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Staff editorial: the most wonderful time of the year

January 14, 2025

As we near the holidays, life becomes hectic. Teenagers are stressed cramming for finals, moms are fighting over the newest toy at the mall on Black Friday, and everyone is pressured to have the perfect...

Letter to the editor: responding to editorial "Teach don't take"

Letter to the editor: responding to editorial “Teach don’t take”

Sarah Derks, Guest Writer December 4, 2024

Dear Express Staff   In your last issue, the Staff Opinion piece centered around the new board policy on cell phone usage. There were two passages that stood out that I could not ignore.  The...

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Staff editorial: teach don’t take

November 7, 2024

Beginning in kindergarten, we were taught to be kind to others. We were taught how to share. We were taught to be attentive and listen when someone else was talking. Once we made it to middle school, we...

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Don’t speak if you don’t know what you are talking about

Emily Olm-Shipman, Writer November 4, 2024

I interviewed students at BVNW who are known for having strong political opinions. I asked them about specific laws, bills and policies the presidential candidates plan to pass to better serious issues...

The recent increase in rape jokes among youth is problematic because the "humor" trivializes sexual abuse, therefore emboldening the culture that perpetuates this violence.

No laughing matter: why rape jokes are never acceptable

Reagan Wald, Editor-in-Chief September 24, 2024

The other night I opened my phone to a Snapchat post of someone quoting their friend saying, “I’m going to rape you.” This nauseating phrase was used in a humorous context, and it is a form of comedy...

A visual depiction of the lack of school spirit at Northwest.

Staff editorial: show some spirit

August 16, 2024

Northwest will not have a homecoming parade this year. A large portion of this decision could be attributed to the consistent lack of school spirit our student body has displayed in recent years. As a...

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Strict parents raise sneaky children

Sri Trikona, Writer April 25, 2024

I watch, as fear instantly strikes my friend's face. It was a regular Friday night, five of my friends and I were playing board games at a cafe, laughing and having a great time. We were all talking, and...

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The downfall of Disney

Danielle Croom, Writer January 19, 2024

Through recent years, the magical realm of Disney appears to be losing its unique charm. What was once a creative powerhouse for storytelling has now declined to a repetitive cycle from being the so-called...

‘New Year New Me’ is not a healthy resolution

‘New Year New Me’ is not a healthy resolution

Sri Trikona, Writer December 29, 2023

As December creeps up on us, we begin to reflect on our year. For me, every year is the same. “I can’t believe this year is almost over, it still feels like May,” my friend tells me, while everyone...

Going to the movies (Taylor's Version)

Going to the movies (Taylor’s Version)

Rishitha Bonthu, Writer November 6, 2023

World-renowned artist Taylor Swift has concluded the US leg of her record-breaking “Eras Tour”. Since this tour was so insanely successful, many fans could not get tickets. Now, those who couldn’t...

Heating up

Heating up

Alyssa Gagnon, Writer November 1, 2023

The world is dying and no one seems to care. Not only do many people not care, some people do not even acknowledge that global warming is real.  Throughout this past year, Canada has experienced the...

Haunting for the best scary movie

Haunting for the best scary movie

Rishitha Bonthu, Writer October 31, 2023

Although everyone has different tastes, I think that “Jennifer’s Body” is the most underrated spooky movie. “Jennifer’s Body” was one of the best movies of its time but was extremely underrated...

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