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Senior Aidan Basinger (front) and freshman Alex Altes (back) play doubles against Indianola on April 29, 2025. Both Norwalk's varsity and JV teams won their meet against Indianola.
Boys’ JV Tennis Team Completes Undefeated Season
June 3, 2025
The N9R1 men's bathroom, located by the NPECC, has been home to several incidents over the past weeks.
Behavior in NHS Bathrooms Frustrates Some Norwalk Students
May 29, 2025
The Norwalk Goodwill staff poses outside the newly opened store on May 16, 2025.
Goodwill Thrift Store Comes to Norwalk
May 27, 2025
The poster for the upcoming Cinderella musical. Both dates begin at 7 p.m. The first showing is Friday, April 25, with another performance the following day.
Norwalk Drama to Present “Cinderella” Musical
April 23, 2025
Norwalk's Local Scholarships Due Mar. 31
Norwalk’s Local Scholarships Due Mar. 31
March 24, 2025
Get to know the 2025 Boys Tennis Team
Get to know the 2025 Boys Tennis Team
May 30, 2025
Go Behind the Scenes of "Cinderella: The Musical"
Go Behind the Scenes of “Cinderella: The Musical”
May 27, 2025
Sights from Iowa Wild’s 3-4 loss to Grand Rapids
March 23, 2025
Here, I pose for a picture in front of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union banner inside the tunnel. The tunnel leads out to the arena and is where both athletes and media members enter on the floor level.
Media Perspective From Girls State Basketball Tournament
March 19, 2025
Mrs. Ommen helps the sopranos in the choir room on Feb. 17. Ommen sometimes sings with certain parts in order to help them learn the music.
Rehearsals Are Underway for Musical “Cinderella”
March 10, 2025
Senior Daniel Roche' runs in the 400m final on Thursday May 22 during the state track meet at Drake Stadium. Roche' finished with a 49.35, breaking his own school record by over a second.
Norwalk Boys Break Records at State Track
June 4, 2025
Senior Aidan Basinger (front) and freshman Alex Altes (back) play doubles against Indianola on April 29, 2025. Both Norwalk's varsity and JV teams won their meet against Indianola.
Boys’ JV Tennis Team Completes Undefeated Season
June 3, 2025
Senior Konner Holtorf prepares to go up to bat in a game against Newton on May 28, 2025 in Norwalk.
Baseball players reflect on season
May 30, 2025
Paige Nichols plays for the Norwalk High School Girls Soccer Team, and she also plays for a club soccer team. Nichols said that the different teams carry different dynamics.
High School Soccer vs. Club Soccer
April 11, 2025
Forward Nico Blachman takes off his gloves to fight Austin Watson, but Watson doesn't drop his mitts to fight.
Iowa Wild falls short to Grand Rapids in OT, 3-4.
March 23, 2025
Senior Blake Lee creates study problems with ChatGPT to help him with his Algebra class on May 20 in the Warrior Zone.
Norwalk Students Opinions on Using Artificial Intelligence
June 6, 2025
Senior Aidan Basinger (front) and freshman Alex Altes (back) play doubles against Indianola on April 29, 2025. Both Norwalk's varsity and JV teams won their meet against Indianola.
Boys’ JV Tennis Team Completes Undefeated Season
June 3, 2025
A house built by Staff Reporter, Eli Geisler, in the game "Minecraft". The game would eventually have a movie adaptation over a decade past its release.
Norwalk Students Review “A Minecraft Movie”
May 5, 2025
Nic Aldrich (left) and Jacob Pilcher play games in the board game club. During Lakewood Clubs, Nic and Jacob played games with the elementary kids.
Lakewood Clubs Are In Progress
April 24, 2025
The poster for the upcoming Cinderella musical. Both dates begin at 7 p.m. The first showing is Friday, April 25, with another performance the following day.
Norwalk Drama to Present “Cinderella” Musical
April 23, 2025

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Senior Blake Lee creates study problems with ChatGPT to help him with his Algebra class on May 20 in the Warrior Zone.
Features
Norwalk Students Opinions on Using Artificial Intelligence
Keegan Johnson, Editor • June 6, 2025
Senior Daniel Roche' runs in the 400m final on Thursday May 22 during the state track meet at Drake Stadium. Roche' finished with a 49.35, breaking his own school record by over a second.
Norwalk Boys Break Records at State Track
Brayden Plourde, Staff Writer • June 4, 2025
Senior Aidan Basinger (front) and freshman Alex Altes (back) play doubles against Indianola on April 29, 2025. Both Norwalk's varsity and JV teams won their meet against Indianola.
Boys’ JV Tennis Team Completes Undefeated Season
Eli Geisler, Staff Reporter • June 3, 2025
Senior Konner Holtorf prepares to go up to bat in a game against Newton on May 28, 2025 in Norwalk.
Baseball players reflect on season
Gavin Briar • May 30, 2025
Get to know the 2025 Boys Tennis Team
Get to know the 2025 Boys Tennis Team
Keegan Johnson, Isaac Binder, and Gavin Briar • May 30, 2025
The N9R1 men's bathroom, located by the NPECC, has been home to several incidents over the past weeks.
Behavior in NHS Bathrooms Frustrates Some Norwalk Students
Eli Geisler, Staff Reporter • May 29, 2025
Go Behind the Scenes of "Cinderella: The Musical"
Go Behind the Scenes of “Cinderella: The Musical”
Eli Geisler, Beckett Breese, Izabella Duggan, and Evie Joyce • May 27, 2025
The Norwalk Goodwill staff poses outside the newly opened store on May 16, 2025.
Goodwill Thrift Store Comes to Norwalk
Isaac Binder, Staff Reporter • May 27, 2025
News
Boys’ JV Tennis Team Completes Undefeated Season
Eli Geisler, Staff Reporter • June 3, 2025
Behavior in NHS Bathrooms Frustrates Some Norwalk Students
Eli Geisler, Staff Reporter • May 29, 2025
Goodwill Thrift Store Comes to Norwalk
Isaac Binder, Staff Reporter • May 27, 2025
Norwalk Drama to Present “Cinderella” Musical
Eli Geisler, Staff Reporter • April 23, 2025
Norwalk’s Local Scholarships Due Mar. 31
Keegan Johnson, Editor • March 24, 2025
Multimedia
Get to know the 2025 Boys Tennis Team
Keegan Johnson, Isaac Binder, and Gavin Briar • May 30, 2025
Go Behind the Scenes of “Cinderella: The Musical”
Eli Geisler, Beckett Breese, Izabella Duggan, and Evie Joyce • May 27, 2025
Sights from Iowa Wild’s 3-4 loss to Grand Rapids
Gavin Briar, Staff Reporter • March 23, 2025
Media Perspective From Girls State Basketball Tournament
Brayden Plourde, Staff Reporter • March 19, 2025
Rehearsals Are Underway for Musical “Cinderella”
Izabella Duggan, Staff Reporter • March 10, 2025
Senior Daniel Roche' runs in the 400m final on Thursday May 22 during the state track meet at Drake Stadium. Roche' finished with a 49.35, breaking his own school record by over a second.
Sports
Norwalk Boys Break Records at State Track
Brayden Plourde, Staff Writer • June 4, 2025

The Norwalk Boys Track Team rewrote the record books in the Iowa High School State Track Meet last week on May 22-24 at Drake Stadium.  The...

Senior Aidan Basinger (front) and freshman Alex Altes (back) play doubles against Indianola on April 29, 2025. Both Norwalk's varsity and JV teams won their meet against Indianola.
Boys’ JV Tennis Team Completes Undefeated Season
Eli Geisler, Staff Reporter • June 3, 2025
Senior Konner Holtorf prepares to go up to bat in a game against Newton on May 28, 2025 in Norwalk.
Baseball players reflect on season
Gavin Briar • May 30, 2025
Paige Nichols plays for the Norwalk High School Girls Soccer Team, and she also plays for a club soccer team. Nichols said that the different teams carry different dynamics.
High School Soccer vs. Club Soccer
Brayden Plourde, Staff Reporter • April 11, 2025
Forward Nico Blachman takes off his gloves to fight Austin Watson, but Watson doesn't drop his mitts to fight.
Iowa Wild falls short to Grand Rapids in OT, 3-4.
Gavin Briar, Staff Reporter • March 23, 2025
Features
Senior Blake Lee creates study problems with ChatGPT to help him with his Algebra class on May 20 in the Warrior Zone.
Norwalk Students Opinions on Using Artificial Intelligence
Keegan Johnson, Editor • June 6, 2025

Artificial intelligence has become more prevalent than ever since the creation of ChatGPT in 2022, and with this rise of AI, some Norwalk students...

Senior Aidan Basinger (front) and freshman Alex Altes (back) play doubles against Indianola on April 29, 2025. Both Norwalk's varsity and JV teams won their meet against Indianola.
Boys’ JV Tennis Team Completes Undefeated Season
Eli Geisler, Staff Reporter • June 3, 2025

The Norwalk boys' tennis regular season concluded on Thursday, May 1, after a rained-out match against Ottumwa, and the junior varsity team managed...

A house built by Staff Reporter, Eli Geisler, in the game "Minecraft". The game would eventually have a movie adaptation over a decade past its release.
Norwalk Students Review “A Minecraft Movie”
Eli Geisler, Staff Reporter • May 5, 2025

On April 4, A Minecraft Movie released in theaters worldwide. An adaptation of the classic video game Minecraft, the film follows Jack Black...

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