The official newspaper of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Iran nuclear talks have taken over the news headlines recently, but the underlying issue is actually pretty complicated and layered. We’re here to break down the basics and hopefully give you a better understanding of this whole situation. What’s the deal with Iran? Suspicion among world powers has arisen regarding Iran’s nuclear program. […]
I’m not a big fan of musicals. The contrived plots, the hammy overacting, the simplification of events and emotions all rub me the wrong way. It’s a uniquely American art […]
Junior Freddy Maresca and sophomore Scott Gelb pace on the thrust of the stage, circling the empty chairs of the pit orchestra. The two characters, half in-costume and half in […]
Opinion Editor Liam Knox attended a Zumba session with the cast of Shrek: The Musical. The King of Swing dabbles in a few other styles of dance, too…
—By Julia Bannon & Elise Gorberg— Ah, the Oscars. For the last 87 years, this award show has been the pinnacle of cinematic glory for actors, directors, and moviegoers alike. […]
—By Katherine Chen and Michelle Xu— Jonathan Gelb, Grade 12- Lord Farquaad Lord Farquaad is the main antagonist of Shrek who just so happens to be extremely short in stature. […]
—By Vansh Bansal & Brandon Daley— When the boys’ basketball team stormed back to tie Allentown, taking the game to overtime, athletic trainer Patricia Middlemiss kept her post near the […]
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 […]
“[North] is organized how an inmate’s holding area would look like,” senior Connor Munsch said. “Although the school tried to spruce it up with words on the walls and paintings […]
—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. […]
—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 […]
—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 […]
—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 […]
—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, […]
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 […]
—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 […]
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