Nona Saharan Managing Editor Edward Simon Cruz News Editor Taylor Alphonso Staff Writer “In middle school, Team 7D had a debate about whether racism was still alive in America. The teachers set […]
Examining the Narrative of Race Education in WW-P
Takeout Isolation: The Story of How I Made Socially Distancing Myself from Fast Food a Lifestyle
By: Ria Prasad Staff Writer Simply put, it was an unhealthy obsession- literally. I was eating out three times a week, and that too predominantly fast food meals. Marking periods two and […]
Swimming During the Pandemic
By: Natalie Leung Staff Writer As everything familiar around me began to shut down early March of this year, I was excited to finally have a break from the rigorous training schedule […]
Running a half marathon during Covid
By: Aaditya Saharan Staff Writer In 2019, if you were to ask me if I wanted to do another half marathon next year, my answer would 100% be a yes. With all […]
What does COVID mean for the SATs?
By Zohra Ahsan Staff Writer For years, colleges and universities have been using the SATs to test high school students on their range of educational ability. With the current pandemic, the education […]
College Board eliminates subject tests in efforts to address changing student needs
By Nona Saharan Managing Editor On Tuesday, January 19, the College Board announced the discontinuation of both its optional SAT essay and its SAT subject tests. The board also revealed their plans […]
Mosul: 101 minutes of greatness
Josh Chait Editor-in-Chief Imagine a typical action movie. Now picture that movie set in ISIS-controlled Iraq, a brutal war enduring between the terrorist organization and a small band of Iraqi SWAT fighters. […]
A Review on Sumi-Ramen
Anusha Bapat Opinion Editor Dhriti Goudar Feature Editor About thirteen minutes away for West Windsor residents and five minutes away for Plainsboro residents resides a new Japanese restaurant, Sumi Ramen. Sumi Ramen […]
The Highs and Lows of the Fantasy Football Season
By: Ismail Sy Sports Editor Pictured: Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens Quarterback. Credit: AP This fantasy football season has been interesting to say the least. There have been a lot of injuries to […]
The first episode of Attack on Titan’s final season blows up more than just the Internet
By Tanika Mally Arts & Review Editor On December 6th, Attack on Titan: The Final Season’s first episode was released, effectively breaking the internet in the process. The final season has been […]
The Show Must Go On: How the Thespian Society is Handling COVID-19
By Taylor Alphonso Staff Writer COVID-19 has had a negative effect on all of us, as our entire lives are now almost completely online. But one area that has truly been affected […]
High School North’s Model United Nations During the Pandemic
Zohra Ahsan Staff Writer Model United Nations (MUN), one of North’s most established and prominent clubs, consists of over 70 kids who are passionate about public speaking, international relations, and politics. Due […]
North’s SAASA Club Trades the Stage and Spotlight for Zoom Calls and Bluelight
By Ria Prasad Staff Writer The South Asian American Student Association, more commonly known as SAASA, is one of High School North’s most populous clubs. Every Memorial Day weekend, 300 students from […]
Uptick in Covid cases poses question: What does this mean for the rest of 2021?
Anusha Bapat Opinion Editor Ria Prasad Staff Writer After flattening the curve significantly towards the end of the summer, New Jersey is once again witnessing a drastic uptick in the number of […]
Portrait of An Artist: Inside the Brain of North’s Stella Li
By Tanika Mally Arts & Review Editor Senior Stella Li grew up with art as a constant presence throughout her life. Her relationship with it initially began as a “monkey-see-monkey-do” activity that […]
Why a time of division means putting others first this second lockdown
By Natalie Leung Staff Writer It is evident that we are in the midst of a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the Wall Street Journal reporting that the U.S. daily […]
WW-P Offers Free Meals For All Students in the District
By Anusha Bapat Opinion Editor Kids are at home 24/7. This time it’s no longer a saying to describe our device-dependent generation but is also now our harsh reality. I, as a […]
The Formation and Success of the Premier Lacrosse League
By Jack Carter Staff Writer In a sport that has become seen as one for the elite, upper-class, the Premier Lacrosse League has reversed the narrative and created an innovative, progressive platform […]
SATIRE: Preparing for the series finale (or not) of Trump’s real-life reality show
By Edward Simon Cruz News Editor Television shows have always depicted heightened versions of real life. But when the television show became real life, the concepts of fiction and reality seemed to […]
The End of a New Beginning: Trailblazer Political Comedy Show Patriot Act Announces Cancellation
By Ria Prasad Staff Writer August 18th, 2020 marked the end of an era. As Patriot Act host Hasan Minhaj announced the cancellation of his Netflix comedy series, fans all across the […]
7 Remarkable NBA Facts You Didn’t Know
By: Aadi Saharan Staff Writer As a basketball fan, I think I speak for everyone when I say that we love to learn more about the NBA and its players. While some […]
Among Us: The Game That Saved Quarantine
By Aaditya Saharan Staff Writer Covid-19 has prompted a heavy reliance on technology — for both work and entertainment. During this time, the value of gaming has risen drastically, with Fall Guys […]
Sports starting during the pandemic
By: Kieran Sattiraju Assistant News Editor I still remember the day the world stopped. The sports seasons came to a screeching halt, and the pillars of our society seemed to collapse. The […]
Advocating for racial equality: HSN’s Shades Club during the pandemic
Jack Carter Staff Writer One of High School North’s newest and most socially impactful groups is the HSN Shades Club. The group was founded this past spring, as ongoing protests about police […]
Bob Woodward: A hero or a villain?
By: Anusha Bapat Opinion Editor Natalie Leung Staff Writer Associate editor of the Washington Post, investigative journalist, and a writer of thirteen top-selling novels: does this description sound familiar? Let’s rephrase it […]
Small Step Loans Launches Mid-Covid
Natalie Leung Staff Writer For all interested in combining finance and community service, Small Step Loans, a new club in West Windsor-Plainsboro launched this past August, is a perfect opportunity to get […]
A Deep Dive Into North’s Gay-Straight Alliance: Quarantine Edition
Aaditya Saharan Staff Writer COVID-19 has drastically impacted the way that High School North is conducting school this year. Students log on to Zoom from their computers every day. In-school teachers are […]
The Art of Mask Buying During The Pandemic
By: Anusha Bapat Op-ed Editor The girl clothed in a graphic tee styled with her perfect set of baggy, black cargo pants stands patiently near the stop sign. She’s wearing a mask […]
Sweet Sixteens During Bitter Times
By: Tanika Mally Arts & Review Editor Just last year if you were to ask me how I would celebrate my sweet sixteen, I probably would have responded by describing the typically […]
College applications in the pandemic
By: Josh Chait Editor-in-Chief It is completely safe to say that my expectations about applying to college were shattered by the pandemic. I never expected, when I first began my Junior year […]
3 Questions as we Head into the NBA Offseason
Ismail Sy Sports Editor The NBA offseason has begun! With the draft concluding on Wednesday night, the offseason fun can now begin. This is a shorter offseason compared to years past, due […]
Alex Trebek: Sage, fighter, inspiration
By: Edward Simon Cruz News Editor I’ve never met Alex Trebek, but after all those years seeing him on my TV, the news of his death struck me as if he were […]
MLB Award Races
By: Jack Carter Staff Writer As the MLB season winds down and the playoffs are quickly getting underway, teams are gearing up either for an intense and highly contested postseason or entering […]
The Boys: Where Evil Superheroes Make Good Television
By: Josh Chait Editor-in-Chief With the raging success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the burgeoning prominence of the DC Comics films, superheroes have become an enormous yet predictable aspect of society. […]
Knights of the Round Table: Redefining Homecoming
Homecoming Court 2020-2021 (left to right, top to bottom) Parinita Nautiyal, Makenna Katz, Ishaan Pandya, Caleb Birnbaum, Caroline Corriveau, Micheal Wu, Rishad Hasan, Sonia Balakrishnan, Anastasia Elfar, Max Lasky, William Dory, Olivia […]
From Bed to Desk: A Day in the Life of a Virtual Student
By Imogen Lubin Editor-in-Chief I didn’t expect to like virtual school as much as I do. In fact, I struggled with choosing my 2020 learning model. I feared online school would present […]
No More Mid-Day Pancakes: A Day in the Life of a Hybrid Student
By Natalie Leung Staff Writer No More Mid-Day Pancakes At exactly 6:30 a.m., I hear the excruciating sound of my alarm clock, signaling the ever so dreaded time of the day; when […]
How Undecided Voters Can Learn From Gen Z
By: Ria Prasad As November 3rd approaches, undecided voters are left with a few days to make their choice. In a “normal” election year the stakes would not be as high as […]
