A summery breeze rustles gold and silver stars that don the walls of the Lower Dining Hall. Shimmery decorations are a signature of this event—after all, this is a Knight on Broadway. […]
North choir hosts first-ever cabaret
IPLE team travels to D.C. for national competition
The Institute for Political and Legal Education (IPLE) class found out three months ago, after competing at the statewide “We the People” competition, that it would be going to nationals for the […]
New classes at North
The deadline for scheduling changes may have passed, but with the end of the year approaching, many students still aren’t sure what to take next fall. This year conversations are especially interesting […]
North students hold sit-in to protest Patel firing
More than 150 North students held a sit-in in the main hallway during lunch last Thursday to protest the firing of popular art teacher Nishan Patel. The demonstration was the climax of […]
After Option ii changes, district introduces new placement policy
After the WW-P Board of Education implemented limitations to the controversial Option ii program, members of the community voiced mixed opinions. Many claimed the Option ii restrictions are beneficial to students because […]
Option ii changes frustrate underclassmen
Option ii has always been an academic tradeoff for school systems. Although it allows students to progress further in certain subject areas, sometimes they do not properly learn the information, which can […]
Teachers and administrators disagree on aspects of PARCC preparation
The rollout of a new national standardized test has generated anxiety among some West Windsor-Plainsboro language arts teachers, despite assurances from district administrators that students will perform well on the exam. The […]
Students say they tanked PARCC exam
Students at Las Cruces Public School protest PARCC. A combination of technological difficulties, scarce preparation and confusion about WW-P’s opt-out policy has provoked a wave of action among North students: widespread unwillingness […]
Five weird things that happened this week
—by Danielle Brubaker & Emma Killeen— Chuck E. Cheese employee gets attacked by adults I always knew there was something sketchy about Chuck E. Cheese, and this week’s news has finally proven me […]
District administrators grapple with local opposition to PARCC exam
One hundred thirty-eight West Windsor-Plainsboro students, less than two percent of eligible test-takers in grades 3 to 11, have opted out of the first phase of a new national standardized test, amid […]
