Horror

If Carpenter had utilized his strength in suspense through limited information, The Fog would have had a more positive reaction, and maybe even gone down in horror film history, joining Halloween in the “horror canon."

Commentary: Bring Back (More) Long Lunches

Advisory takes away from other students who might want a less structured lunch period and more of a break on Fridays.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire: A Fresh Take on an Old Love Story

There is so much beauty to be found in Céline Sciamma’s 2019 film Portrait of a Lady on Fire.

Two Poems

"You are wasting time, wasting me away when already you’ve wasted it all."

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You’ve Seen the Billboards – But What Is Shen Yun?

Shen Yun is a dance and acrobatics performance, which purports to showcase traditional Chinese dance and culture.

Decision 2024: Some NWA Students Will Cast Their Vote

In November, more than 8 million young adults will be newly eligible to vote in the 2024 presidential election — including many juniors and seniors at NWA. 

NWA Will Not Change Snow Day Policy

Many schools are transitioning to online learning in the event of unexpected snowfall, but Northwest Academy has decided not to change its policy on snow days, leaving them as vacation days.

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Julian’s Superheroes

I started drawing superheroes to practice my human anatomy and grow my knowledge of human musculature. It has since grown into a hobby.

Photo Story: Ireland

This summer my family took a trip to Ireland.

The Art You Love

"How do others relate to our art?"

Void Of Course

“Void of Course” draws its name from an astrological term that describes a period when the Moon is not making any major aspects before it transitions into the next sign.

Creative Writing

The Shape Shifter: A Wizard’s Exploration of Sacred Geometry

Vertax was a wizard, but by all accounts not an entirely sane one.

Invarus (Excerpt)

"Pain washed through Keltrinne’s body. She contorted, writhed, then rolled off the top bunk into open air."

Latitude: Poems

The senior E/H class’ recent flex blocks have been dedicated to analyzing and responding to poems from Natasha Rao’s Latitude.

Poems and Pictures

Yellow sheets and strawberries/a million things saved for far too long/gather now in the kitchen/like a sad guitar song.  

Dear Paul (A Satire)

We think you are a very valuable employee, and we are just trying to look out for your safety and wellbeing.

Two Poems

"You are wasting time, wasting me away when already you’ve wasted it all."

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