“I want to be like…”: How celebrities influence teenagers
Celebrities are everywhere in media: on the covers of magazines, in movies and in television. They set trends in fashion and endorse the latest products. Some...
Leaving the Court: Why I Quit Basketball
I’m done. I never thought I would say it. After nine years, I chose to end my basketball career in November. For some, this may...
Head Games: Concussions impact students
300,000. This is the number of sport-related concussions that happen every year in the United States, according to the University of Pittsburgh Brain Trauma Research...
I Love Pop: Confessions of a Teenage Popaholic
Driving down the road, Ed Sheeran’s voice is bursting out of the speakers and I’m doing a little dance. My brother’s in the passenger’s seat,...
Northwood student competes on national level: Kyle Jones places 9th in the nation in amateur motocross championships
[caption id="attachment_2965" align="alignright" width="300"] Junior Kyle Jones leans into a turn mid-race at the Pro Shootout at Hog Heaven in Godwin, N.C. Photo courtesy of...
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Movies: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 The third movie in The Hunger Games franchise, Mockingjay Part 1, was released Nov. 21, 2014. The movie...
“A Brick On the Wall”: Deputy Stubbs answers 12 questions
Herbie Stubbs has been the School Resource Officer (SRO) at Northwood since 2006. He is a Northwood alum and an integral part of the Pittsboro...
Student section grows with the implementation of a football Nuthouse
It’s Friday night, the football team is up by one touchdown and the crowd is going wild. One section in particular is drawing attention. They...
North Carolina Board of Education changes grading scale
For the future students of Northwood, honor roll may become easier to attain. The North Carolina Board of Education approved a change in the North...