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Mohi Bauer, a senior at Niwot High School, has a passion for logic-based problem-solving and mentally challenging tasks. Bauer constantly seeks new ways to further these interests apart from his classes, including participation in competitions and starting his own club at Niwot High School. "During my freshman and sophomore years, I participated in Niwot's Chess Club, Math Club, and Up-a-Creek Robotics' FRC team 1619 on the robot software subteam," he said. "During my junior year, I co-founded a...
Every year, thousands of students from around the world gather to compete at the FIRST World Championship, the culminating event for the programs under its umbrella. Among these is FIRST Tech Challenge, where teams of middle and high school students design, build, and program robots to take on a new game challenge each season. Through the year, teams advance through local, state, and national competitions to earn a spot in the World Championship, where they compete in division rounds and...
For over three months, Niwot High School’s theater department has been working hard to bring the iconic musical, “Footloose,” to life. The musical was performed April 3, 4, 10, 11 and 14 to a packed NHS auditorium. The “Footloose” story revolves around Ren McCormack, played by Niwot sophomore Camryn Bell. and his mother, played by Alison Kraut, who relocate to the fictional town of Bomont, Utah, from Chicago. Ren is horrified to learn that all things rock music and dance, both which are engra...
"Senior Assassin" is a popular tradition at high schools across the country, and each year, Niwot High School seniors look forward to taking part in the fun. While the rules vary slightly from round to round and from school to school, some elements remain consistent. At the core of the game, each player gets randomly assigned a target, and over the next few weeks, it is their responsibility to "assassinate" that person. Each assassination must be recorded and posted online. Seniors who play buy...
Ben Gabrielson loves math. Now a senior at Niwot High School, he says his biggest challenge in high school was running out of math classes to take. After exhausting Niwot's math class offerings early in high school, he began taking classes concurrently at Front Range Community College. Last semester, Gilbert finished the classes offered at Front Range and is currently working with Niwot's math teacher, Megan Schlagel, to teach himself discrete mathematics as an independent study. Gabrielson...
On Monday, February 24, middle school and high school students from the Boulder County area were excited to present their science projects at the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) Corden Pharma Regional Science Fair at the Boulder Valley School District Education Center. The BVSD Regional Science Fair website explains, "Science fairs allow students the opportunity to research, create, and present while constructing their own ideas through reading informational text, participating in...
Niwot High School's Math Club is a student organization that supports students who are interested in, excelling in, or struggling in math. Math Club president Katherine Cui, a NHS senior, explained, "Math Club is where students can come to do their math homework, study for math tests, and get help from their peers and a math teacher. Math Club is also where students can come to experience how math can be made fun – especially since it is so many people's least favorite subject." The club had b...
Niwot High School lacrosse players traveled to San Marcos and Carlsbad California March 17 and 18 as members of the Mead High School lacrosse team, where they suffered losses against the more experienced San Marcos High School Knights (San Marcos, CA) and the La Costa Canyon High School Mavericks (Carlsbad, CA). The team fought hard, but fell short against the Knights and Mavericks losing by scores of 16-6 and 23-8 respectively. The Mead girls lacrosse team is composed of students from all over...
Niwot High School senior Shefali Joshi thrives at the crossroads of creativity and innovation. One of her proudest high school achievements is pursuing an IB diploma. She said, "I'm really proud of how I stuck through the IB program even though it was hard at times. I really enjoyed the classes that were offered, even though there was a lot of extra work that goes into them." One such extra project is the Creativity, Art, and Service (CAS) project all IB diploma candidates are required to comple...
On Thursday, March 13, the Niwot High School girls tennis team suffered a difficult loss in their second game of the season against perennial powerhouse Kent Denver High School. Despite a determined effort from the entire team, Niwot fell 6-1. However, the players remain optimistic, viewing this match as a learning experience that will help them improve for the rest of the season. Samantha Zacky, a senior and four-year varsity player at Niwot, reflected on the challenges of competitive tennis...
