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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 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
Sights from Iowa Wild’s 3-4 loss to Grand Rapids
March 23, 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
Junior Brayden Plourde stands while holding a camera in Mrs. Thomas's room in Norwalk High School. Plourde correctly predicted the winner of the Men's March Madness Tournament.
Did Norwalk Students Predict March Madness?
April 21, 2025

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Norwalk High School student Gus Nurre, a member of the Des Moines Derby Brats, smiles in his Derby Brats jacket. Gus is spending his first season on the first team of the Derby Brats as the jammer.

Skating into the Spotlight

Kasey Ludlow, Staff Writer • January 5, 2023

When you think of sports, what are the first ones you think of? Football? Basketball? Soccer? For freshman William “Gus” Nurre, roller derby is how he relieves his competitive itch. Nurre competes...

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