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Curriculum and Activities Night to be Held Wednesday
Niles West will hold its annual curriculum and activities night in the field house and contest gym on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Operating as an open house, eighth grade incoming freshmen and...
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International Week Begins Today
As we move into the beginning of International Week, special events have been prepared for each cultural group to share and express their customs, and for the rest of the school to get involved. There...
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Coming Together in Skokie: Latino & Hispanic Cultures
Every year, the Village of Skokie celebrates a specific culture by providing various activities that the culture demonstrates on a daily basis, weekends, or holidays. This year, Skokie is focusing on...
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VEX Robotics Club to go to Nationals
A group of high school students sitting around programming and building robots may sound like the plot of Weird Science, but for the Niles West Robotics Team it is just a typical afternoon. Using VEX...
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Poetry Out Loud Competition to be Held Friday
The first round of the Poetry Out Loud competition will be held Friday, Jan. 28 before school in the Robert L. Johnson auditorium. Students who are involved can be chosen by their teacher, but can also...
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Meet Me in a Minute International Week: Andrew Suarez
Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a series of 10 stories in celebration of International Week. Although neither of his parents were born in Venezuela, Spanish teacher Andrew Suarez was born and...
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Student Government Update
Student Government has been hard at work the past few weeks. On Wednesday, Jan. 20, Student Government spoke about Curriculum Night, talked about issues to discuss at the upcoming Executive...
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Semi-Finalists for Poetry Out Loud Announced
Niles West’s Poetry Out Loud finalists have been announced. The students have made it through the first school-wide round, and the remaining students will compete against each other one more time. The...
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A Cappella Groups to Compete at Quarter-Finals
On Saturday, Feb. 6, Echo Effect will be the first of Niles West’s a cappella groups to compete in the ICHSA Midwest Semi-Finals in Port Washington, WI. The other two groups — High Fidelity and Guys...
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2016 Iowa Caucus Results
The 2016 Iowa caucus Monday left Republicans happily surprised, while Democrats were left without a clear victor, despite former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton‘s somewhat premature victory speech....
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Fate, Free Will Debated at Interfaith Discussion
In celebration of International Week, the Quran Study Club hosted the annual Interfaith Discussion on Feb. 1, 2016. The theme for this year’s discussion was “Free Will… Are We Really in Control?” The...
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International Fest to be Held Friday
International Fest will be held this Friday, Feb. 5, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Tickets for students will be $3, and tickets for adults will be $6. Activities coordinator Katie Odell, has a lot of...
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ACT to be Held Tomorrow
Niles West will host the ACT tomorrow morning, Saturday, Feb. 6 at 8 a.m. Students are to arrive through the auditorium entrance between 7:30-7:45 a.m.. Students should get there on time, as testing...
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New Hampshire Primary Predictions
New Hampshire voters will partake in their state’s primary event for the 2016 Presidential Election on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. After the “historically close” Democratic caucus between Bernie Sanders and...
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Breaking News: Poetry Out Loud Winner Announced
The winner for Poetry Out Loud were announced last night. Senior Thea Gonzales was the winner and junior Alana Noble was runner-up. For Gonzales, it was a good experience. “It’s really cool and I’ve...
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Special Ed Students Run Coffee Cart for Teachers
Every Wednesday and Friday before and during first period, teachers will be able to purchase pastries provided by Sweety Pies Bakery and Intelligentsia coffee. They are being delivered on a coffee cart...
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CEC Basketball Game Takes Place This Saturday and Monday
The CEC tournament is an annual basketball tournament that students from our Special Education department participate in. The games are hosted by M-NASR ( the Maine-Niles Association of Special...
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Student Government Update
Student Government has been hard at work the past few weeks. Student Government discussed who should win the Distinguished Alumni Award. They read through the applications of eighteen nominees and...
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Controversy Surrounds Supreme Court Vacancy After Scalia’s Death
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead on the morning of Saturday, Feb. 13, having passed away in his sleep at the age of 79. Scalia served on the Supreme Court for 30 years and...
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“Prospect High: Brooklyn” Makes Illinois Debut at Niles West
Selected for the nationwide world premiere of “Prospect High: Brooklyn,” Niles West Theatre has chosen to perform the play with two separate casts: the Green and the Gold cast. The Green cast’s...
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