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  • Mwebaza Club at NHS raises money for Ugandan boy

    MacKenzie Demmel|Feb 5, 2020

    Last year, Niwot High School started the Mwebaza Club to turn shipping containers into classrooms for children in Uganda. The classrooms were a booming success and have greatly decreased the overcrowding at the school. After the classrooms were shipped to Uganda, the Mwebaza Club faded away. Now, Niwot High School has initiated the club again, this time to fund a young boy's education. In Uganda, people are required to pay for school, and many families cannot meet the high prices. So, the...

  • NHS performs "The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon"

    MacKenzie Demmel|Nov 13, 2019

    From Friday, Nov. 15 to Sunday, Nov. 17, Niwot High School will be performing the production "The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon." The book "Grimm's Fairy Tales" was originally published in 1812 by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, and it was a compilation of 86 stories, although the brothers would continue to add stories until the book contained 210. Over the years, these stories have morphed as a result of modern influences such as the Disney films. In Grimm's original story of "The Little Mermaid,"...

  • The Niwot High School band blows the audience away at SVVSD band night

    MacKenzie Demmel|Oct 9, 2019

    Sporting a collection of tunes from the popular movie The Greatest Showman, the Niwot High School band was a force to be reckoned with at SVVSD band night. The band provided a wall of sound as a result of its abundance of members and energetic performance. SVVSD band night is an event where marching bands from across the district gather to perform in front of judges. This year, the high schools attending included Lyons, Skyline, Erie, Roosevelt, Greeley Central, Frederick, Silver Creek, Niwot,...

  • Niwot High School under construction

    MacKenzie Demmel|Sep 4, 2019

    Niwot High School was first opened in 1972. Since then it has provided a great learning environment for students taking traditional, AP, and IB classes. It also has never had new carpet, until now. The old carpets have been replaced with clean carpets that are laced with a vibrant green. “I’m excited for an open floor plan to ease student congestion during passing periods,” said Mrs. Moore, a teacher at Niwot for 17 years. “Plus, it’ll be nice to have spaces for students to hang out socially...