Schmid: giving her all on and off the field
In a place like WW-P, achieving a healthy balance between academics, extracurriculars, and social life is difficult, but for senior Emily Schmid, it seems […]
10 facts about field hockey
Shaun Robinson Field hockey season is in full swing (no pun intended) here at North. Let’s take a look at some interesting, and perhaps eye-opening, facts about this sport. […]
First time player Kellan Cupid contributes to undermanned football team
Kellan Cupid is nothing short of an anomaly. Despite being a full-fledged actor and a member of the school’s dance team, Cupid decided to join North’s football team—in […]
The nine circles of scheduling hell
By: Sarah Hudes Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy tells the story of Dante’s journey through hell, where he must pass through its nine different circles. 1st Circle of Hell: Summer It is 4:32 PM on August 26th, and it is your first time logging onto Genesis since late June. An intense rush of vehement hatred comes over you as you remember […]
Where trends go to die
By: Sarah Hudes What if I told you that the shirt you are wearing right now was stitched together by the hands of suffering child laborers in Bangladesh? Or that your favorite clothing store produces their clothes in dangerous garment factories in Cambodia? Would you rethink where you bought your clothes? While our morality answers yes, people still continue buying […]
The showdown: Clinton vs. Trump round one
By: Bharati Ganesh The first Presidential debate of the 2016 election season was held on September 26 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. Media coverage of the […]
North ranks second in the state
By: Lei Lei Wu and Shaun Robinson In its September 2016 issue, New Jersey Monthly Magazine released its biennial state high school rankings. North came in at number 2 on the Top 100 list, out of a total 337 public high schools in New Jersey. However, this year the magazine changed its ranking criteria. They considered, for the first […]
Senator Cory Booker featured at New Jersey kickoff of Hillary headquarters
Bharati Ganesh On September 18, hundreds of supporters congregated in Princeton for the grand opening of the Hillary for New Jersey State Headquarters. People talked excitedly among themselves and […]
Cafeteria introduces new changes with lunch trays, halal options
From scanners in the Lower Dining Hall to a new running track, change has been everywhere this school year. The cafeteria wasn’t unaffected—over the summer, the district and Sodexo, WW-P’s food managing company, worked toward improving lunch options. In previous years, students had new options of Boar’s Head sandwiches and soup; the school now provides biodegradable instead of Styrofoam lunch […]
Hidden treasures of the Plainsboro Public Library
By: Sarah Hudes Last year, a plan was proposed to further develop the library to increase its appeal to teens and the older demographic. The goals of the plan were […]
Nassau Church Refugee Expeditions: Venturing onto the Syrian Frontier
By: Emma Killeen, Michael Miller, and Shubham Saharan Hearing about atrocities in Syria has become commonplace in our daily lives. In an increasingly turbulent political atmosphere, many Americans now see the Syrian Refugee Crisis as a propagandized affair as opposed to an issue with human lives at stake. But for the past 50 years, even before the current refugee crisis hit […]
North’s MUN team remodels NorthMUNC II
By: Neha Tailigeri and Ritika Mukund North’s Model United Nations (MUN) team is one of the better-known clubs in the school. The club simulates the United Nations, where members, known as delegates, debate various international issues. The club only attends four conferences at various major universities every year, but it participates in many more local conferences held by local high […]
New faces at North
The first day of school at WW-P does not only apply to the freshmen. Meet the new staff, get interested in new subjects offered at school, and learn a bit […]
Lillian Chen is drawing her way to success
By: Michael Miller In a community of busy students, Lillian Chen stands out as one of the busiest. She swims, plays cello, creates art, fences, and participates in volleyball. […]
Ecuador 2016: more than just a field trip
By: Isha Patlola “Poderosa. Hermosa. Divertida.” These are just a few words that Spanish teacher Ashley Warren used to describe WW-P’s trip to Ecuador this past August. Poderosa, meaning powerful in Spanish, describes how the trip to Ecuador introduced the students to a rich, new culture and experience, leaving a profound impression on the whole group. Hermosa, meaning beautiful, describes […]
Accountability, or a lack of trust?
Students look forward to experiencing the freedom of senior year—driving to school, missing morning or afternoon study halls, and squeezing as much out of the forty minutes of lunch as they can. However, this year’s seniors walked into their first lower dining hall and were met with an unfamiliar adversary. It wasn’t college applications; it wasn’t the workload of first […]
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