Good night, North
by Fariha Tamboli and Lei Lei Wu “You snooze, you lose” is the mantra of North’s students. Students are constantly drowned in schoolwork, sports, and clubs, and they are overwhelmed […]
Under new advisors, Homecoming 2016 was a success
by Zehra Madhavan and Hannah Mitlak During the weekend of October 16, North students came together for Homecoming weekend, which involved a football game on Friday night and the Homecoming […]
HAP course should be an honors class
By Elise Gorberg and Gabriel Yoder Shenk Last year, when we scheduled our science classes, we had the option to take either an AP class or a regular class. We […]
Matt and Kim shine with New Glow
After seeing Matt and Kim live, I am sure of one thing—energy is everything. The indie dance duo played some of their older classics, like “Daylight” and “It’s Alright,” as […]
Unfriended: hilarious or terrifying?
—By Danielle Brubaker & Emma Kileen— Synopsis: Unfriended, a new movie directed by Levan Gabriadze,features six teenagers who get killed by the spirit of a girl who committed suicide at […]
Science Olympiad takes Lincoln, Nebraska
—By Ally Santa Maria & Julia Bannon— For the first time in six years, North’s Science Olympiad team did not come in second at this year’s State Tournament. They came […]
Staff Editorial
School-sponsored field trips come every year like clockwork. Upperclassmen relay stories to underclassmen of the pranks and incidents that occurred on their trips, creating a sense of entitlement among the younger students. They see these trips as their right, their opportunity to do what they like and indulge in the same misbehavior as their older peers, but these trips are […]
North robotics team finishes third at nationals
—By Brandon Daley— Over the past year, all of North’s robotics team’s hard work, both individually and as a group, has brought enormous success. From April 21 to 26, the […]
North sounds off on senioritis
Taking a peek into a senior classroom during second semester is like looking into another world of half-asleep students wearing disheveled clothing and sporting nonexistent backpacks. The diagnosis? Senioritis. Urban […]
Boys’ golf looks to build off of fast start
It was a chilly 27ºF when the golf season began on March 6, but that didn’t stop the boys’ golf team from braving the cold and getting preseason preparation underway. […]
Fresh off the Boat: helping foreigners fit in
Ever hear of the show All-American Girl? Probably not. Most of us at North weren’t even born when it was tentatively picked up by ABC in 1994, 21 years ago, […]
Not Ready for Hillary: A call for stonger progressivism
—By Shreya Sunderram— Hillary Rodham Clinton has announced her bid for the presidency—and I could not be less thrilled. Wait, hold up—a feminist liberal who isn’t over the moon about […]
Stop talking about the twenty dollar bill
Women have come a long way over the years, but we still have some ground to make up. Feminists are finding innovative ways to make their voices heard and messages […]
At UPenn competition in March, North Model Congress team finishes just short of a perfect season
—By Diana Tang— After Hillary Clinton’s recent announcement, the buzz about a female president has resurfaced from eight years ago. Here at North, however, we have something better than a […]
Lost and found: Catching up with Doug Eadie, post-retirement
When people retire, they have many activities with which to fill their newly empty calendars—golf, painting, traveling, selling ribbons to children on playgrounds. But sometimes, they’re too invested in their […]
Clint Eastwood to produce, direct, write and star in biopic
Actor/director/renaissance man Clint Eastwood, compelled by the infuriating Oscar snub of what he calls “indisputably the greatest film ever made,” American Sniper, has now embarked on an even more ambitious […]
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