Making the Assist
Northwood alum and UNC basketball manager Maria Vanderford discusses highlights, disappointments of an unforgettable season. Maria Vanderford, a current junior at UNC-Chapel Hill and former...
“I feel a little bit like an outsider”: Race in AP and honors classes
To many students, Advanced Placement (AP) and honors classes are the norm, natural progressions on one’s high school academic track. Amid the advanced and often...
Gap Year: Students take a year “on”
A form of procrastination? A slacker’s path out of studying? On the outside looking in, tak- ing a gap year may seem like an irresponsible...
The Cost of Success: Barriers prevent extracurricular participation
Extracurriculars are school related activities that do not necessarily have anything to do with a student’s courses. In Dec. 2014, six out of every 10...
Self love: What my first heartbreak taught me about myself
I’m 15, and I experienced my first heartbreak a couple months ago. I thought I was in love with this boy, so I made him...
How Non-Traditional Schools Molded Me
I began my schooling as a Montessori student; there were no desks, no bells and no change of classrooms. I came into my classroom every...
Private school involvement in public school athletics sparks debate
The scoreboard reads 0-0, as the game has not even started yet. But the athletes stand on the expensive turf field, already feeling the...
Editorial—Northwood and Nature: Room to improve
It is the opinion of the editorial board of The Omniscient that Northwood as a community, as a system and as an organization is not...
“It was debilitating”: Students deal with mental illness
“[Depression] makes you feel tired. You don’t want to do anything, it almost feels like you’re fake sick, without a cough and sniffles; you feel...