40 years of Northwood
[caption id="attachment_888" align="alignleft" width="226"] Wanda Kidd, Class of 1977[/caption] To a lot of Northwood students, it feels like the school has been around forever. This...
Prioritizing in High School: Northwood students who do it all
Many Northwood students have busy lives outside of school because of activities like clubs, sports, church, taking care of siblings and working. Along with attending...
Adventure of a lifetime: the Italian experience
Most teenagers in America don’t get the chance to say they have traveled around the world. The exception is junior Dana Walker, who has been...
We the People: During election season, fall play explores Constitution
This year’s fall play called We The People, written by Pat Cook, was created to expose the audience to the true meaning of being an...
Why do you listen? Teens and music
“I listen to entirely too much music,” said freshman Jacqueline Helgans, who says her favorite genre of music is indie rock. “I listen to so...
You only trend once: A look at the Herding Effect
First there was MySpace. Then there was Facebook. Now it is Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr. Trends can range from social media to sayings such as...
Painted face, team wig, jersey? You must be a super fan
[caption id="attachment_893" align="alignright" width="300"] Freshman Jennifer Carpenter surrounds herself with LSU merchandise.Photo courtesy of Kristen Carpenter.[/caption] At any sporting event there are always those “super...
Legalization: A successful solution for the states?
The 2012 election brought drastic new changes to the American people: a re-elected president, new laws and things we have never seen before. Two states,...
To be or not to be… a classic book
Each year, every English student is forced to read a series of so-called “classics.” Works like The Scarlet Letter, The Odyssey, The Epic of Gilgamesh...