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The United States is currently at its lowest literacy levels since 1992.

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NWA Robotics Team Dreams Big

The NWA robotics team, Sky Rat Robotics, made it to the Oregon State Championship and finished in the top half of all contestants this March. 

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Sean Cain, Northwest Academy’s visual arts teacher, is celebrating his 20th anniversary at the school.

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Harper Eikenberry, Northwest Academy senior, spends 30 hours a week drawing.

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NWA Robotics Team Dreams Big

The NWA robotics team, Sky Rat Robotics, made it to the Oregon State Championship and finished in the top half of all contestants this March. 

Reading Is Not a Dying Art

The United States is currently at its lowest literacy levels since 1992.

Conan the Barbarian: A Conservative Fantasy with Universal Appeal

The most compelling thing about Conan is its suggestion that everyone, regardless of beliefs, is more barbaric than they want to admit.

NWA Humanities Department Doesn’t Shy Away from Difficult Material

The Humanities department is in constant conversation about what kind of texts are appropriate in the classroom, how to properly facilitate thoughtful reading of that subject matter and how to navigate discussion.

Angry Pigeons: Maura Moloney

"Every time I feel the ball in my hands, I know that it’s mine and no one is going to f***ing take it from me.”

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As time passes and we all get back into the swing of things, we will find our connection again.

Reaction: Isaac Hayes- Hot Buttered Soul

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about Isaac Hayes' 1969 soul record. Here are their reactions.

Angry Pigeons: Etienne Bergstrom

Bergstrom uses two main techniques to build his sculptures: plaster or clay.

NWA Robotics Team Dreams Big

The NWA robotics team, Sky Rat Robotics, made it to the Oregon State Championship and finished in the top half of all contestants this March. 

Reading Is Not a Dying Art

The United States is currently at its lowest literacy levels since 1992.

Conan the Barbarian: A Conservative Fantasy with Universal Appeal

The most compelling thing about Conan is its suggestion that everyone, regardless of beliefs, is more barbaric than they want to admit.

NWA Humanities Department Doesn’t Shy Away from Difficult Material

The Humanities department is in constant conversation about what kind of texts are appropriate in the classroom, how to properly facilitate thoughtful reading of that subject matter and how to navigate discussion.

Art is Happening at NWA

The wall near NWA’s front desk in Plaza has been recently transformed into an art display.

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.

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A Bill of Rights for 2020

America must wholly dedicate itself to protecting the “inalienable rights” of every human being, regardless of gender, race, or socioeconomic status, to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Interview: Ben Moon

"Surviving cancer in my twenties helped me recognize that our greatest accomplishments in life are the relationships we build and the connections we feel with others."

Angry Pigeons: Nico Sardi

Nico Sardi, a senior at NWA, is part of an after school program at NWA focused on creating new music through digital media.

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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.

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Latitude: Poems

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

77th Street

The sky opened up even before they realized it was cloudy

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.

Sci-Fi Ads

Students of Kyle Wiggins’ science fiction course were given the better part of a class period to create an advertisement for a potential future product that might exist in a distant dystopian/utopian world.

Two Poems

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

Two Poems

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

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