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Norwalk choir students rehearse their show Anastasia in the Norwalk Performing Arts Center. The show will debut on Friday, April 26 with a second show on Saturday., April 27.
Norwalk High School to Present Spring Musical “Anastasia”
April 26, 2024
Ta’Mya Martin Napier peruses TikTok during A lunch on Monday, April 15. She said she was changing her profile picture on her account and often scrolls through TikTok for the latest updates on memes.
National TikTok ban seems likely
April 24, 2024
Ms. Poole works on her laptop during fifth hour on Tuesday, April 16th. Poole saw the eclipse as a learning opportunity for her class, and took her students outside to see it.
Norwalk Students Watch the Eclipse
April 17, 2024
Norwalk High School Prom and After Prom
Norwalk High School Prom and After Prom
April 5, 2024
Gage Smith (left) and Parker Wood work at the fry station. At the Warrior Cafe, students work at actual restaurant stations, such as the fry station, management station, grill station, and saute station.
Norwalk Warrior Cafe Experience
March 25, 2024
Norwalk Jazz I performs on Saturday, March 9, on the hangar deck of the USS Intrepid. The Intrepid was used as a battleship against the Japanese during World War II.
Norwalk High School Band Trip to New York
April 22, 2024
Abdi Ahmed poses with a football during PE class on Tuesday, Feb. 27, at the Norwalk football field. Ahmed said he shows his enjoyment of football during PE class.
Norwalk High School Fitness PE
March 4, 2024
Rylee Campbell (left) and Emma Brenizer hold a conversation while working on projects for painting class on Tuesday, Dec. 19 in the art room. Campbell was working on a watercolor scene while Brenizer was working on an acrylic portrait painting.
Art at NHS
February 7, 2024
Halftime Show with Coach Patterson
Halftime Show with Coach Patterson
September 22, 2023
Ms. Garrison (left) helps students as they wait in the counseling center during third period on Friday, Aug. 25. These students are awaiting meetings with one of the high schools three counselors.
Norwalk students are back in action
September 5, 2023
Sophomore Cael Bemis does a hang clean while at after-school lifting. Bemis is a member of the football and wrestling teams.
Norwalk After-School Lifting Program
March 7, 2024
Senior Vincent Martin participates at a swim meet against Marshalltown on November 21. Martin was one of six athletes who partook in one of the signing days.
Signing Day Features Norwalk Athletes
March 1, 2024
Senior Kyle Erickson watches hockey on his phone on Tuesday, Feb. 28, in journalism class. Erickson said Hockey is one of his favorite sports.
Lights, Tape, Puck, and Action
February 28, 2024
Tyler Harper wins the boys state championship for Class 3A for the 113-pound weight class on Saturday, Feb. 17, at Wells Fargo Arena. This year, Norwalk had seven qualifiers for boys state wrestling.
Tyler Harper becomes State Champion
February 19, 2024
Coach Brown (right) watches as one of his players wrestles at a home meet on Dec. 12, 2023, in the NPECC. The district wrestling team wrestled this past Saturday, Feb. 10.
The History of Norwalk Wrestling
February 15, 2024
Student council members talk during a meeting on Friday, April 19, in the North Gym. Student council meets weekly to discuss and plan school events.
Student Council Exchanges with High Schools
April 23, 2024
Norwalk students gather with senior Jayden Overton attending prom virtually on Saturday, April 6, at the Science Center of Iowa. Friends of Overton made it possible for him to attend his senior Prom despite being unable to make it.
Prom 2024
April 16, 2024
Freshman Lhotse Samuelson sits in the counseling office during third period on Friday, Mar. 1. Samuelson said she was completing a math CFU she had missed the day prior due to jazz band. She said the counseling office is a safe space, and she goes to the counseling office anytime she feels like she has a problem.
Norwalk works to eliminate bullying
April 4, 2024
Athena Overturf (left) poses for a photo as Evelyn Hoffman, and Sophie Lowe count money at their cookie booth, while in the background Bree Sammons holds a sign to draw in customers. The cookie booth was on Sunday, Feb. 11, outside of Dollar General. The scouts are trying to earn money for their troop to go camping in the summer.
Girl Scout Cookie Sales
March 28, 2024
Anya Kallenback and Natalie Spencer as Ariel and Flounder in Part of Your World.
Norwalk Students to Perform in Musical
March 21, 2024

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Halftime Show with Coach Patterson

Coach Patterson shares his thoughts during halftime of Norwalk’s football game vs. Winterset
Brayden Plourde, Staff Writer
September 22, 2023

Norwalk plays Winterset on Friday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. in Warrior Stadium. The #8 ranked Warriors come into this game with a record of 3-1, while the #10 ranked Winterset has a record of 2-2. The Warriors lead the Winterset Huskies at halftime 23-10. Click on the video above to watch an interview with Norwalk Head Coach Paul Patterson hosted by sophomore Brayden Plourde.

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Norwalk Jazz I performs on Saturday, March 9, on the hangar deck of the USS Intrepid. The Intrepid was used as a battleship against the Japanese during World War II.
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Sophomore Cael Bemis does a hang clean while at after-school lifting. Bemis is a member of the football and wrestling teams.
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Senior Vincent Martin participates at a swim meet against Marshalltown on November 21. Martin was one of six athletes who partook in one of the signing days.
Signing Day Features Norwalk Athletes
Senior Kyle Erickson watches hockey on his phone on Tuesday, Feb. 28, in journalism class. Erickson said Hockey is one of his favorite sports.
Lights, Tape, Puck, and Action
Tyler Harper wins the boys state championship for Class 3A for the 113-pound weight class on Saturday, Feb. 17, at Wells Fargo Arena. This year, Norwalk had seven qualifiers for boys state wrestling.
Tyler Harper becomes State Champion
Coach Brown (right) watches as one of his players wrestles at a home meet on Dec. 12, 2023, in the NPECC. The district wrestling team wrestled this past Saturday, Feb. 10.
The History of Norwalk Wrestling
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About the Contributor
Brayden Plourde
Brayden Plourde, Staff Writer
Brayden Plourde is a sophomore at NHS taking his first semester of journalism this year. Brayden is involved in multiple sports such as football, swimming, and track. One of his favorite things to do is watch movies, and one of his top picks is Ace Ventura Pet Detective. Something interesting about Brayden is that he was born in Rhode Island and has lived in 4 different states. “I want to be a sports journalist so it's a great opportunity to see if this is something I want to do when I'm older," he said.

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