A Pirate’s perspective on the Option ii changes
Opinion Editor Liam Knox responds to this article here. —By William Jiao & Jamie You— The Board of Education recently introduced several changes to the district’s Option ii program, restricting […]
Costumed students compete at StuCo pickleball tournament
—By Katherine Chen & Michelle Xu— “I felt a rush of adrenaline. I felt an energy like a thousand raging volts,” sophomore Jeremy Bedient said. No, this wasn’t an execution. […]
Students flock to second Harlem Wizards basketball game
—By Danielle Brubaker & Emma Kileen— On January 24, Student Council hosted the second annual Harlem Wizards game in the North gymnasium to raise money for future activities. The Harlem […]
Complex new grading system transforms AP European History
—By Zehra Madhavan & Hannah Mitlak— There’s something a little different happening up in room 205. In his AP European History class, Christopher Bond has redesigned his gradebook in order […]
Cleaning, Spanish, and little bit of salsa
—By Lei Lei Wu— Carmen Castellano is a familiar face to everyone at High School North. She brightens up the hallways and classrooms each day, literally and figuratively. As one […]
The American Sniper roundtable
—By Michael Bamford, Zehra Madhavan, & Hannah Mitlak— Based on American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History and directed by the acclaimed Clint Eastwood, […]
Abolish the high school midterm
Last year, the West Windsor-Plainsboro school district revamped the high school midterm, replacing one-period, do-or-die cumulative tests with three smaller assessments in each subject scattered across the first semester. The new system was designed to promote the district’s 21st-century Competencies and to help students who thrive during class activities but struggle on high-stakes exams. “This fair, low-pressure system will make […]
Fall Out Boy rocks its new sound in American Beauty/American Psycho
—By Diana Tang— “We’ll go down in history; remember me for centuries.” This line from Centuries is American Beauty/American Psycho in a nutshell; Fall Out Boy is once again making […]
Library noise during lunch has gotten out of control
—By Fariha Tamboli— The bell rings, the clock strikes, it’s 10:50—the beginning of lunch. You have to finish and print out that essay that’s due for your English class, so you […]
The culture of WW-P is not LGBT friendly
—By Madhavi Challa & Bushra Hasan— January 4, 2013. A married couple from West-Windsor submits a letter to the editor of the West Windsor and Plainsboro News attacking South’s Gay-Straight […]
Meghan Trainor’s vapid music? It’s definitely all bass
—By Elise Gorberg— Music is a forum for social issues, and the subject of feminism in music has become anything but uncommon. Breakout pop singer Meghan Trainor is one of […]
Low participation challenges hockey and wrestling programs
—By Brandon Daley— This season, North’s hockey and wrestling teams have struggled with small rosters. Both teams play physical, fast-paced sports, but with low student involvement, a lack of interest […]
The Wedding Ringer: Rated R for Rubbish
—By Katherine Chen & Michelle Xu— Jeremy Garelick’s latest movie, The Wedding Ringer, although classified as a romantic comedy, really contains no romance at all. A better label would be […]
The Explainer: North surpasses South
—By Liam Knox & Hannah Mitlak— EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT! NORTH TO SURPASS SOUTH IN THIS YEAR’S U.S. NEWS STATE HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS! Wow! No way! That’s incredible! […]
20 Questions with Vice Principal Peter B. James
—By Michael Bamford & Liam Knox— Opinion Editor Liam Knox and Copy Editor Michael Bamford met with new vice principal Peter James to discuss math, soccer, scuba diving, and Royster’s […]
A conversation about the year in movies
—By Liam Knox & David Yaffe-Bellany— The drama of last December—the unlikely involvement of a Hollywood farce in a long-running geopolitical standoff, the surreal spectacle of President Obama calling on Sony […]
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