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Orchestra Director Wins School Teacher of the Year
Niles West Orchestra Director Steve Katz has been awarded “School Teacher of the Year” by the Illinois American String Teachers Association (ILASTA) for the 2016-17 school year based on his remarkable...
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Niles North BSU Kicks off Black History Month
The Niles North Black Student Union hosted the Jesse White Tumbling Team to kick off the district’s celebrations of Black History Month on Friday, Feb. 3 after school. The Tumbling Team, founded in...
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DECA Wins More Than 60 Awards at Regionals
Niles West’s DECA competed at the North Suburban Regional DECA Conference on Sunday, Jan. 29 at the Donald J. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. Over 1,200 students attended the convention,...
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Press Conference Held to Celebrate Chinese Culture
Coming Together, an organization based in Skokie and Niles, will be holding a press conference to celebrate Chinese Culture at the Skokie Public Library on Saturday, Feb. 11. Present at the press...
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International Week will Begin on Monday
Niles West’s annual International Week will begin on Monday, Feb. 13 and will continue through Feb. 24, with multiple events held throughout the two week period, including a Cultural Round Table,...
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International Week to Kick Off with Cultural Round Table
To kick off International Week, Niles West will be hosting a cultural round table on Monday, Feb. 13 in the Student Commons. This annual event is an opportunity for students to embrace the diversity...
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Science Olympiad Invitational Held at Niles West
Niles West hosted a Science Olympiad invitational on Saturday, Feb. 11. Unlike a science fair, where students create experiments and displays about them, students involved in Science Olympiad choose...
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Current Events: China
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of nine stories surrounding current events of different cultures at Niles West as a part of International Week. Did you know that before Thursday, Jan. 9,...
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Current Events: Black Student Union
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of nine stories surrounding current events of different cultures at Niles West as a part of International Week. The Black Student Union at Niles West...
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Current Events: Korea
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of nine stories surrounding current events of different cultures at Niles West as a part of International Week. Both North and South Korea are...
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Gina Kostovetsky Advances to Poetry Out Loud Regionals
Niles West students competed in the school-wide Poetry Out Loud competition during late start on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Each student was called upon one by one to stand in the center of the room, being...
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Current Events: Germany
Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a series of nine stories surrounding current events of different cultures at Niles West as a part of International Week. Earlier this week, Germany’s previous...
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Current Events: Bosnia and Montenegro
Editor’s Note: This is the sixth in a series of nine stories surrounding current events of different cultures at Niles West as a part of International Week. Bosnia is one of the countries around the...
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Current Events: Middle East
Editor’s Note: This is the seventh in a series of nine stories surrounding current events of different cultures at Niles West as a part of International Week. On Friday, Jan. 27 President Donald Trump...
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Commencement Speaker Applications Process Begins
Graduation may seem like a lifetime away, but it will be here before you know it. With the 2017 Commencement Ceremony slowly approaching, seniors have the opportunity to fill out applications to enter...
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Niles West’s Gina Kostovetsky Advances State Poetry Out Loud Competition
Sophomore Gina Kostovetsky has made Niles West history by becoming the first-ever student to place first at the regional Poetry Out Loud competition, advancing her to the state competition. Kostovetsky...
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Current Events: Latin America
Editor’s Note: This is the ninth in a series of nine stories surrounding current events of different cultures at Niles West as a part of International Week. While there have been a lot of citizen-led...
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Current Events: India and Pakistan
Editor’s Note: This is the eighth in a series of nine stories surrounding current events of different cultures at Niles West as a part of International Week. Five days after his inauguration, President...
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Video: Regional POL Winner Gina Kostovetky’s Recites “Personal”
Sophomore Gina Kostovetsky made school history after winning first place at the Regional Poetry Out Loud competition and advancing to State. Kostovetsky was required to recite two separate poems of...
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Send Off to Semi-finals Held for Echo Effect and High Fidelity
This morning, a send-off was held for Niles West’s a capella groups High Fidelity and Echo Effect. Both teams competed at the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for...
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