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Photo Story: The Waste Land

The series is part of an ongoing project that began in early 2025, where I intend to photograph my younger sibling incrementally throughout their adolescence.

Drum and Bass Dance Playlist

A 10-track journey through the best Drum and Bass has to offer.

Letter from the Editor

If I can inspire just one person to want to become editor themself, every single unread reminder email will have been worth it.

Letter from the Editor

If I can inspire just one person to want to become editor themself, every single unread reminder email will have been worth it.

NWA Opens Gradebooks to Students

A key selling point for the change is the hope that open gradebooks will reduce anxiety as students look forward to not being left in the dark and building stronger communication with teachers.

Thirty Recommendations for the Summer

For those slow afternoons at home, the Pigeon Press staff has assembled a list of suggestions covering our favorite summer media.

Angry Pigeons: Inge Hoogerhuis

Inge Hoogerhuis, Admissions Director at NWA has recently taken her talents to the next level by creating her first full length studio album, Out Riding Sunny.

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Letter from the Editor

If I can inspire just one person to want to become editor themself, every single unread reminder email will have been worth it.

Twenty-One Years in the Weir View Mirror: A Teacher Makes An Impact on NWA

Sharon Weir, the Middle School Dean of Studies and middle school social studies teacher, has taught at Northwest Academy for 21 years, making her one of the longest-serving staff members.

Tucker Maxon: A Diverse School for Diverse Learners

Tucker Maxon School is a non-profit preschool to fifth grade elementary school for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Commentary: Cuts to NOAA Endanger Us All

NOAA’s educational grant programs fund student organized research, providing educational opportunities to scientifically passionate scholars. 

Letter from the Editor

If I can inspire just one person to want to become editor themself, every single unread reminder email will have been worth it.

Twenty-One Years in the Weir View Mirror: A Teacher Makes An Impact on NWA

Sharon Weir, the Middle School Dean of Studies and middle school social studies teacher, has taught at Northwest Academy for 21 years, making her one of the longest-serving staff members.

Tucker Maxon: A Diverse School for Diverse Learners

Tucker Maxon School is a non-profit preschool to fifth grade elementary school for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Commentary: Cuts to NOAA Endanger Us All

NOAA’s educational grant programs fund student organized research, providing educational opportunities to scientifically passionate scholars. 

The Road Warrior: George Miller’s Passion for Action

The Road Warrior feels like the quintessential Mad Max film.

Spain Stood Up to the United States. The Rest of the World Should Follow Suit

The Iran war and the genocide in Gaza are morally wrong and internationally unpopular; the rest of the world should take a page out of Spain’s book and stand up.

Post 58 Gets Teens Out Into Nature

Post 58 is a nonprofit that brings together Portland area teens from different high schools by organizing excursions into the outdoors.

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.

Essays

How to Not Raise Children: A Look at The Virgin Suicides

Ever wonder how to NOT raise children? Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides boldly asks and answers this question.

Talk the Talk: A Modern Portlander’s Lingo Guidebook

The PNW art class has come up with a list of Portland-related slang and vocabulary.

Odyssey: Make It Worthwhile

Now I am free of my mask so now I can turn my life into my dream album.

Creative Writing

The Fish

"I loved everything about the coast. The beach, the ocean breeze, the salted air that I’d gotten so accustomed to that when I went inland the air smelled bland."

We Look Forward To Seeing You!

Please pay $100 to read this article.

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.  

Those I Stand Upon and Other Poems

"I would that solitude seek which/ Lies where none else may seek to find"

Journalism

Letter from the Editor

If I can inspire just one person to want to become editor themself, every single unread reminder email will have been worth it.

Twenty-One Years in the Weir View Mirror: A Teacher Makes An Impact on NWA

Sharon Weir, the Middle School Dean of Studies and middle school social studies teacher, has taught at Northwest Academy for 21 years, making her one of the longest-serving staff members.

Tucker Maxon: A Diverse School for Diverse Learners

Tucker Maxon School is a non-profit preschool to fifth grade elementary school for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Commentary: Cuts to NOAA Endanger Us All

NOAA’s educational grant programs fund student organized research, providing educational opportunities to scientifically passionate scholars. 

The Road Warrior: George Miller’s Passion for Action

The Road Warrior feels like the quintessential Mad Max film.

Commentary: Cuts to NOAA Endanger Us All

NOAA’s educational grant programs fund student organized research, providing educational opportunities to scientifically passionate scholars. 

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