The boys’ track season is winding down.  The team has competed in 14+ meets this year and has won six of them.  With the six wins, they are averaging around 140.6 points a meet for the varsity team. In all their meets there are five events that they constantly win: shuttle hurdle relay, 4x200, 4x100, sprint medley relay and 4x800  Athletes set their own personal goals throughout the whole season.  “A couple of my goals to hit by...

Senior Ethan Wyatt was selected and awarded as the winner of the 2021 Iowa All-State Art Competition as the second awardee in Glenwood history. Wyatt’s submitted pieces included his paintings “Mantis in the Matrix” and “Sunset Skeleton.” He was selected from hundreds of students. The only other Glenwood student to win the award was graduate Jacy Embray in 2015. “It feels good to have worked to get here now,” said Wyatt. “I knew...

Junior Christian Delaney definitely cares about school but is also passionate about playing in the band Dysfunction.  “The band has taken my mind off of school, and music is my escape from life,” said Christian Delaney. “Whenever I am feeling stressed, I pick up my guitar and I let my problems temporarily disappear.”  They will have a concert at the Davies Amphitheater in Glenwood Lake Park on May 8 at 7 pm.  The show is free to...

E3 2021 has officially been confirmed with Nintendo, XBOX, Ubisoft, Capcom, and Konami all showing off their upcoming titles. I am very excited for this, and thought I would talk about my predictions for the show. There’s already a lot of theorizing for Nintendo’s presentation. There are three games on the top of everyone’s mind that are expected to show up during it - Breath of the Wild 2, Bayonetta 3 and Metroid Prime 4. All three of these...

The show choir group called Fast Lane concluded their season with a performance for students on Friday, April 16 after a long winter performance season. Fast Lane had a strong season, competing five times, placing first in their division at North Polk and second at Lewis Central. They performed six songs overall, featuring solos from sophomore Derek Taylor; juniors Raegan Rappley, Katelyn Christensen, Josh Nieman; and seniors Sarah Clayton and...

The boys’ soccer team has started their season off strong with a 3-5 record. On April 19 the team celebrated a victory against Atlantic with a score of 10-0 and a loss against Sioux City with a score of 5-2. The Rams grew from their loss against Sioux City and gained more experience from the game.  “Our last game we played Sioux City North. We came out slow and ended up losing but learned from it,” said junior Jade Nanfito. The...