NW PASSAGE

Who cleans up the mess students leave behind?

Table Of Contents

05 Columns

Senior Grace Logan and sophomore Sophie Delaney discuss growing up and workload respectively

06

WE HEARD YOU – tiktok ban

Students share their opinions on the possible TikTok ban

10 JUST

09

A Bill

House Bill 2238 vetoed for the third year in a row

13 Forks Down

We go to three popular wings restaurants and let the waiters decide the flavor

16 ARTS RECAP Coverage of Spaghetti Showcase and the art galleries

19 Sports Recap

Halfway into the spring season, our sports teams are not slacking off

22

Think Twice

Students abandon their trash at lunch and throughout the day, but who cleans it up?

11 No Matter What

Witnessing transphobia made me protective of my older brother

14

Jack Of Tradesall

Senior Evan Johnson has never been afraid to try something new, and now, has a self-published magazine

17 REALIZING THE FULL SCOPE

Junior Wolfgang sell works hard for his talent, regardless of the natural skill he has

21 Not A Quitter

Sophomore Tyler West’s hard work paid off after not quitting

Month In Photos

A look back of photos taken in March and April

Our Passage

The purpose of the Northwest Passage is to relay important and interesting information to the community, administration and students of the Shawnee Mission Northwest High School.

As a news magazine, the Northwest Passage will cater to the interests and concerns of the student body. Outside concerns and activities will only be covered if they somehow affect the school or students.

The Northwest Passage is a 24-page news magazine. The paper will be distributed monthly as possible. Subscriptions will be available to the community for $25.

The Northwest Passage firmly supports the First Amendment and opposes censorship. The content of the newspaper will be determined and created by the entire staff. When questions concerning word choice, legal problems or ethics arise, the editorial board and adviser will discuss the problem to find the solution. In these cases, the editor-in-chief and editorial board will have the power to make the final decision. Letters to the editor will be accepted and encouraged. The staff reserves the right to edit for grammatical mistakes, length and good taste. Letters may attack policy but not people. In no way will ideas or viewpoints be changed. The editor-inchief and editorial board reserve the right to refuse any letter.

Editor-In-Chief Grace Logan

Editor-In-Chief Veronica Meiss CONTENT

Copy Editor Morgan Tate

Copy Editor Izak Zeller

Photo Editor Sophia McCraney

Photo Editor Evan Johnson

Asst. Photo Editor Ashley Broils

Asst. Photo Editor Kara Simpso n

DESIGNERS

Zadie Tenpenny

Bella Alvarado

Elaina Hammes

Sofia Ball

Sophie Delaney

Greta Grist ADVISER

Susan Massy